Polk's Inauguration
James K. Polk (1795-1849)
Inaugural address, March 4, 1845
Holograph manuscript
Manuscript Division (87.4)
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Elected with a public mandate for the inclusion of Texas into
the Federal Union, James K. Polk was inaugurated the eleventh
president of the United States on March 4, 1845. With Polk's encouragement
and support, Congress approved a joint-resolution to offer Texas
statehood on February 28, 1845. The following July, the Texas
legislature accepted and on December 29, 1845, Polk signed the
Texas Admissions Act making Texas the twenty-eighth state to enter
the Union. After a stormy term in office, including a successful
war against Mexico for Texas, Polk declined to run for re-election.
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