America Votes
Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Duke University Special Collections Library


Henry Clay - 1844


Whig candidate Henry Clay was defeated by Democratic candidate James Knox Polk after Clay expressed reservations about the annexation of Texas and possible war with Mexico. A gallopade was a lively dance.



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