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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] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] Since the office was established ...
First president to have 10 or more biological children. [z] [32] First president to be a grandfather of a future president. [105] [106] First president to give an inaugural address of more than 5,000 words. [107] First president to not issue an executive order [108] First president to die in office. [aa] [109]
The United States Commission of Fine Arts recommended F. Luis Mora to paint the portrait of Warren G. Harding. The portrait was painted from photographs. Two portraits of Harding painted by 'foreign artists' in the White House were rejected for inferior artistic merit and insufficient likeness. [10] The painting was hung in the White House in ...
Vice President's Room, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. [36] Gerald Ford: C&O desk: George H. W. Bush: Unknown George H. W. Bush used this desk during his tenure as both vice president and president of the United States. It was created for the owners of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway around 1920 and subsequently donated to the White House ...
At leftmost column head, click "triangles" to view the in-office order of each president. At each survey column head, click on "triangles" to view the ranking order for each president in that survey. Scroll in the center of the table. The headers will remain in view. To instead display the whole table at once, click "[disable]" at top left.
President Office President appointed by Year(s) served Franklin Pierce: United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire: James K. Polk: 1845–1847 Chester A. Arthur: Collector of the Port of New York: Ulysses S. Grant: 1871–1878 Theodore Roosevelt: Member, United States Civil Service Commission: Benjamin Harrison: 1889–1895
Grover Cleveland is currently the only president to leave office and return for a second non-consecutive term. Consequently, while there have been 46 presidencies in the nation's history, only 45 people have been sworn into office as Cleveland is numbered as both the 22nd and 24th president. It is anticipated that Donald Trump will become the ...
Donald Trump assumed office as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017, and his first term ended on January 20, 2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution .