Who was the eighth president of the United States?

Martin Van Buren was an American politician who served as the eighth President of the United States (1837–41). A member of the Democratic Party, he served in a number of senior roles, including eighth Vice President and tenth Secretary of State, both under Andrew Jackson. Van Buren's inability as president to deal with the deep economic depression following the Panic of 1837 and with the surging Whig Party led to his defeat in the 1840 election.

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Johnny Rock

Tom Jefferson, really? No respect for one of America's Founding Fathers.

Warren Domke

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams, Jackson, Van Buren...

Helga U. Williams

He was also the first president born on AMERICAN soil.

illonabird

Got as far as seven and had to take a stab at eight. Cellular memory got it right.

Sheldon Burnston

Van Buren was the only President whose native language wasn't English. The descendant of Dutch colonists on New Amsterdam, he grew up on his family's huge estate in upstate New York, where they still spoke Dutch...