Season 2, Episode 11-James K Polk and Columbia

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Season 2, Episode 11: James K Polk and Columbia

Learn about James Polk, maybe the hardest working, and certainly one of the most complex, Presidents. Hear about his unorthodox rise to the Presidency, his election and term, his dedicated wife, Sarah, and, of course, his home(s)!

Be sure to listen to James K Polk’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “James K Polk and Pineville” for his birthplace!

Also, listen to James K Polk’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “James K Polk’s Tomb” for his gravesite!

President James K Polk Home and Museum official site.

James Polk Home tour from CSPAN.

James Polk Home from Conde Nast Traveler.

“Comfort in My Retirement” on James Polk and Polk’s Place from White House Historical Association.

“The Enslaved Households of President James Polk” from White House Historical Association.

From My May 2021 Visit!

At the Polk Home in Columbia.
From the outside.
With the sign.
At the museum for the Polk Home.
Information on Polk Birthplace.
Sarah’s display.
Polk poster.
Information on the Polk White House.
The Polk White House mantel.
Heading in the Polk House.
Entrance Hall and Staircase.
Formal Parlor.
Portraits in the Parlor.
Polk Portrait.
Sarah Childress Polk.
I LOVE this table!
Dining room.
Sitting chair in the upper study.
Bookcase with Polk’s own books.
Love the desk.
Kitchen.
Rose garden.
In the garden.
James and me.
Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee.

From My May 2023 Visit!

Re-Visiting the Polk home!
James Polk’s home
With the marker
With James in the museum
Mantelpiece
In the museum
The gorgeous red parlor
Love this table, from the White House
James Polk x James Polk
The parlor
The dining room
James Polk’s bookcase
James Polk’s secretary
James Polk’s bedroom

My August 2022 Visit to Polk Place site!

James Polk in downtown Nashville
Marker at the site of Polk Place!
Polk Place location!
The site of Polk Place
President Lyndon Johnson visiting the Polk Home.
Polk Place in Nashville, including tomb of President and Mrs. Polk.
The Polk home from HouseHIstree.
The Polk Tomb on the grounds of Polk Place before being moved.
Historical images of Polk Place from House Histree.
Sarah and James Polk from Murfreesburo Post.

James Polk Home, 301 W 7th St, Columbia, Tennessee.

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Recommended Reading for James Polk

Walter Borneman, Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America.
Robert Merry, A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent.
Eugene Irving McCormac, James Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War, 1795-1845.
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