In 1844, James K. Polk became the first dark horse candidate to win the presidency, beating Henry Clay. Polk promised that he would be a one-term president. Challenges: James K. Polk was an avowed ...
Born: November 2, 1795, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina... James K. Polk, the original "dark horse" candidate, laid out his foreign policy and domestic aims early, achieved them in one term ...
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There was no president on this date 175 years ago. Or was there?James K. Polk’s final night as president of the ... who served as the curator of the Polk home and museum in Columbia, Tenn., for 21 years. “But it’s kind of interesting that nobody seemed ...
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