The Journal said that Trump has told White House visitors that he admires Polk, known for his championing of America’s “manifest destiny,” the belief that it was America’s God-given right to expand ...

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 ...

The Charlotte area features two such birthplace sites -- one in Waxhaw for Andrew Jackson and one in Pineville for James Knox Polk. Museums exist at or near the birthplaces to educate the public ...

On August 10, 1846, the U.S. Senate passed the act organizing the Smithsonian Institution, which was signed into law by President James K. Polk. Congress authorized acceptance of the Smithson bequest ...