james k. polk

     

This 11th president's last words, "I love you, Sarah", were to his wife

Trivia about james k. polk

  • Jane Knox
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  • This president snagged Oregon for the United States
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.) This is part of the 1848 gold shipment shown to this president; he gave a report to Congress that kicked the Gold Rush into gear
  • "The First Dark Horse"
  • The "54ยบ40' or Fight" fever over Oregon helped elect this president, the only one ever to be speaker of the U.S. House
  • In 1824 Sarah Childress married this future president
  • Some historians consider this first "Dark Horse" the best president between Jackson & Lincoln
  • Upon his death in 1849, his last words were, "I love you Sarah, for all eternity, I love you"
  • On the Capitol grounds in Nashville
  • "A Country of Vast Designs" is a book subtitled him, "the Mexican War & the Conquest of the American Continent"

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