James K. Polk
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title:
James K. Polk
text:
James Knox Polk was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He also served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and the ninth governor of Tennessee from 1839 to 1841. A protégé of Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the Democratic Party and an advocate of Jacksonian democracy. Polk is known for extending the territory of the United States through the Mexican–American War during his presidency, annexing the Republic of Texas, the Oregon
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President of the United States from 1845 to 1849
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk
date created:
2001-08-22T21:20:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:16:09Z
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