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The President reported that in the fading aftermath of World War 1, the general state of the nation was one of peace and increasing prosperity. On foreign policy, the President mentioned his support of an international court of justice. On the topic of Prohibition, the President supported its enforcement.
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 ...
A dramatic shift in childbirth from home to hospital occurred in the United States in the early 20th century (mid–1920s to 1940). [4] Reflective of this trend, Jimmy Carter and all presidents born during and after World War II (Bill Clinton and every president since) have been born in a hospital, not a private residence. This sortable table ...
United States is decided in the Supreme Court, affirming the motor vehicle exception, that a warrantless search of an automobile does not contravene the Fourth Amendment, subject to probable cause and exigent circumstances. [2] March 4 – Calvin Coolidge becomes the first president of the United States to have his inauguration broadcast on radio.
October 25 – The Supreme Court rules that the president can unilaterally remove members of the cabinet in Myers v. United States. November 2 – In the 1926 midterm elections, The Republican Party lost nine seats to the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives but retained a majority.
George Washington, widely viewed as the first president, was elected into office in 1789 after leading the Continental Army to victory over Britain in the Revolutionary War.
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 ...
Warren G. Harding, the United States’ 29th president who held office from 1921 until he died in 1923, was the first president to deliver a radio address. [4] He addressed the nation at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on May 30, 1922, an address that served as the day’s equivalent of the State of the Union address.