President Polk must have been a hard-working man. If my sources are correct, he was responsible for creating the U.S. Naval Academy and the Smithsonian Institution. He also oversaw the groundbreaking of the Washington Monument, and started the official distribution of the first postage stamps (collectors of American stamps owe a lot to Mr. Polk).
I'm sure he did a great many more things, but I think what I've mentioned is reason enough to say I'm grateful for James K. Polk.
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