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America's Most Underrated President | The Life & Times of James K Polk
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5:18Now PlayingI told you I'd get around to Polk eventually, didn't I? Yes that's right it's time to learn about the man who incorporated Oregon Country, Texas, and almost the entire American Southwest into the US of A, and dive head-first into Manifest Destiny and the increasingly strained issue of slavery. Oh, America, you have a lot of history for a nation your age, but trying to talk about it is like navigating a mine field. But on the bright side it's high time I got to have a little shameless patriotism.
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One day he and his cabinet are cruising down the Potomac River on the fancy new ship the USS Princeton, boasting the world's largest naval gun. Naturally everyone wants to see it and they fire it off a few times and there is much rejoicing. But before the ride is over, the crowd wants to see it go off just one more time pretty please. So the captain says "Oh all right" gives it one more shot, the gun malfunctions, and Tyler's most important cabinet members die on the spot, along with his dreams of being the man to take Texas. Probably had a significant impact on Oregon negotiations too.
Songs in order of appearance:
Kevin Macleod - Thunderbird
Kevin Macleod - Division
Kevin Macleod - Long Road Ahead
John Philip Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever
Kevin Macleod - Balloon Game
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