Events
The John Locke Foundation
Cordially invites you to
a North Carolina History Project Lecture
with our special guest
Judge John M. Tyson
– Recall Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals and Emergency Superior Court Judge
“I Am The Hardest Working Man In The Country”: President James K. Polk and Presidential Goals
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
6:00 PM
The 1767 Chowan County Courthouse National Historic Landmark, 117 East King Street, Edenton, North Carolina.
Price: The event is free and open to the public. Preregistration is encouraged.
During his presidential administration, James K. Polk assumed
personal responsibility for achieving his political goals and revealed an exceptional work ethic.
In his diary, the North Carolina native refers often to “self-will” and “determination,” and he called himself the “hardest working man in the country.” His work schedule was seven days per week (taking time out on Sunday only for worship), and he took only three, brief out-of-Washington trips during his four-year presidency.
His four stated goals were a constitutional treasury, Statehood for Texas, a revenue and not a protective tariff, and settlement of the Oregon territorial boundary.
Polk had political enemies and more than few disagreed with his objectives. But allies and opponents, alike, could admit one thing: Polk accomplished all his stated goals in one term.
In the next North Carolina History Project Lecture, Judge John M. Tyson explains how this was possible.
Preregister for the lecture by calling 1-866-JLF INFO or sending an Email to tkickler@johnlocke.org
Judge John M. Tyson serves as a Recall Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and also as Emergency Superior Court Judge. He was elected as served as Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from 2001 until 2009 and he has taught real property law at Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law since 1987.
Judge Tyson earned a Master of Laws in Judicial Process (LL.M.) from the University of Virginia School of Law (2004); a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Duke University (1988); a Juris Doctor (J.D.) with honors from Campbell University School of Law.
Tyson’s more than thirty years of other professional experience includes the private practice of law, and senior level corporate real estate development and counsel positions with three national corporations. Judge Tyson is a frequent continuing legal education author and presenter.
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