President Polk and his Cabinet, 1846

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The cabinet of US President James K. Polk in the White House dining room, by John Plumbe, Jr., c. 1846.

Bottom row, left to right: Attorney General John Y. Mason, Secretary of War William L. Marcy, President Polk, Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker.

Back row, left to right: Postmaster General Cave Johnson, Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft. (Secretary of State James Buchanan is absent).

James K. Polk Presidential Museum.

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Jr., J. P. (2025, July 04). President Polk and his Cabinet, 1846. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20659/president-polk-and-his-cabinet-1846/

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Jr., John Plumbe,. "President Polk and his Cabinet, 1846." World History Encyclopedia, July 04, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20659/president-polk-and-his-cabinet-1846/.

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Jr., John Plumbe,. "President Polk and his Cabinet, 1846." World History Encyclopedia, 04 Jul 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20659/president-polk-and-his-cabinet-1846/.

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