Polk
Taylor's predecessor, historically
Polk is a surname, most notably associated with James K.
Polk, the eleventh president of the United States.
The polka, a lively dance, was named after him during his 1844 campaign, though the connection was more political enthusiasm than choreography.
As a place name, Polk appears in counties across several states.
Polk County stretches across central Florida.
Official presidential residence
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
commander-in-chief · veto · term · office · dark horse · Tennessee · Democrat · annexation
White House
Official presidential residence
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
administration · commander-in-chief · veto · term · office · dark horse · Tennessee · Democrat · annexation · Texas
Louisiana
Gulf Coast pelican state
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- IowaGreat Plains farming state
Oregon · Minnesota · Wisconsin · Tennessee · North Carolina
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · clan · descendants · relatives · kinfolk · North Carolina · namesake
- Venango CountyFranklin, Pleasantville, Cooperstown
- Washington CountyNashville, Marietta, Vernon, Hartford, Germantown
- presidencyOval Office, president, Washington, executive branch, veto
- 1840s-1850sOregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Mexican-American War, Manifest Destiny, Underground Railroad
- 19th Century LeadersLincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Napoleon III, Victoria
- Mexican-American WarZachary Taylor, Santa Anna, Buena Vista, Chapultepec, Monterrey
Sixth American chief executive
Woodrow Wilson · Jimmy Carter · FDR · Herbert Hoover · isolationist
- James K. PolkTennessee expansionist president
- James PolkEleventh American president