Polk, James Knox
Polk, James Knox (1795–1849) 11th US president (1845–49). During his administration, California and New Mexico were acquired as a result of the US victory in the
Mexican War (1846–48), which Polk's aggressive policy had largely provoked. He also gained Oregon through the Oregon Treaty (1846). Other policy goals that he achieved included reduction of the tariff and restoration of an independent treasury.
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James Knox Polk: A Great Wartime President
Magazine article from: Human Events; 11/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Achievements of America's llth Commander in Chief James Knox Polk: A Great Wartime President James K. Polk: 1845-1849 (The American Presidents...during wartime, then our llth President, James Knox Polk, surely deserves to be ranked among the...
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James Knox Polk
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 2/21/2005; ; 459 words
; ...the good grace to retire? Yup. James K. Polk, that's who. You can throw a...still. You goofballs! Give us Polk, all the way. All dour, humorless...Laugh if you must, even though James K. hardly ever did. We'll be...
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James Knox Polk.(Saturday)(The Rainbow Page)(U.S. Presidents)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/4/1996; 403 words
; ...retire voluntarily after one term I'LL BUY BOARDWALK James Polk was known as the "real estate" president. During his...Mexico, Texas and California. IT'S MY PARTY . . . James Polk wasn't a popular president. He and Mrs. Polk had...
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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WILLIAM JULIUS POLK JR. 1911-2003; SHOP OWNER WAS A LINK TO HIGH SOCIETY'S HEYDAY.(METRO)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 5/21/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...design." In 1950, Mr. Polk took over a family business...ailing father. The W.J. Polk store was at 4659 Maryland...occasions. When the junior Mr. Polk took over the store, his...to the 11th president, James Knox Polk. On his mother's...
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C-SPAN CAMPAIGN BUS TO VISIT POLK HISTORIC SITE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...open to the public at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster...org/schoolbus/index.asp. James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of...Located off exit 65, I-485, James K. Polk State Historic Site is...
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EARLY 1800S NORTH CAROLINA BACKCOUNTRY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM PLANNED DEC. 13 AT PRESIDENT POLK STATE HISTORIC SITE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/10/2008; 622 words
; ...m.-3 p.m. at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site in Pineville...19th century celebrated Christmas. James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of...Located off exit 65, I-485, James K. Polk State Historic Site is...
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 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Polk's sea-to-sea vision fulfilled.(PLUGGED IN - POLITICS)(POLITICAL BOOKS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 10/27/2009; 700+ words
; ...Birchard Hayes, our 11th president, James Knox Polk, may seem to be just another of...accomplishments and popular recognition. When Polk took office in 1845, Texas was a...they personified: Andrew Jackson, Polk's mentor and hero; Martin Van...
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Giants come in many sizes An unassuming man of modest stature, Polk was one of our greatest presidents
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...He was--get ready for this-- James Knox Polk, the 11th president. Under him...Purchase. Yet if there is a monument to Polk outside Tennessee, I have not heard...would never support a president like James K. Polk. But he built this country...
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Borneman, Walter R. Polk; the man who transformed the Presidency and America.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 7/1/2008; ; 655 words
; BORNEMAN, Walter R. Polk; the man who transformed the Presidency...notes on the package cover assert that James Knox Polk, who occupied the White House between...Jackson was a mentoring force behind Polk. They will also see that, from the...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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RETRO; Polk added the West - and Minnesota.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 7/20/2003; ; 548 words
; ...Byline: Dick Parker; Staff Writer James Knox Polk isn't the most celebrated president...lives on in northwestern Minnesota. Polk County was named after him on July...Territory was established in 1849. Polk, a Southerner born in North Carolina...
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Polk, James Knox
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
POLK, JAMES KNOX "The people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny." — James K. Polk James Knox Polk, eleventh president of the United States, served just one...
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James Knox Polk
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
James Knox Polk The administration of James Knox Polk (1795-1849), eleventh president of the United States, saw America at war with Mexico. As a consequence, Polk added more territory to the United States than had any other president except...
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Polk, James K.
Encyclopedia entry from: Presidents: A Reference History
James K. Polk David M. Pletcher BEYOND a doubt the one-term president who left behind him the greatest record of accomplishment was James Knox Polk. In the area of domestic legislation his administration lowered the...
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Buchanan, James
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Buchanan, James (1791–1868), fifteenth...x2013;1845), secretary of state under James Knox Polk (1845–1849), and ambassador...Bibliography Philip S. Klein , President James Buchanan , 1962. Elbert B. Smith...
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Mexican War
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
...According to this view, President James Knox Polk was so bent upon acquiring California...scholars, however, contend that Polk sought a peaceful resolution of outstanding...River. On 13 January 1846, the Polk administration ordered General Zachary...
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