it is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didnt - Martin Van Buren

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it is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didnt

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About Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862), nicknamed "Old Kinderhook", was the eighth president of the United States of America. He was the first president born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the first not of British descent, and the only U.S. president whose first language was not English (it was Dutch).

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Also Known As: Old Kinderhook
Alternative Names: Maarten van Buren • President van Buren • M. van Buren • Van Buren • Buren • President Van Buren • President Martin Van Buren • The Mistletoe Politician • Martin van Ruin • The Red Fox of Kinderhook
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The practice of all my predecessors imposes on me an obligation I cheerfully fulfill—to accompany the first and solemn act of my public trust with an avowal of the principles that will guide me in performing it and an expression of my feelings on assuming a charge so responsible and vast.
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