AmericanPresident: James Buchanan
- Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch in addition to quotations, links, and resources for teachers. From the Miller Center on Public Affairs.
- http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/buchanan

Encarta Encyclopedia: Buchanan, James
- Article provides an overview of Buchanan's life and presidency.
- http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560262/Buchanan_James.html

New Book of Knowledge: James Buchanan
- An encyclopedic biography written for 3-8 grade students. Includes fact file and inaugural address.
- http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=a2003820-h

Encyclopedia Americana: James Buchanan
- Features detailed biography written for older students. Includes inaugural address and quick facts.
- http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0064690-00

James Buchanan Foundation
- Introduces Wheatland, Buchanan's rural Lancaster County home. Also includes biographical sketches of the President and his niece Harriet Lane, who fulfilled the role of first lady during his administration.
- http://www.wheatland.org/

POTUS -- James Buchanan
- Includes portrait, a short list of biographical facts, and related links.
- http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/jbuchanan.html

James Buchanan: Inaugural Address
- Complete text of the speech given Wednesday, March 4, 1857, along with a brief summary of the circumstances surrounding the inauguration.
- http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres30.html

James Buchanan's Obituary
- Reproduced from page 5 of The New York Times, June 2, 1868.
- http://starship.python.net/crew/manus/Presidents/jb/jbobit.html

American Presidents: James Buchanan
- A collection of facts and trivia about Buchanan's life.
- http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=15

James Buchanan
- Short biography from the official White House site.
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jb15.html