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	James K. Polk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Polk again vigorously championed the cause of expansion, forcefully suggesting that the United States acquire the entire territory, whose northern boundary was the parallel 54°40'.
		Polk set four clearly defined goals for his administration: the re-establishment of the independent treasury, the reduction of tariffs, the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute, and the acquisition of California from Mexico.
		President Polk is also notable for his support for the concept of Manifest Destiny—the idea that it was the United States' divine mission to expand westward—and for his affirmation of the Monroe Doctrine—the doctrine, first propounded by President James Monroe in 1823, that the Americas should be free from European colonization or other interference.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Knox_Polk (3380 words)

	James K. Polk - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Polk was born in North Carolina, but primarily lived in and represented the state of Tennessee.
		Polk passed away on August 14, 1891, she was mourned by a nation that regarded her as a precious link to the past.
		James and Sarah Polk are buried in a tomb on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol Building, in Nashville.
	open-encyclopedia.com /James_Knox_Polk (1825 words)

	Sarah Childress Polk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sarah Childress Polk (September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891), wife of James K. Polk, was First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849.
		Some later accounts say that the Polks never served wine, but in December, 1845 a Congressman's wife recorded in her diary details of a four-hour dinner for forty at the White House--glasses for six different wines, from pink champagne to ruby port and sauterne, "formed a rainbow around each plate." Skilled in tactful conversation, Mrs.
		Sarah Polk, as the First Lady of the United States, even outlived several of her successors: Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eliza Johnson and Lucy Webb Hayes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sarah_Childress_Polk (515 words)

	History's Women An Online Magazine
		When Sarah arrived in Washington she made the usual social rounds but she also took a deep interest in the politics of the time and in Polk's work in Congress, especially as he became Speaker of the House in 1835.
		Sarah did not allow social dancing in the White House because she thought it would be disrespectful and undignified to the President's House and to the office of the President.
		Sarah's experience as her husband's secretary had impressed on her the value of preserving Polk's papers, knowing historians would be able to use them as they created a history of his administration.
	www.historyswomen.com /1stWomen/Polk.html (1283 words)

	Biography of SARAH CHILDRESS POLK
		Sarah Polk was the first presidential wife who took on the additional job of presidential advisor.
		Polk says," it was clear that she was a trusted advisor to the President.
		Sarah Polk believed that Polk Place "belonged to the nation" and so she opened it to the public.
	www.multied.com /bio/ladies/polk.html (134 words)

	American President
		Sarah Polk's reputation in Washington, D.C., was, in some ways, better known than her husband's.
		Sarah was more successful in influencing him to fulfill the nation's "Manifest Destiny" by claiming territory as far west as the Pacific Ocean for the United States.
		When James K. Polk declined to seek a second term, Sarah Polk left the White House with her reputation of a moral woman, a devoted helpmate to her husband, and a gracious hostess -- to both political friends and foes -- intact.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/jamespolk/firstlady/email.html (836 words)

	First Ladies' Biographical Information
		Polk restored the playing of "Hail to the Chief" because her rather short husband tended to be overlooked, and the tune helped people to identify him.
		Sarah Polk was the first First Lady to be photographed on the White House grounds and the first to be photographed with her husband.
		Intelligent, witty, highly principled and very religious, Sarah Polk had both the intellect and the ability to serve as both a social asset to her husband publicly and an advisory, helpmate and political mentor behind the scenes.
	www.firstladies.org /biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=12 (1906 words)

	NCHS - James K. Polk Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The memorial commemorates significant events in the Polk administration: the Mexican-American War, settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute, and the annexation of California.
		Polk became the first dark horse in American politics when he was chosen over Martin Van Buren as the Democratic nominee for president against Henry Clay of the Whig party.
		Polk's remarkable achievements can be credited to his personal dedication and sincerity, as well as to the manner in which he conducted his office--the presidency was run like an efficient business.
	www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us /sections/hs/polk/polk.htm (1081 words)

	IPL POTUS -- James Knox Polk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A case for considering Polk as one of the "near-great" presidents.
		Polk survived a gallstone operation at age 17 without anethesia or antiseptics.
		News of Polk's nomination was widely disseminated using the telegraph.
	www.potus.com /jkpolk.html (334 words)

	Sarah Ellen Polk Harker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sarah Ellen was the mother of Catherine and Sara D. Harker, the women who founded and ran Miss Harker's School for Girls in Palo Alto.
		Sarah Harker was born in Indiana on Oct. 28, 1845.
		Sarah's parents married in 1842 and had two children together, Sarah, and her sister Caroline.
	www.harker.org /history/harkerc/mother.htm (218 words)

	National Park Service - The Presidents (James Polk)
		Polk, the eldest of 10 children, was born at a log farmhouse near the city of Charlotte, N.C., in 1795.
		Polk campaigned against Whig Henry Clay on a platform favoring the annexation of Texas, the acquisition of California, and the "reoccupation" of Oregon ("54°40' or Fight").
		This Democratic broadside, distributed during the 1844 campaign in Ohio, depicts Polk as a "coon dissector." The coon was a symbol of the Whig Party.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/presidents/bio11.htm (963 words)

	James Polk
		Polk was born in 1795 in a log cabin in Mecklenburg County on the North Carolina frontier.
		When Polk was elected to national office, she became one of the most popular hostesses in Washington, D.C.Former President Martin Van Buren was the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1844.
		Shortly after his inauguration, President Polk told his secretary of the navy, George Bancroft, that the four objectives of his administration would be the reduction of tariffs, the reestablishment of an independent treasury, the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute with Britain, and the acquisition of California from Mexico.
	www.d118.s-cook.k12.il.us /South/palosbday/JPolk (496 words)

	Pineville, NC - Town History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Polk family (the original family name was Pollock) came to Maryland in 1680 and gradually moved southward to North Carolina.
		In 1825 Polk was elected to the first of his seven terms in Congress and in 1835 he was chosen Speaker of the House.
		There were many reasons for national prosperity during Polk's administration - the demands of the war, the discovery of gold in California, increased immigration, and the numerous mechanical inventions, of which the sewing machine was probably the most important.
	www.pinevillenc.net /polk.shtml (850 words)

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		The Polks emigrated from Northern Ireland to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
		Polk was educated in a field school, also known as a common school.
		Although the Polks never had any children of their own, Sarah reared her grandniece, Sarah Polk Jetton, and Polk took in his nephew, Marshall Tate Polk Jr., when he was 13.
	pr.tennessee.edu /alumnus/fall95/stamp.html (1843 words)

	The James K. Polk Home
		Sarah Childress Polk was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, the third of six children.
		Sarah's education was cut short, however, by the death of her father.
		Polk was honored at Polk Place throughout her life, and was considered the “grande dame” of Nashville for over four decades.
	www.jameskpolk.com /new/sarahpolk.asp (481 words)

	James K. Polk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Polk was a Southern in an era that began to question the South's role in the Republic.
		Polk in his will expressed a desire that his slaves be freed after his and his wife's death, although not all historians accept this desire at face value.
		Sarah was a devout Presbyterian who refused to attend horse races or the theater; but she always maintained social contacts of value to James.
	histclo.hispeed.com /pres/ind19/polk.html (2624 words)

	Encyclopedia: James Knox Polk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Polk was born on his family's 250 acre (1 km²) farm in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, the first of ten children.
		In U.S. Congress, Polk was a firm supporter of Jacksonian principles; he opposed the Second Bank of the United States, favored gold and silver over paper money, and preferred agricultural interests over industrial ones.
		In just four years, he oversaw annexation of Texas, settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute with Britain, reestablishment of an independent treasury system, and the acquisition of 1.2 million square miles (3,100,000 km²) of territory from Mexico that eventually became California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/James-Knox-Polk (1872 words)

	Today in History: November 5
		Democrats nominated dark horse candidate Polk on the ninth ballot of the Democratic National Convention after party favorite Martin Van Buren lost the bid because of his opposition to annexing Texas, a position deemed unacceptable by Southerners and by former president Andrew Jackson.
		Polk's wife, Sarah Childress Polk, lived at the residence another 42 years, often receiving visitors.
		Polk passed away in 1891, she was mourned by a nation that regarded her as a precious link to the past.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/nov05.html (670 words)

	Sarah Childress Polk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sarah Childress Polk (1803-1891) was the wife of James Knox Polk, who served as president of the United States from 1845 to 1849.
		Polk, whose maiden name was Sarah Childress, was born on Sept. 4, 1803, near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
		Sarah met James Knox Polk in Murfreesboro when he was beginning his political career.
	www.worldbook.com /wc/features/presidents/html/polk_sarah.htm (280 words)

	American President
		Polk championed every measure identified with the President, from Jackson's fight to kill the Second Bank of the United States, including his transfer of federal deposits into favored Jackson "pet banks," his opposition to internal improvements funded at federal expense, and his strong stand against South Carolina over the nullification crisis.
		James and Sarah met while both were taking lessons -- as was the custom in those days for the sons and daughters of prosperous planters -- from a private tutor in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
		As Congressman Polk's wife, and later as the first lady of Tennessee, Sarah Polk threw herself into hosting social affairs beneficial to her husband's career, exhibiting a lively and intelligent charm as an informed conversationalist.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/jamespolk/biography/LifeBeforePresidency.common.shtml (876 words)

	Presidential Avenue: James Polk
		Samuel Polk, a prosperous farmer and surveyor, built the Federal-style brick house in 1816 while his oldest son James was attending the University of North Carolina.
		Polk, White House gifts and mementos, campaign memorabilia from the Election of 1844, and Sarah Polk's Inaugural fan with miniature portraits of the first eleven Presidents.
		In 1893, his body was transferred from the Polk cemetery to a tomb at the state capitol grounds in Nashville.
	www.presidentialavenue.com /jp.cfm (895 words)

	National Obituary Archive(NOA) - Arrangeonline.com
		Sarah Childress Polk, wife of James Polk, 11th president of the United States, died August 14, 1891.
		Polk was born Sarah Childress on September 4, 1803 at a plantation near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
		Polk also used her skills to help her husband with his speeches, his paperwork and his research into topics he needed more information on.
	www.arrangeonline.com /Obituary/Obituary.asp?obituaryid=60527546 (359 words)

	Additional Reading (from Sarah Polk) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Compared to most other first ladies of the 19th century, Sarah Polk—wife of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk—was deeply involved in her husband's career and, through him, exerted considerable influence on public affairs and politics.
		Born on April 10, 1806, in Raleigh, N.C., Leonidas Polk graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He was converted to Episcopalianism while an officer and was ordained in 1831.
		Her success was due to her complete concentration upon the character whom she played: she identified herself with a role and seemed possessed by it, oblivious of all else around her.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-214690?tocId=214690 (760 words)

	Sarah Childress Polk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		James K. Polk had begun his first year's service in the Tennessee legislature when they were married on (additional info and facts about New Year's Day) New Year's Day, 1824; he was 28, she 20.
		The story goes that (7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)) Andrew Jackson had encouraged their romance; he certainly made Polk a political protege, and as such Polk represented a district in Congress for 14 sessions.
		Sarah Polk, as the First Lady of the United States, even outlived several of her successors:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/sarah_childress_polk.htm (435 words)

	McFarland - Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sarah Childress Polk (1803—1891) was a highly educated woman who became President Polk’s virtual secretary and more: She critiqued his speeches, evaluated his Cabinet decisions, and worked side by side with her husband.
		Polk was praised for her astute views on matters of state by both Polk’s supporters and his opponents.
		She outlived her husband by 42 years, and was often consulted by politicians who respected her opinions and trusted her instincts, including Confederate and Union officers in the Civil War.
	www.mcfarlandpub.com /book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-0366-7 (225 words)

	James K. Polk Is Elected 11th President of the United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Polk's wife, Sarah Childress Polk, lived there another 42 years, hosting many visitors.
		"Polk Place" became a pilgrimage destination and was respected as neutral ground, even during the bloody Battle of Nashville.
		James and Sarah Polk left an important legacy to a greatly expanded United States.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/reform/polk_3 (133 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Mary Polk (1808-1835) was the daughter of Col. William Polk (1758-1834), a Revolutionary veteran of Mecklenburg County, N.C., prominent resident of Raleigh, and land owner in Tennessee, where he frequently traveled on business.
		Letters to Sally Badger begin in 1841 and are primarily from Badger in Washington to his daughter with her Polk relatives or in school in Raleigh at St. Mary's.
		Also included are poems of George E. Badger to Mary Brown Polk, 1825-1826; a memorandum by Mary Badger shortly before her death giving instructions for the disposition of her keepsakes and heirlooms; and a copy of a quotation from F. Robertson.
	www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/p/Polk,Badger,and_McGehee_Family (956 words)

	Pageant News Bureau - Dolls
		Polk said the best part was being in touch with so many of the girls and now having an e-mail base of nearly 20 alumnae who plan to connect on a regular basis.
		Sarah Lowther (Louisiana) has a psychology degree from Louisana State University and is working on a dual Master's degree from the University of Alabama.
		Sarah Elizabeth Polk (Idaho) is an aspiring actress with a radio and television broadcasting degree.
	www.pageant.com /reunion (908 words)

	Polk, Sarah
		Sarah Polk, oil on canvas by George Healy, 1846.
		Sarah Childress, daughter of Joel Childress, a prominent businessman and planter, and Elizabeth Whitsitt Childress, profited from an excellent education for a woman of her time.
		Upon becoming first lady, Sarah was widely rumoured to be a useful asset to her husband and a strong influence on his thinking.
	www.britannica.com /presidentsWebapp/article.do?articleID=9098887 (398 words)

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