After Pierce left office, a new Democratic president moved into the White House in 1857. James Buchanan was the only bachelor president…or was he? Multiple historians believe Buchanan and William Rufus King, Pierce’s dead vice president, were lovers. King and Buchanan lived together for thirteen years. They were frequently teased for their effeminate mannerisms. Andrew Jackson referred to them as “Miss Fancy and Aunt Nancy,” which were nicknames that probably suggested exactly what you think they suggested.[11]
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