Van Buren Administration - Van Buren's Advisers
Van Buren's Advisers
Van Buren's presidency was noteworthy for its hands-off approach to the activity of the executive departments. He generally allowed his secretaries to pursue their own courses, and some of his most trusted advisers were cabinet members who had served with him under President Jackson. Amos Kendall, who remained postmaster general under Van Buren, became a close adviser. For advice on foreign affairs, Van Buren generally relied on the judgment of his secretary of state, John Forsyth, who had held the post since 1834 and was strongly loyal to Van Buren and the Democratic Party.
It may have been that he was never quite comfortable with the scope of national politics, because for his closest and most trusted advisers, Van Buren tended to stick with his associates from New York. In particular, his old friend and Albany Regency (See also, Career) man, Silas Wright, who during Van Buren's administration...
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