James K. Polk
11th U.S. PresidentWikipedia
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Nov 5, 2026
Tom Newton DunnHOST
I want to work with them.
Tom Newton DunnHOST
But I'm always struck by the portrait of James Polk that he hangs in the Oval Office.
Tom Newton DunnHOST
I think you know the one.
Tom Newton DunnHOST
I mean, it wasn't there before his second term.
Tom Newton DunnHOST
He put it there.
Tom Newton DunnHOST
And James Polk is a, you'll know in this general, but for the listeners, not one of the most well-known American presidents at all.
Tom Newton DunnHOST
A one-termer in the 1840s.
Tom Newton DunnHOST
His single great thing for history, though, is that he oversaw the greatest overall territorial expansion in the United States history by square mileage, and he basically pushed very far west to California.
FionaHOST
I understand that they are a very intelligent breed and I do think they like to have a job.
Leigh DouglasHOST
But what I will say is, if this wasn't the only red flag we needed, Donald Trump is the first president since James K. Polk not to have a pet.
Leigh DouglasHOST
And James K. Polk was president from 1845 to 1849.
FionaHOST
I just think I wouldn't want to be a pet that's owned by Donald Trump.
Leigh DouglasHOST
No.
CoreyHOST
Isn't that who Brack voted out on Survivor on Cartoon Network? Grover Cleveland?
DaveHOST
No, it was James K. Polk.
DaveHOST
Sorry.
CoreyHOST
Deep poll there for Cartoon Network heads.
JoeHOST
And by that, I mean he had failed before.
JoeHOST
Back when the United States was still the United States, President James Polk had appointed him to go to Mexico in 1945 in order to pay Mexico for the territory of California.
JoeHOST
He failed completely in this venture, mostly because he just didn't understand Mexican politics and everyone that met him blew him off.
JoeHOST
And this led to him going back to President Polk and telling him, we should simply attack Mexico, and he leads directly to the Mexican-American War.
Evan DawsonHOST
As a Republican, what lessons do you want your party to draw from yesterday?
Josh JensenGUEST
Well, I mean, I think certainly you look at New York State and it was the worst day in New York State, the New York State legislature since the James K. Polk administration in 1846.
Josh JensenGUEST
And so I think when you look at not just what happened in New York but across the country, people are frustrated with the status quo.
Josh JensenGUEST
They're frustrated with leaders in office who campaigned on one thing and then when they took office, didn't deliver.
Justin MontemayorHOST
No.
Justin MontemayorHOST
And James K. Polk, who is also a president.
Justin MontemayorHOST
Prodigy of Mobb Deep, born on this day, now dead.
Justin MontemayorHOST
Three.
Shane DennisHOST
And it's also National Ohio Day.
Shane DennisHOST
Born Day Daniel Boone, James Polk and Warren Harding, former presidents born today, Burt Lancaster, Pat Buchanan, Stephanie Powers.
Shane DennisHOST
And there you go.
Shane DennisHOST
There's November 2nd.
Jon DinkinsHOST
Meanwhile, don't ruin my hour.
Jon DinkinsHOST
Okay, 1795, James K. Polk, 11th U.S. President.
Jon DinkinsHOST
He lived here, didn't he? I believe he did.
Jon DinkinsHOST
He's from Pineville, North Carolina, but I believe he lived here for a period of time.
Dalton BarrettHOST
I know
Bryan BarrettHOST
who we could ask.
Bryan BarrettHOST
We could ask Jeff Jordan because I'm sure he knew James K. Polk.
Bryan BarrettHOST
They were friends.
Mark MillerHOST
King of the Wild Frontier.
Mark MillerHOST
James Polk, our 11th president.
Mark MillerHOST
Warren G. Harding, our 29th president.
Mark MillerHOST
Burt Lancaster.
Preston ScottHOST
It's November 2nd.
Preston ScottHOST
1795, James K. Polk, the 11th U.S. president born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Preston ScottHOST
1865, Warren G. Harding, the 29th president born in Morrow County, Ohio.
Preston ScottHOST
1889, North and South Dakota become the 39th and 40th states.
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