James K. Polk may have served just one term, but he was one of history’s most consequential U.S. presidents. Polish up on Young Hickory, America's 11th Commander in Chief.

Three decades later, Eugene Irving McCormac recounted it in his 1922 James K. Polk: A Political Biography-- the first full-fledged study, drawing on primary sources, of the Polk presidency.

It was never James K. Polk’s intention to run for president. A former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Polk had served a single two-year term as governor of Tennessee — then a ...

James K. Polk 1845 – 1849. At a Glance Video Search Life Portrait Survey Result. Life Facts. Birth Date November 2, 1795; Death Date June 15, 1849; Birthplace Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; ...

Presidents ranked from worst to best 46 photos. NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The Tennessee Senate passed a resolution Monday that would allow the body of former President James K. Polk to be exhumed and ...

“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 ...

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On this day in 1844, James K. Polk, the Democratic candidate, emerged as the victor over Henry Clay, the Whig candidate, to become the nation’s 11th president. Polk won 49.5 percent of the ...

This program featured five views of President James K. Polk's politics and times, from his relationship with predecessor Martin Van Buren to his role as a wartime chief executive. This panel was ...

James K. Polk’s term ended on March 4, 1849. Zachary Taylor wasn’t sworn in until the next day. Some believed there was no president—or that an obscure senator was in charge.