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The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the ...
The 48-year tenure of veteran presidents after World War II was a result of that conflict's "pervasive effect […] on American society." [2] In the late 1970s and 1980s, almost 60 percent of the United States Congress had served in World War II or the Korean War, and it was expected that a Vietnam veteran would eventually accede to the presidency.
5 presidents taught at a university: James A. Garfield, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. 2 presidents served as president of the United States for two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump. 2 presidents served as party leaders of the House of Representatives, James A. Garfield and Gerald Ford.
Of the individuals elected president of the United States, four died of natural causes while in office (William Henry Harrison, [1] Zachary Taylor, [2] Warren G. Harding [3] and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, [4] James A. Garfield, [4] [5] William McKinley [6] and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office ...
Notable best presidents include George Washington at No.2, Thomas Jefferson at No. 7, and Barack Obama at No. 12.
As with US polls, the bottom five (other than Harding) were president before and after the Civil War. [ 21 ] One of the more significant differences from American polls is the relatively low ranking of John F. Kennedy (1961–1963), who placed fifteenth.
World War II – Distinguished Flying Cross: Years of service: 1942–1955 (on active service 1942–1945). Second [22] youngest pilot in the United States Navy during World War II (Three days before turning 19). [23] Earned Distinguished Flying Cross. Jimmy Carter: World War II-China Service Medal: Years of service: 1946–1961 (on active ...
Governor Dewey of New York emerged as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination after his victory in the Wisconsin primary, and he defeated conservative Governor John W. Bricker at the 1944 Republican National Convention. As World War II was going well for the United States and the Allies, Roosevelt remained popular despite his long tenure.