James Polk


 * Served between John Tyler and Zachary Taylor
 * Presided over the Mexican War
 * Acquired some of the Oregon Territory
 * Outmaneuvered Lewis Cass and Martin van Buren to gain the nomination at the 1844 Democratic Convention
 * Opponents asked "who is this man?"
 * Dispatched Nicholas Trist to negotiate the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
 * Was once Speaker of the House
 * Signed the Walker Tariff into law
 * Created the Department of the Interior
 * Political opponents claimed he branded his initials on the 40 slaves he owned
 * Also created a fake travelogue titled Roorback's Tour through the Southern and Western States