27 août 2019 · It doesn’t take much longer to discover that the popular understanding of James Buchanan as our nation’s first gay president derives from his relationship with one man in particular: William. 26 nov. 2019 · Donald Padgett November 26 2019 2:46 PM EST Pennsylvania's James Buchanan, who lived from 1791 to 1868, was the 15th president of the United States and is generally regarded as one of the worst.