Who was the president when Breckinridge was vice president?
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James Buchanan was the president when John C. Breckinridge was vice president. Buchanan was a Democrat who served from 1857 to 1861. During his presidency, the United States was in a state of political turmoil over the issue of slavery. The country was eventually divided in two by the Civil War.
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