His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And where Washington and Lincoln had arrived at moments freighted with destiny ...

James K. Polk, the original "dark horse" candidate ... Polk arrived in the White House with two major foreign policy objectives: settling the borders of the Oregon territory, and acquiring ...

James K. Polk’s final night as president of the United ... After writing in his diary that his term was over, Polk exited the White House and stayed at the Irving Hotel in Washington.