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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] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
In April 2008, special editions of Today featured Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States, billed as "The Pope Visits the USA." On Tuesday, April 16, the pontiff's 81st birthday, Matt Lauer hosted the show from the south lawn of the White House to cover the pope's meeting with President George W. Bush .
As he had served less than two years of President Kennedy's term, Johnson was constitutionally eligible for election to a second full term in the 1968 presidential election. [ 318 ] [ 319 ] Despite Johnson's growing unpopularity, conventional wisdom held that it would be impossible to deny re-nomination to a sitting president. [ 320 ]
Michael Howlett, 10, examines his hand in disbelief after shaking hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson at Worcester Airport on June 10, 1964. The photo appeared in the next day's Worcester Telegram.
Lyndon B. Johnson's tenure as the 36th president of the United States began on November 22, 1963, upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969. He had been vice president for 1,036 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
Dynamics of the Party System: Alignment and Realignment of Political Parties in the United States. White, Theodore (1965). The Making of the President: 1964. New York, Atheneum Publishers. Young, Nancy Beck. Two Suns of the Southwest: Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, and the 1964 Battle between Liberalism and Conservatism (UP of Kansas, 2019 ...
Below, we’ve rounded up our 20 favorite Anthropologie sale finds. Grab them while they’re still available because some of these cuties are selling like hotcakes! Geometric Stackable Terracotta ...
October 30 – President Johnson releases a statement congratulating the United States Olympic Team for their victory, declaring that the United States is in the team's debt and the win "brought new honor to our country." [210] October 31 – Remarks are aired of President Johnson announcing a bombing halt in North Vietnam during the evening ...