• 8.A) Martin Van Buren, America's first politician, an interview with James Bradley

  • Apr 8 2025
  • Length: 55 mins
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8.A) Martin Van Buren, America's first politician, an interview with James Bradley

  • Summary

  • Martin Van Buren is known as the "little magician." If he was a magician, he cast a powerful spell. The two party system he championed and helped establish has ruled the United States for two centuries and Democratic party he co-founded is the oldest American political party alive today.

    Historian and Journalist James Bradley, author of the new book Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician discusses how Martin Van Buren took over New York politics, and then American politics, to transform the American political system forever.

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