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Of the five winners who lost the popular vote, three (Adams, Harrison, and Trump) ran for reelection four years later and lost the popular vote one (Bush) ran and won the election as well as the popular vote, and one (Hayes) did not run for re-election. Trump ran for reelection eight years later, winning the election and the popular vote.
In 2015, President Barack Obama stated that there was no precedent to revoke a Presidential Medal of Freedom, regarding the award given to stand-up comedian and actor Bill Cosby. [6] After being awarded the medal, Cosby was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault , though the convictions were later overturned.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal.It is an award bestowed by decision of the president of the United States to "any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by the President upon his own initiative," [3] and was created to recognize people who have made "an ...
Only former president to ever run for an office outside the United States. Andrew Johnson: 1865–1869: Denied nomination by his party: 1872: U.S. House of Representatives: Lost: Ran as an Independent and finished 3rd in the general election. [13] 1874: U.S. Senate: Won: Only former president to serve in the Senate, served until his 1875 death ...
Since the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, there have been 52 unsuccessful major party candidates for President of the United States. [ a ] Additionally, since 1796, eight third party or independent candidates have won at least ten percent of the popular or electoral vote , but all failed to win the presidency.
Occasionally a president may not want to part with a particular item and they are given the opportunity to purchase it back at market value. Check out the gallery below to see an assortment of ...
George H.W. Bush. Before: $4 million After: $23 million The elder Bush had grown his net worth by 475% between the time he took office in 1989 and 2017, when The American University study was ...
Megawati was a vice president elected by indirect votes. She then elected as President after her predecessor removed from the office. In 2004, she seek for reelection in the first direct presidential elections but lost by her former minister. 1999–2004: Rudolf Schuster Slovakia: 2004 Slovak presidential election: Ivan Gašparovič [8] 2001–2006