van bure en was the eighth president of the united states forgotten.ften his presidency was only four years long. >> sunday on q & a. the biography of president martin van buren. >> he spent a lot of time with aaron burr. there were rumors persistent throughout his life that gore vidal planted them in his novel burr that he may have been the ill legitimate son of aaron burr. we will never know. john quincy adams once wrote in is diary that martin van buren looks a lot like aaron burr and cts a lot like aaron burr. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is broug to you by your cable or satellite provider. when the new congress starts in january, there will be more than 100 new house and senate members the democrats will control the house. the republicans the senate. new