Sarah Polk

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Jun 17

Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

FIRST LADY TO JAMES K. POLK // #11

Highly educated.
Asked that “Hail to the Chief” be played every time Polk entered an event, because he tended to go unnoticed otherwise.
She outlived him by 42 years, wearing black the whole time.

🩷Sarah PolkJames K. Polk

Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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Twice the fun? Or twice as confusing?