Extensive essay on James K. Polk and short essays on his presidency from the Miller Center of Public Affairs
Works by or about James K. Polk at Internet Archive
Works by James K. Polk at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
James K. Polk: A Resource Guide, from the Library of Congress
James K. Polk's Personal Correspondence Shapell Manuscript Foundation
Inaugural Address of James K. Polk from The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville, North Carolina from a State of North Carolina website
"Life Portrait of James K. Polk", from C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits, May 28, 1999
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11th President of the United States (1845–1849)
9th Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841)
13th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1835–1839)
U.S. Representative for TN–9 (1833–1839)
U.S. Representative for TN–6 (1825–1833)
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Preceded byJohn Cocke

Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Tennessee's 6th congressional district 1825–1833

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Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Tennessee's 9th congressional district 1833–1839

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Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee 1833–1835

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Governor of Tennessee 1839–1841

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Preceded byJohn Tyler

President of the United States 1845–1849

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