Taken by United States federal government photographer John Wood, this image is the first known photo of a presidential inauguration. It shows the March 4, 1857 inauguration of President James ...

When President James K. Polk was elected, however, he supported the Manifest Destiny doctrine, which said that the U.S.’s destiny was to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

House Speaker Mike Johnson detailed how President Donald Trump shook him down for a portrait of President James Polk during a recent interview. The Long Shadow Of Bill Clinton Over The ‘One Big ...

The National Park Service on Monday transmitted the James K. Polk Presidential Home Special Resource Study (SRS) to Congress, concluding that the 11th president’s Columbia, Tennessee, residence ...

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.