James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795, in a log cabin in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, the oldest of 10 children. He ...
“From sea to shining sea” may very well have served as the professional motto of James K. Polk, our 11th president. Although he served only one term, he was one of our country’s most consequential ...
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Polk has been called the “least known consequential president.” In his one term as president, Polk presided over the Mexican War, dramatically expanded the size of the country and overhauled the ...
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President James K. Polk has returned to the White House as commentators find the thread of his themes in the man who brought him back -- President Donald Trump. For those who slept through history ...