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The American Cincinnatus: [1] Like the famous Roman, he won a war, then became a private citizen instead of seeking power or riches as a reward. He became the first president general of the Society of the Cincinnati, formed by Revolutionary War officers who also "declined offers of power and position to return to his home and plough".
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, and set the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with their own administration. [10] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is silent on ...
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Graph of Nixon's approval ratings in Gallup polls President Nixon defeated Democrat George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election. President Nixon was re-elected in one of the largest landslide election victories in American history , winning 61% of the popular vote, receiving 47,168,710 votes to McGovern's 29,173,222 votes.
During his time in the White House, President George W. Bush was known for his love of giving other people nicknames — "Pootie Poot" (Russian President Vladimir Putin), "Bushie," (First Lady ...
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 ...
Succeeded to one partial term (1 year, 1 month, and 29 days), followed by one full term 20: William McKinley: 1,654 [a] 25th • March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 [c] One full term; assassinated: died 6 months and 10 days into second term, 8 days after being shot 21: Abraham Lincoln: 1,503 16th • March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 [c]
46th Vice President of the United States of America: Vice Rummy Donald Rumsfeld [6] 21st Secretary of Defense: Izzy Israel Hernandez [12] Special Assistant. The latter nickname was given for his role as provider of breath mints to the President on the campaign trail. Altoid Boy Boy Genius Karl Rove [5] Senior Advisor to the President of the ...