Mark Hall-Patton (Pawn Stars) on President Polk's 3rd Relocation

In recent weeks a lot of attention has been focused on The 11th President of the United States James K. Polk. On Monday April, 16th 2018 The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill for a study to determine the feasibility of placing the James K. Polk Home & Museum on the National Park Service registry.The measure will now go to the Senate for a vote, where a similar bill is already pending.

Also another proposal is on the rise concerning the remains of President Polk and his wife Sarah.

After receiving approval from the Tennessee House State Government Committee, the resolution to move the remains of President James K. Polk and his wife Sarah to the James K. Polk Home & Museum in Columbia will go before the House.

The resolution will move to the Calendar and Rules Committee to be scheduled for a vote on the House floor later this session.

So then I thought in my head to ask Mark Hall-Patton the "Beard of Knowledge" on History Channel's Pawn Stars what he thought about the potential 3rd relocation of the former President's remains? Considering his favorite president of all time is James K. Polk 

Here is what the famous Historical Genius and go-to-guy on Pawn Stars and Administrator of The Clark County Museum in Nevada had to say: 

  "It looks like the Polk House is doing well, with good state support, though I am sure federal dollars would not hurt either.  I do think there would probably be some loss of local control over the house if the National Park Service was to take over, but the funding would be there at least.

In terms of your question about moving the President’s and his wife’s remains, I will have to say I do not think it is a good idea.  I think using the house to showcase his extraordinary career and accomplishments is a wonderful thing, but I believe that without an overarching need to disinter remains and move them, they should stay where they are.  I understand that he was moved to the Capital grounds and is often overlooked, but that is more a matter of publicity than need for relocation.  I would suggest first working with the state capital in joint promotions and advertising.  Polk is one of our most overlooked and underappreciated Presidents.  He deserves the credit for creating the country as we know it today, not just for the Alta California and New Mexico territory, but also for concluding the Oregon Treaty with Britain.  Even the end of the Mexican American War and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is an amazing effort, with Polk working with the Whigs rather than his own Democrats to conclude a treaty which gave Mexico back to Mexico, paid them $15,000,000 for the Alta California and New Mexico territories, and took on another $3,000,000 in debt owed by the Mexican government to American companies."