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#8 · 1837–1841
Martin Van Buren
Democratic · First president born American
Martin Van Buren was the first president born after America became its own country, so he was the first born as a U.S. citizen. A big money crisis hit the country during his term.
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The word 'OK' may have gotten popular partly from his nickname, 'Old Kinderhook.'
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