James Polk

Later, a statue of Jackson was placed at the North Carolina Capitol, along with those of James Polk and Andrew Johnson - two presidents definitively born in that state.

Carolinas politely fight over presidential birthplace 2011

James Polk won for the Democrats in 1844, and then Zachary Taylor wrested control back for the Whigs in 1848.

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Later, a statue of Jackson was placed at the North Carolina Capitol, along with those of James Polk and Andrew Johnson - two presidents definitively born in that state.

Carolinas politely fight over presidential birthplace 2011

That someone else most likely would be James Polk.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

ON MAY 4, 1844, James Polk crafted a letter to Cave Johnson in Washington instructing him to establish a close working association with a Polk confidant named Gideon J.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

James Polk, as a young congressman, loyally served the political interests of his great mentor and father figure, Andrew Jackson.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

James Polk, the political chess master, was arraying his pieces for maximum effect on the chessboard of statecraft.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

AS AUGUST IN Washington descended into its final sultry days, James Polk pondered his situation.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

No one could know, as James Polk began his presidency, just how much that sentiment would guide his actions.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

And there matters stood on inauguration day, March 4, 1845, when James Polk, covered under that umbrella in a driving rain, declared: “Our title to the country of Oregon is ‘clear and unquestionable,’ and already are our people preparing to perfect that title by occupying it with their wives and children.”

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009