Polk and the Presidency / / Charles A. McCoy.
“Who is James K. Polk?” was a rallying cry of the Whigs during the campaign of 1844. Polk answered that question adequately by winning the election against his Whig opponent, Henry Clay. Today the question might be recast—respectfully, not derisively—“Who was James K. Polk?” Few persons could give m...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1960 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Introduction
- 1. Growth of the Presidency from Washington to Polk
- 2. The First Dark Horse
- 3. Polk's Concept of the Presidency
- 4. Polk as Chief of Foreign Affairs
- 5. Polk as Commander-in-Chief
- 6. Polk as Chief of Legislation
- 7. Polk as Party Chief
- 8. Summary and Conclusions
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX