范布倫因為個人擅於運用政治技巧、且總是能在政治爭議中靈巧地與勝利方為伍，而獲得這樣的暱稱。他在擔任美國參議員期間、運用國家東北部地區的強大勢力，幫助安德魯傑克森贏得1828年的總統選戰。

范布倫於1828年被選為紐約州州長，但幾個月後便辭去該職務，轉而擔任傑克森總統的國務卿、也成為新任總統最信賴的智囊人物。范布倫這時設定自己的下一步要達到什麼位階呢？

Van Buren earned these nicknames for his resourceful political skills and cunning ability to land on the winning side of political controversy. He was such an effective politician that while he was a U.S. senator he led the support for Andrew Jackson in the powerful Northeastern part of the country during the 1828 presidential campaign.

Van Buren was elected governor of New York in 1828 but resigned after just a few months in order to become Jackson's secretary of state and one of the new president's most trusted advisers. What high-level position did Van Buren set his sights on next?

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