12/02/1857 President Buchanan and Senator Douglas discussed the Lecompton Constitution at the White House Source Citation Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 23. Record Data Date Certainty Exact Type Lawmaking/Litigating Major Topics Lecompton People Buchanan, James Douglas, Stephen Arnold Places White House, Washington, DC Images