James K Polk Project

The James K. Polk Project, at the University of Tennessee, is devoted to locating and publishing the eleventh U.S. president's letters. (follow/RT≠endorsement)

[James K Polk Project @Polk_Project]

Our first 13 volumes of James K. Polk's letters, covering 1817–1848, have just been published digitally by @Rotunda_UVaP! To celebrate, you can search and read them for free through April 15. https://t.co/N2ldHgfBNm

[James K Polk Project @Polk_Project]

As we celebrate the publication of our final volume of Polk's letters, we're deeply thankful to our generous supporters—@NHPRC, @NEHgov, and the Tennessee Historical Commission—and to @utennpress and @utkhistory.

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@Steenshorne Thank you!

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Our final volume is out! Volume 14 of the Correspondence of James K. Polk documents the last months of his presidency and of his life. It culminates six decades of work by forty-three faculty, staff, and student editors. https://t.co/pYTFFV2AYO

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@CassAGood Thank you! And, um, thank you.

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@NHPRC We are deeply grateful for that support.

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Goodbye from the Polk Project! Our work done & editor @michael_d_cohen off to new ventures, we'll no longer be tweeting. Please follow @utkhistory, our home & that of the ongoing Andrew Jackson Papers. See our online volumes via https://t.co/hhpiPAnGo2 & look for vol. 14 in 2020!

[NHPRC @NHPRC]

Got a project that will significantly improve public discovery and use of major historical records collections? Preliminary proposals due January 16!! #archives #digitalcollections #dh #dighist https://t.co/qjJoBgAWep

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@VanBurenPapers @michael_d_cohen We thank you!

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Today's @utkhistory newsletter reports on the completion of the Polk Project and last spring's celebratory conference. https://t.co/Rub29RIoZP

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Today, after 32 years @utkhistory & 61 years total, the Polk Project closes its doors. The last of 43 staff members, @michael_d_cohen, concludes his service. You'll hear from us now & then before volume 14 comes out next fall. Otherwise, we say farewell & thanks for your support!

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

GOLD! Pres. James Polk announces on this date in 1848 the discovery of gold in California. By this time, the “Gold Rush” has already started & will bring 300,000 new residences to the territory. Read more in our online newspaper archives. https://t.co/fjn2tiRVf8 #ChronAm #otd

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@ClassicIrons @cspan @CNSFordhamLaw @WhiteHouse @Eric_Alterman Thanks for letting us know. We missed that, but will have to see it on the @cspan website.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Though in Polk's time it wasn't a federal holiday, each year of his presidency the Washington, D.C., government declared a day of thanks and Polk responded by closing federal offices.

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Happy 235th birthday to Zachary Taylor! One of the lead generals under Polk in the Mexican-American War, he succeeded Polk as president, 1849–50. (He was a Whig, though, so the Democrat Polk wasn't happy about that.) Image: Library of Congress, https://t.co/OOvOZACTIR

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The play "Who Is James K. Polk?" is playing tonight in Elmwood, NY. We haven't had the chance to see it, but we hope those who do enjoy learning the answer. https://t.co/JIgsuCyqdr

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Polk, with whom Lincoln staunchly disagreed on foreign policy, may have agreed. (The rest of us, not so much.)

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In the spring of 1859, #AbrahamLincoln was discouraging a friendly newspaper editor from scheming to make him a presidential candidate. #AbeSays

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In an review of presidential impeachment inquiries, today's USA Today quickly dispenses with "the forgettable Andrew Johnson." Our colleagues at the Tennessee Presidents Center, which prepared the Papers of Andrew Johnson series (soon to go online) surely disagree.

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If you're near Nyack, N.Y., you can see a play about James K. Polk! Don't let Alexander Hamilton fans have all the fun . . . https://t.co/RSVsiVOiG6

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Happy birthday from James to Warren!

[James A. Garfield National Historic Site @GarfieldNPS]

TWO presidential birthdays today: 11th President James K. Polk born 11/2/1795 and served as POTUS 1845-49. 29th POTUS Warren G. Harding born 11/2/1865 and served as POTUS 1921-23. #FindYourPark #presidentialbirthday