James Polk

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President #11.

Lived: 1795·1849.		Served: 1845·1849.

Timeline:

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Maladies and Conditions

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hand shaking	It appears that repetitive strain injuries from hand-shaking is an occupational illness among politicians. Like William McKinley, Polk developed a technique allowing him to "shake hands during the whole day without suffering any bad effects from it" [2a]. [More]
cholera	Died shortly after leaving office. Some have written that Polk worked so hard while President that he weakened himself physically and succumbed to disease as a result [3a].

Resources

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James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849: The American Presidents Series John Seigenthaler; Arthur M. Schlesinger	The Presidency of James K. Polk (American Presidency Series) Paul H. Bergeron	Slavemaster President: The Double Career of James Polk William Dusinberre

Resources used by Dr. Zebra

Anonymous. Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics. New York: Warner Books, 1996. ISBN 0446604275 @ Amazon
"Anonymous" was later revealed to be Joel Klein.
Boller, Paul F. Jr. Presidential Anecdotes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. ISBN 0-19-502915-1 @ Amazon [a] p. 101
MacMahon, Edward B. and Curry, Leonard. Medical Cover-Ups in the White House. Washington, DC: Farragut, 1987. ISBN 0-918535-01-8 @ Amazon [a] p. 18
The James Polk web page at the White House.
(1 match when checked in November 2003)

Alternate index terms: Medical history of President Polk, Medical history of President James K. Polk, Medical history of President James Knox Polk.

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