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Kennedy and Garfield?

No idea why it's relevant to discuss other presidents who were also survived by their mothers; it seems a complete non-sequitor. Nonetheless, I'm adding a discussion heading in case anyone feels need to argue the deletion. Reyemile (talk) 03:06, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suspicious Photograph

The photograph in the Mexican War section, supposedly showing Polk at his desk with a pen seems more 20th Century than 1849. The quality of the photograph is amazing if it were actually from 1849. The style of the clothing, especially the collar looks like it is from the early 20th Century. Finally, the man only vaguely looks like Polk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Knox_Polk.jpg

If this is legitimate, it is a great addition to the article, but I think someone needs to check up on this. York1066 (talk) 20:32, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Not only does the alleged photo come from a site about Japanese pens(?), but the person in the picture does not really look like Polk to me. I am going to remove until someone comes up with some better information about it. Andy120290 (talk) 22:59, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that that photograph is not him.Oreocookey (talk) 15:25, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

?Middle Name?

What is his middle name? I couldn't find it, is it there? Oreocookey (talk) 15:19, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Knox." First sentence. Bms4880 (talk) 16:51, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notability questionable

How is he notable? 11th President? Not first or tenth of 50th, but 11th? I don't think he's even on any bills. I move for deletion, or at least merge with other presidential articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.6.1.24 (talk) 06:49, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

James K Polk Tuesday

Important radio segment dedicated to giving a weekly fact about Polk. GBTV's "The 4th Hour", hosted by Stu Burguiere and Pat Gray, reaches over 233,000 paid subscribers every Tuesday with a fact about James K. Polk and should be noted in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.254.126.57 (talk) 01:56, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

James K Polk Tuesday has been suspended while Gray and Burguiere build the 4th Hour Constitution. Gray has advocated for the demise of the segment, often putting the measure to vote by listeners on The Feed, a live in-program chat. This usually fails by a tally of 69%-31% in favor of keeping the segment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.109.110.193 (talk) 03:48, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Biography

In the list of references another biography "Young Hickory, The Life and Times of President James K. Polk" by Martha McBride Morrel should be added to the list. I cannot edit the page, but someone who can should look into adding it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.96.15.4 (talk) 18:26, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Polk High" in TV series "Married with children"

Al Bundy and his family went to "Polk High" high school on the 1980's TV show "Married with children". T-Shirts "Polk High" are still available on the market. Could someone please include this trivia into the article? 209.121.198.180 (talk) 03:52, 3 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DEATH

It would be nice to mention WHEN he visited New Orleans and thus likely contracted the cholera that probably killed him. It is not clear, and I vaguely remember that he visited after his Presidency...Help? 147.226.205.170 (talk) 23:12, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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In the James K. Polk article, it states that he was the only President who also served as the Speaker of the house. This is patently incorrect. Gerald Ford also served as Speaker of the House.

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Scott Cohen

96.224.250.6 (talk) 16:24, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]