Show: Flex in a Week - Day 1: Flex Basics. In this episode of the training series, you will learn how to lay out your application using Design mode and the pre-built Flex components, including the video playback components.
For other uses, see Van Buren (disambiguation). Martin Van Buren (Dutch: Maarten van Buren pronunciation ; December 5, 1782 â July 24, 1862) was an American politician who served as the eighth President of the United States (1837â41).
Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York to parents of Dutch heritage. He attended village schools and became a law clerk at age fourteen, going on to study law and to join the bar in 1803. After moving to Hudson, New York, Van Buren served as the Surrogate of Columbia County from 1808 to 1813.