James Polk #7: Bating War (1845-1846); Topics covered include: Manifest Destiny, Texas annexation, pursues land acquisition from Mexico and is thwarted, orders U.S. military into disputed territory south of Texas, standoff at the Rio Grande, Mexico crosses and attacks, and Polk requests (and receives) declaration of war against Mexico

Key people: Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, David Conner, John Slidell, William Marcy, Pedro de Ampudia, Mariano Paredes, Seth Thornton, and John Clayton

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James Polk #6: 3-for-3 (1845-1846); Topics covered include: Bold agenda, settles boundary dispute with England in the Oregon Territory, establishes Sub-Treasury ("Constitutional Treasury"), lowers tariff and changes to ad valorem model, and opposes federally-funded internal improvements

Key people: James Buchanan, Robert Walker, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Andrew Jackson, and Thomas Jefferson

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James Polk #5: Cabinet Controversies and Aggressive Agenda (1844-1845); Topics covered include: President-elect of the United States, Cabinet selections (and controversies), Texas annexation, bold agenda, Manifest Destiny, mourns death of Andrew Jackson, micromanager, and Sarah Polk as First Lady

Key people: Andrew Jackson, Cave Johnson, John Tyler, James Buchanan, Martin Van Buren, Silas Wright, Azariah Flagg, Benjamin Butler, Robert Walker, William Marcy, George Bancroft, John Mason, John O'Sullivan, and Sarah Polk

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James Polk #4: Dark Horse (1844); Topics covered include: Election of 1844, Texas annexation, receives Democratic nomination as a "Dark Horse" candidate, overcomes electoral obstacles, gives one term pledge, Kane Letter, and wins election to the presidency

Key people: Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Andrew Jackson, Cave Johnson, Gideon Pillow, Lewis Cass, Henry Carroll, George Bancroft, Silas Wright, George Dallas, John Kane, and Henry Clay

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James Polk #3: Ups and Downs in Tennessee (1838-1843); Topics covered include: Speaker of the House, runs for Governor of Tennessee and wins, workaholic, and loses next two races for Governor

Key people: William Carroll, Newton Cannon, Jeremiah Harris, Martin Van Buren, Richard Johnson, James "Lean Jimmy" Jones, Sarah Polk, and Marshall Polk

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James Polk #2: Jackson's Speaker (1825-1836); Topics covered include: Congressman, supporter of Andrew Jackson, opposes John Quincy Adams administration, death of father, views on slavery, election of 1828, House Ways & Means Committee (member and chair), Nullification Crisis, Speaker of the House, and the Gag Rule

Key people: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Sarah Polk, Sam Polk, Gulian Verplanck, Andrew Stevenson, John Bell, Martin Van Buren, and Henry Pinckney

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James Polk #1: Getting Started (1795-1825); Topics covered include: Parents, sickly childhood, attends University of North Carolina, legal training, clerk for the Tennessee Senate, establishes own law practice, elected state Senate, Jeffersonian ideology, early relationship with Andrew Jackson, marries Sarah Childress, and is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

Key people: Sam Polk, Jenny Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Felix Grundy, Andrew Jackson, and Sarah (Childress) Polk

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John Tyler #10: Presidential Succession - Presidential Secession (1844-1862); Topics covered include: Election of 1844, Andrew Jackson convinces Tyler not to run, election of James Polk, return to private life at "Sherwood Forest," has seven children with second wife (Julia) after eight with his first wife (Letitia), Board of Visitors and Chancellor at the College of William and Mary, political positions post-presidency, joins secession movement after election of Abraham Lincoln (1860), President of Peace Convention, strong supporter of secession, members of the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy, elected to the Confederate House of Representatives, and dies before he can take office

Key people: Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, James Polk, Andrew Jackson, Julia Tyler, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson

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John Tyler #9: Explosion, Marriage, and Texas (1842-1845); Topics covered include: President of the United States, marriage of daughter (Elizabeth) to William Waller, death of Letitia Tyler, "Peacemaker" explosion, marriage to Julia Gardner, and the acquisition of Texas

Key people: Elizabeth Tyler, William Waller, Letitia Tyler, Robert Stockton, David Gilmer, Abel Upshur, David Gardner, Julia (Gardner) Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster, Sam Houston, and John Calhoun

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John Tyler #8: Foreign Policy Success (1842-1844); Topics covered include: President of the United States, foreign policy, Webster-Ashburton Treaty, relations with the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and the Tyler Doctrine, and relations with China and an economic treaty

Key people: Martin Van Buren, Daniel Webster, Alexander Baring (Lord Ashburton), Tioteo Haalilio, William Richards, and Caleb Cushing

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