Welcome to the James K. Polk Appreciation Group. This group is intended as a place for admirers of the 11th President of the United States, a remarkable man...
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James_K_Polk_Apprecia...
Mar 13, 2006 6:13 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the James_K_Polk_Appreciation group: What was the greatest accomplishment during the Presidency of...
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Travis Thompson
travis1776
Mar 13, 2006 7:40 pm
_____ From: Travis Thompson [mailto:travis62@...] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:39 AM To: James K Polk Discussion Group Subject: Dear Ken, and other...
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Ken S
rule62ken
Mar 13, 2006 7:45 pm
You make a valid point Travis. In my haste to ensure that Polk's accomplishments are not overlooked by historians, I don't wish to leave the impression that...
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Travis Thompson
travis1776
Mar 14, 2006 4:10 pm
So, what biographies or other James Polk books or articles have you read or have in your personal home library? Travis...
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Ken S
rule62ken
Mar 14, 2006 7:58 pm
I've just ordered John Seigenthaler's biography of Polk from Amazon. I expect it to arrive this week sometime, but I haven't read it yet. I also see that...
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Travis Thompson
travis1776
Mar 15, 2006 5:16 pm
Dear Ken: I have read the Seigenthaler bio on Polk. Like the other volumes that I have read in this American Presidents series, the Seigenthaler bio provides...
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Ken S
rule62ken
Mar 15, 2006 6:16 pm
Thanks for the heads up on this book Travis. I read the intro to the book on Amazon and it looks quite interesting, so I've also ordered a copy of it from a...
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rickray6000
Mar 27, 2006 6:13 am
WHEN I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT POLK IN MY AMERICAN HISTORY COURSE IN COLLEGE, I TOO REMEMBER THINKING THAT FOR A PRESIDENT WHO HAD ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH IN JUST ONE...
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Travis Thompson
travis1776
Mar 28, 2006 12:59 am
Dear Rick: An interesting post. I too am intrigued by Polk's successes, but bothered by his motives and objectives. Moreover, the acquisition of the enormous...
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Ken S
rule62ken
Apr 5, 2006 5:20 pm
I've just received my copy of William Dusinberre's book entitled "Slavemaster President" which discusses the apparantly contradictory positions taken by Polk...
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Travis Thompson
travis1776
Apr 6, 2006 4:10 am
Ken: I am glad to learn that you now have "Slavemaster President." I will be interested in learning your impressions of this book once you have had an...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
Apr 17, 2006 2:35 am
It is not easy to spot any Polk-admirers over here in Germany. So I am really glad to have found this newsgroup. I got interested in Polk because I somehow...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
Apr 20, 2006 5:10 am
Dear Members, Just can't shut up for long. Here another essay. Maybe my style is a bit austere. Please don't mind. I'm sort of a dark cow. Hence my love for...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
Apr 20, 2006 4:21 pm
Yesterday I got a copy of "Presidential wives" by Paul F. Boller. There I found the following curious anecdote: In 1823, James K. Polk, nearly thirty and...
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Michael
accubaird
Apr 24, 2006 4:17 am
It's a delight to know that I'm not alone in my admiration of President Polk. The posts I have read are both interesting and thought provoking. In regard to...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
Apr 25, 2006 2:07 am
Dear Michael, thank you very, very much, I'm overjoyed, because I had really been CRAVING for the information you offered. I was quite struck that you...
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Ken S
rule62ken
Apr 26, 2006 5:49 pm
I found this link which contains a photograph of President Polk. The link is http://www.kamakurapens.com/Presidents/President_James_Polk_Pens.html I added the...
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Michael
accubaird
Apr 26, 2006 11:29 pm
The photograph shown is actually Frank Lyon Polk (1883-1942), and was taken about 1913. Frank Polk was, among other things, Acting and Under Secretary of...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
Apr 26, 2006 11:30 pm
Yesterday I got hold of the abridged edition of President Polk's diary. Of course it is highly interesting but it cannot really satisfy my eagerness for...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
Apr 28, 2006 1:38 am
Just as I had posted my reply to Ken's question about the mysterious Polk picture and got back to the messages, I found Michael's answer and read it with great...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
Apr 28, 2006 1:43 am
Dear Ken, sorry, but this wonderfully preserved Polk picture is a HOAX. The visible ear is quite different from the real Polk ear and the collar of the man in...
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Travis Thompson
travis1776
Apr 30, 2006 4:20 am
Dear Evelyn: I am catching up on what amounts to two-weeks worth of unread emails. I must say that your essays on Polk are among the most interesting and...
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Travis Thompson
travis1776
Apr 30, 2006 4:21 am
Of course, Polk and Jackson shared a close personal, political, and idealogical relationship. My own favorite "Jackson/Polk conversation" involves Polk's...
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Ken Skilnick
rule62ken
Apr 30, 2006 9:41 pm
Today I happened to be in the greater Los Angeles area and decided to visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. I snapped off a few pictures...
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Ken S
rule62ken
May 4, 2006 6:12 am
Today, between a plane ride and a ferry ride, I had a chance to read the first half of William Dusinberre's book "Slavemaster President". The first half of the...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
May 4, 2006 8:23 pm
Dear Ken, I agree with you thoroughly. Evelyn ... read ... President". ... I ... the ... forms ... but ... to...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
May 8, 2006 4:53 pm
Dear Ken, dear members, whereas the problem of Polk and the Mexican war is still racking my brain I never had great problems with Polk's attitude towards ...
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Ken S
rule62ken
May 11, 2006 3:17 am
The second half of Dusinberre's book is about the Presidency of James K. Polk and in particular how the issue of slavery affected decisions made by Polk. The...
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Evelyn Radecke
e.radecke
May 16, 2006 11:10 pm
Dear Ken, and other readers GREAT ! With much delight I see that the title page of this website is now adorned with the picture that shows James K. Polk at...
