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Soon after winning the presidency in 1845, according to the oft-repeated anecdote, James K. Polk slapped his thigh and predicted what would be the ""four great measures"" of his administration: the acquisition of some or all of the Oregon Country, the acquisition of California, a reduction in tariffs, and the establishment of a permanent independent treasury. Over the next four years, the Tennessee Democrat achieved all four goals. And those milestones-along with his purported enunciation of them-have come to define his presidency. Indeed, repeated ad infinitum in U.S. history text 606 $aManifest Destiny 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1845-1849 615 0$aManifest Destiny. 615 0$aPresidents 676 $a973.6/1092 700 $aChaffin$b Tom$0803429 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822073603321 996 $aMet His Every Goal$94038013 997 $aUNINA