James K. Polk Home | Tennessee Crossroads | Episode 2615.2

Three presidents have claimed Tennessee as home. Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson whom were both large figures on the historical stage. But, the third Tennessee president went to Washington, did what he said he would do and then came home, all without much fanfare. Tennessee Crossroads wanted to find out more about this most interesting president, and where better to start than the man's own home? Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about James K. Polk Home.

[@scottfarmer8758]

James Polk is a very underrated President. He went into office and achieved every goal he went for. He also is the President that turned the United States from a sea to shining sea country. In an era of bad Presidents between Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, James Polk was definitely a diamond in the rough!

[@sambradley2975]

Polk was the kind of President that many Presidents should aspire to be

[@bilialeilan9038]

Aspire my ass

[@sambradley2975]

Polk is the ideal President, set out to achieve 4 goals, & once he did that, he had a "drop the mic" moment & gracefully walked off the stage. Sadly he had the shortest postpresidential retirement, lived for 3 months.

[@bilialeilan9038]

You left the part out about him owning hundreds of human beings.

[@barrysorento3572]

Best 1 term president ever!

[@bilialeilan9038]

U think so?

[@devajyotiborah8672]

Agreed to your comment.

[@ravenfeaster5821]

He was born and lived for 11 years in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and that property still is there.

[@RocketCityRocker]

Respectfully, Polk was the second Tennessean President, not the third. It went 1) Andrew Jackson 1828, 2) Polk 1844, 3) Andrew Johnson 1865.

[@CoinHound]

Very interesting !!!

[@dudeinatuxedo8835]

I'm actually related to James K Polk for real no joke and I live in Columbia to.

[@grahampolk9046]

He was my 5th grt grandfather.

[@sambradley2975]

Interestingly the 3 Presidents from Tennessee were born in (or near) North Carolina.

[@leeatterberry1453]

👍. Polk would have known not to try to start an interference engine without the belt on it😂

[@joeybroe1268]

I am kin to Polk

[@LouisArias]

Hahaha Really???

[@dinkdalton5828]

Have big copper , bronze token JAMES POLK 1845, 1849 LARGE AS SILVER DOLLAR, BIG INSCRIP, ON REVERSE GOV TENN, SPKR OF HOUSE, ANNEXED CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, ..... GOES ON COULD YOU TELL ME ANY THING ABOUT THIS TOKEN ? THANKS.

[@samuellocklear5566]

I think they should put him and his wife at his house

[@bim-ska-la-bim4433]

Somewhat sugar-coated overview of yet another slave-owning US president - at least they told some of the horrid things he and his wife did when we visited the home.