He attended nearby Van Buren High School, where he dropped out in his junior year.
And Martin Van Buren wanted to be Andrew Jackson, without some of Jackson's sharp edges.
But the witty, tongue-and-cheek advice that made Abigail Van Buren famous is sure to outlive her.
Phillips wrote under the pen name of Abigail Van Buren, shortened to "Dear Abby" in newspapers.
Pauline Friedman Phillips, known for her glib responses to readers, wrote under the name Abigail Van Buren.
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Mr. Buren's latest creation is "in situ, " signifying something created on site as opposed to in a workshop.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
"Abigail" was taken from the wise woman in the Old Testament and "Van Buren" was one of her favorite presidents.
Like most of Mr. Buren's past installations, everything belonging to "Excentrique(s)" will be destroyed once Monumenta reaches its term on June 21.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
The next time I see Mr. Buren, he is in hands-on mode.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
"I wanted something which would make the best possible use of the light and the volume of space provided me, " says Mr. Buren.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
It also conjures up something of Mr. Buren's own personality, which has never been in thrall to the prevailing winds of artistic conformity.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
One tornado touched down in Van Buren County, about 75 miles north of Little Rock, damaging at least 33 homes and injuring three people.
According to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center, a Van Buren County highway was blocked by fallen trees and an 18-wheeler truck was overturned.
Mr. Buren is sincerely hopeful that "Excentrique(s)" will prove equally popular.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
Another tornado touched down in Arkansas, damaging at least 33 homes and leaving three people injured in Van Buren County, about 75 miles north of Little Rock.
The DNC is a political tradition that dates back to 1832, when Democrat Martin Van Buren secured his position as running mate to incumbent president Andrew Jackson.
Only four sitting vice presidents -- John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren and George Bush -- were elected directly to the presidency in the entire history of the nation.
What Phillips as Abigail Van Buren delivered was down-to-earth advice that was pitchy, punchy, sometimes witty, but always rooted in doing what she perceived as best for those who wrote to her.
It took a last-minute intervention by the culture minister of the day, Jack Lang, to save Mr. Buren's project, which has since proved immensely popular and was given a much-needed makeover in 2010.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
Often referred to as "the stripe guy" by American art critics who homed in on his artworks using striped awning canvas or contrasting maxi stripes, in more recent years, Mr. Buren's work has become increasingly architectural and, indeed, monumental.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
It was a Eureka-like moment for Mr. Buren who had spent several fruitless months trying to find a way to create something that wouldn't be utterly overwhelmed by the volume of the Grand Palais' nave and its massive glass, barrel-vaulted roof.
WSJ: Daniel Buren's Bright Periphery | 'Excentrique(s) Travail In Situ' at the Grand Palais in Paris
It was played at the inaugurations of Presidents Martin Van Buren in 1837 and John Tyler in 1841, according to historians, and during the administration of President James Polk from 1845 to 1849 it became routinely played any time the president entered a room during public occasions.
In the January 17 issue of The New York Times, Matt Van Buren, president of the New York tristate region of CBRE Group ( CBG) explained the strength of the Manhattan submarkets: The Midtown South market is obviously coming off of a very strong 2012.
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