harriet served as the white house hostis. rriet welcomed the prince of weals in 1859 and harriet to whom the song listen to the mocking bird was dedicated and harriet who left her will to erect this monument in meridian hill park. even then there was no rush to memorial a deeply unpopular president. until this eight-foot tall statue of buchanan was erected in 1930. few have entered with more impressive credentials. as illustrated with the figures, sharing space with the chief executive. law recognizes his early career in the proom and a temperament more suited to the bench than the arena. diplomacy pays tribute to his service as james k poke secretary of state and u.s. minster to the court. buchan buchanan's gift seemed to desert him in the white house. he split his own party right down the middle. following the election, they left the union. he opposed his section, his now reading of the constitution persuaded the federal government that they had no right. they were almost a century after the presidency.