trouble so good a man unnecessarily, and therefore leave it all to you; but it would be of great benefit to Your old friend George [Plitt] (From the original letter in the Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Li- brary of Congress, page 1341.) A Special Channel From The Cabinet To The White House Buchanan was a

, Washington, D.C., for July 5, 1903, commented as fol- lows: Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, the niece of President James Bu- chanan and lady of the White House during his Presidency, was a person in whom the people of our nation took a kindly interest for half a century. This regard is due not alone to the fact

Harriet Lane Johnston: Pioneer Advocate of Special Care for Children with Chronic Diseases. by Homer T. Rosenberger The renowned Harriet Lane Home at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has had a tremendous effect upon pediatrics through- out the United States. The "Harriet Lane" set the pattern in

following inscription: HARRIET LANE JOHNSTON 1830-1903 FOUNDER AND BENEFACTOR A gracious lady, she not only maintained the traditions of an illustrious past but also anticipated the needs of a challenging future. This is fourth and last in a series of articles on Harriet Lane Johnston. The others include

preferred to remain in the Sen- ate. Both had hopes of 'succeeding Buck in the White House. As an antidote for northern suspicion, Buchanan wanted in a post of high responsibility the most outspoken southern unionist he could find; Howell Cobb of Georgia was that man. He had stumped all through the north

Lancaster in 1845 to become assistant surveyor at the port in Philadelphia under an appointment from President James K. Polk, the first of five consecutive presidents under whose administrations he would hold office. But once in Philadelphia it was not too long before Forney was back in a newspaper office

trust your own health is good, & that your family are all well & prosperous! Hoping to hear from you — believe me Very truly yours Harriet Lane Johnston May 13/86. Baltimore. This Mr. Cooper was John M. Cooper who had been a staunch admirer of James Buchanan for many years. He was editor of the Valley

of guidance. (6) Adam Diller, who had captained a company of militia, marching in the same regiment as had James Buchanan, to the defense of Baltimore, in 1814, lived in Lancaster, and had served as sheriff of the county from 1828 through 1830. It is unlikely that the one-hundred-and-twenty-foot