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Sexuality Of James BuchananOne of the more interesting debates about a president may be the debate over the sexuality of the fifteenth president of the United States, James Buchanan. This was first proposed by James Loewen in the book Lies Across America. Engagement What on the surface seems to prove Buchanan's heterosexuality in fact gives evidence that he was a homosexual. In 1819, Buchanan became engaged to Anne Coleman, daughter of one of America's first millionaires, but her father disapproved due to the way Buchanan acted. Buchanan began to see the wife of William Jenkins. Anne heard about this and died mysteriously. Some historians theorize this may have been a suicide. By 1837, Buchanan had given up all hope of ever having a real relationship with anyone. That's when Senator William Rufus King came into his life. Homosexual Hypothesis For many years in Washington, D.C., prior to the presidency, James Buchanan lived with a man called William Rufus King. King was referred to by Andrew Jackson as "Miss Nancy" while Aaron Brown called him "Buchanan's better half". Buchanan actually wrote long, intimate letters to King while in the White House. There were many rumors at the time that Buchanan was a homosexual. He is, after all, the only president to never marry in his life. But whether or not he was a homosexual continues to be a point of heated debate between historians. External Links *Article on Buchananhttp://www.tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/2458
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