In our last episode, we discussed President James K. Polk's unlikely rise to the White House

and his success in annexing Texas and settling the Oregon Territory. But by late April 1846,

he was leading his nation to war with its southern neighbor, Mexico. As a former Dark Horse

candidate with no military experience, many wondered whether Polk had

what it took to win the war.

And even more questioned whether Polk's war was a just war.

At stake, where his presidency and the future of his country.

The story of that war and its legacy for our nation is the subject of this episode of

this American president,

The Great American Conqueror Part 2.

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