CSPAN3 Washington Journal May 31, 2015
Sarah polk was very up on diplomacy, and her strong suit happened to be intelligent political discussion. She made no bones about the fact that she took an interest in politics. And that she wants her husbands partner. She grew up in a political household in tennessee. She grew up loving politics. She married him after he won a seat in the legislature. Unfortunately for james polk, he died three months after leaving the white house. A sarah began a 42year widowhood. Polk made a shrine to her husband. She lived there for many years on her own and during the civil war, generals on both sides wou...