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George Clinton (July 26, 1739 – April 20, 1812) [ a ] was an American soldier, statesman, and a prominent Democratic-Republican in the formative years of the United States of America. Clinton served as the fourth vice president of the United States from 1805 until his death in 1812. He also served as the first governor of New York from 1777 ...
Gore was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in the 2000 presidential election, which he lost to George W. Bush. [ a ] The son of politician Albert Gore Sr., Gore was an elected official for 24 years. He was a U.S. representative from Tennessee (1977–1985) and, from 1985 to 1993, served as a U.S. senator for the state.
Many presidents of the United Stateshave written autobiographiesabout their presidencies and/or (some periods of) their life before their time in office. Some 19th-century U.S. presidents who wrote autobiographies are James Buchanan and Ulysses S. Grant, though Grant's autobiography is about his time as general during the U.S. Civil War and not ...
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [ 6 ] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [ 7 ]
The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest office in the executive branch [ 8 ][ 9 ] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.
Presidency of James Madison. The presidency of James Madison began on March 4, 1809, when James Madison was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1817. Madison, the fourth United States president, took office after defeating Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney decisively in the 1808 presidential election.
e. The vice presidency of Al Gore lasted from 1993 to 2001, during the Bill Clinton administration. Al Gore was the 45th Vice President of the United States, being twice elected alongside Bill Clinton in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections. Nearing the end of his tenure, Gore ran for president as the Democratic nominee in the 2000 United ...
George Clinton (Royal Navy officer) (1686–1761), British colonial governor of Newfoundland and of New York. George Clinton Jr. (1771–1809), U.S. Representative from New York, nephew of Vice President George Clinton. George Henry Clinton, Louisiana politician. George W. Clinton (1807–1885), mayor of Buffalo, New York.