ExclusiveSarah Polk: The Longest Widow

Sarah Polk was the wife of 11th President of the United States, James K. Polk; they remain the only presidential couple who never had children, adopted or otherwise, together or from a previous union. Sarah married the sickly yet driven future president when she was 20 and he 28, and they enjoyed a remarkably close marriage for 25 years until his death, after which she became the longest surviving presidential widow through outliving her husband by 47 years. Sarah Polk was one of the earliest First Ladies to help her husband campaign and leverage the pres

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