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American
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James Knox Polk |
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President James Knox Polk
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1845 |
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James
Knox Polk becomes the 11th President of the U. S., serving
from 1845 until 1849. |
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Vice Pres. |
George
Mifflin Dallas was Polk's Vice President.
Dallas was U.S. Minister to Russia from 1837 to '39 and to Great
Britain from 1856 to '61.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,
Pa., July 10, 1792.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,
Pa., December 31,
1864. |
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First Lady |
Sarah
(Childress) Polk was his wife and they had no children. |
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Polk was a
Democrat from
Tennessee. Not expected
to win election, he became the first "dark horse" president.
He was called the "Manifest Destiny" president for
acquiring the most property for the United States since the
Louisiana Purchase.
The 1846 Oregon
Treaty fixed the border between the U.S.
Northwest and Great Britain granting the land, that is now the
states of Oregon and
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Inaug. Addr. |
"In
assuming responsibilities so vast I fervently invoke the aid of
that Almighty Ruler of the Universe in whose hands are the
destinies of nations and of men to guard this Heaven-favored
land against the mischiefs which without His guidance might
arise from an unwise public policy."
- James K Polk, Inaugural Address. |
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Quotes |
"With me it is
exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses." -
President James K. Polk.
"Public opinion: May it always perform one of its appropriate
offices, by teaching the public functionaries of the State and
of the Federal Government, that neither shall assume the
exercise of powers entrusted by the Constitution to the
other." - President James K. Polk.
"I am heartily rejoiced that my term is so near its close.
I will soon cease to be a servant and will become a sovereign." -
President James K. Polk. |
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Birth
Death |
James K. Polk was
born November 2, 1795 near Little Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina.
Polk died of cholera on June 15, 1849 in Nashville,
Tennessee. |
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G Washington
- J Adams -
T
Jefferson - J Madison -
J Monroe -
J Q
Adams - A Jackson -
- M Van Buren -
W
H Harrison - J Tyler -
J Polk -
Z Taylor -
M Fillmore -
F Pierce
- J Buchanan -
A
Lincoln - A Johnson -
- U S Grant -
R B Hayes
- J Garfield -
C
Arthur - G Cleveland -
B Harrison -
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Cleveland - W McKinley -
T Roosevelt -
- W Taft
- W Wilson -
W Harding
- C Coolidge -
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Hoover - F D Roosevelt -
H Truman -
D D Eisenhower
- J F Kennedy -
- L B Johnson -
R Nixon -
G Ford -
J Carter -
R Reagan -
G H W Bush
- B Clinton -
G W Bush
- BH Obama -
- Methodology -
TimeLine of the Presidency -
Inauguration Speeches
- Party Platforms
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The Early Presidents
- Distinctions of the
Presidencies
Black
American Patriots -
President's Day -
Rhymes about the
Founding Fathers
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