This category houses historical documents penned by James Buchanan, including private letters, public documents, and speeches.
Sites 17
- James Buchanan: Inaugural Address Complete text of the speech given Wednesday, March 4, 1857, along with a brief summary of the circumstances surrounding the inauguration.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 1 E-text of 1908 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1813-1830.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 2 E-text of 1908 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1830-1836.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 3 E-text of 1908 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1836-1838.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 4 E-text of 1908 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1838-1841.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 5 E-text of 1908 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1841-1844.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 6 E-text of 1909 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1844-1846.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 7 E-text of 1909 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1846-1848.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 8 E-text of 1909 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1848-1853.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 9 E-text of 1909 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1853-1855.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 10 E-text of 1909 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1856-1860.
- Internet Archive: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 12 E-text of 1911 collection edited by John Bassett Moore containing biographical materials.
- Google Books: The Works of James Buchanan, Volume 11 E-text of 1910 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1860-1868.
- Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion E-text of President Buchanan's own account withheld from publication until 1866. Google Books.
- James Buchanan to Winfield Scott Letter dated December 31, 1860 appointing Joseph Holt as the Secretary of War. Library of Congress.
- James Buchanan to Abraham Lincoln Letter dated October 21, 1861 mentions some books left at the Executive Mansion. Also states "Sincerely desiring that your administration may prove successful in restoring the union and that you may be more happy in your exalted station than was your immediate predecessor."
- From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents: James Buchanan Inaugural address and State of the Union for 1857-60.