<Tr> <Th> Horatio King </Th> <Td> 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Secretary of the Navy </Td> <Th> Isaac Toucey </Th> <Td> 1857--1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Secretary of the Interior </Td> <Th> Jacob Thompson </Th> <Td> 1857--1861 </Td> </Tr> <P> As his inauguration approached, Buchanan sought to establish a harmonious cabinet, as he hoped to avoid the in - fighting that had plagued Andrew Jackson's top officials . Buchanan chose four southerners and three northerners, the latter of whom were all considered to be doughfaces . Buchanan sought to be the clear leader of the cabinet, and chose men who would agree with his views . Anticipating that his administration would concentrate on foreign policy and that Buchanan himself would largely direct foreign policy, he appointed the aging Lewis Cass as Secretary of State . Buchanan's appointment of southerners and southern sympathizers alienated many in the north, and his failure to appoint any followers of Stephen Douglas divided the party . Outside of the cabinet, Buchanan left in place many of Pierce's appointments, but removed a disproportionate number of northerners who had ties to Pierce or Douglas . Buchanan quickly alienated his vice president, Breckinridge, and the latter played little role in the Buchanan administration . </P>

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