In his single term from 1845 to 1849, President James K. Polk extended the United States from sea to shining sea. Polk maintained a “keen ability to balance the diverse desires of the nation while ...

Democrat James Polk is the only president never to have had children, not even by adoption, but it's far from his only claim to fame. Our 11th president is best known for expanding the nation's ...

The James K. Polk Museum isn't done pushing its efforts to have the president's remains removed from the Tennessee state Capitol and moved to Columbia. A lawyer for the museum pushed back against the ...

To their shock, many American-history readers who loved biographies of Adams, Lincoln, or Jackson will find among their 2009 holiday gifts a biography of—there's no disguising it—James K. Polk. If ...

James Polk may not exactly be a household name, but for many in his home state of Tennessee, the nation’s 11th president is still regarded as a hero worthy of national recognition. James Polk may not ...

In seeking timeless lessons in the story of President James Polk and his Mexican War, we might best begin by noting that few presidents have been dogged through history by the controversies and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WRKN) – The 11th president of the United States died 168 years ago, but resting in peace is proving difficult for President James K. Polk. Polk and his wife, Sarah Childress Polk, ...

• James Knox Polk was born in North Carolina and at age 10 moved with his family to Tennessee. The journey to the frontier was hard for him, and he suffered from illness for most of his youth. • Polk ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The Tennessee Senate passed a resolution Monday that would allow the body of former President James K. Polk to be exhumed and moved to a fourth resting place. Polk and his wife, ...