The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of Texas and looking ahead to California — then part of Mexico — as being the next.

The term “Manifest Destiny” was first coined in 1845 by an American journalist and future propagandist for the Southern Confederacy named John L. O’Sullivan in support of annexing the ...

Polk, Trump, and Manifest Destiny. By Chris Stirewalt. ... The original idea, though, dated far before newspaper columnist John O’Sullivan coined the phrase in 1845 in support of Polk’s ambitions.

One hundred and eighty years after Manifest Destiny had its vogue, ... dated far before newspaper columnist John O’Sullivan coined the phrase in 1845 in support of Polk’s ambitions.

The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of Texas and looking ahead to California — then part of Mexico — as being the next.