President Tyler helped Polk meet his first goal by getting Congress to vote for the annexation of Texas. Others say that Tyler began the tradition. People would know he was there even if they couldn't see him in the crowd. Some believe his wife Sarah started this tradition because Polk was short. He was the first president to have "Hail to the Chief" played when he entered a room fort a formal occasion. ![]() He was the first and only President until Gerald Ford, who had been Speaker of the House before he became president. President Polk was one of only three Presidents that didn't have any children. He was the youngest person to be elected president at that time. Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph, tapped out his address. James Polk was the first president to have his inauguration reported by telegraph. He didn't have any votes cast for him in the early ballots. At the Democratic Convention for President took 9 votes over several days before he was nominated. He was the first "dark horse" (long shot) presidential nominee in U.S. He was called "Young Hickory" because Andrew Jackson, "Ole Hickory,"was his mentor and both were from Tennessee. James won seven straight terms in the House and became Speaker of the House. He continued to buy and sell slaves even after he was elected President. He was a workaholic who worked long, long hours. James Knox Polk met Sarah Childress in 1821. He was a colonel in the Tennessee militia. He was cut open without any pain killer except whisky. James attended the University of North Carolina. He was the first President born in North Carolina. Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on November 2, 1795.
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