State of the Union Addresses

Name: State of the Union Addresses
Author: James K. (James Knox) Polk

by James K. (James Knox) Polk

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by James Linden. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

2004-02-01

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Presidents -- United States -- Messages United States -- Politics and government -- Sources

About the author

James K. (James Knox) Polk

1795–1849

A shrewd and disciplined politician, he rose from Tennessee law and public service to become the 11th president of the United States. His single term reshaped the country’s map and left a lasting mark on debates over expansion, war, and presidential power.

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