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The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
The following lists of presidents are available: Current presidents. List of current presidents; Supra-national organisations. Central American Parliament;
The only major party candidate since 1972 to receive less than 40 percent of the vote was Republican incumbent President George H. W. Bush who won 37.4 percent of the vote in the 1992 election, a race that (as in 1924) was impacted by a strong third-party vote. [70]
The 1972 United States elections were held on November 7, and elected the members of the 93rd United States Congress. The election took place during the later stages of the Vietnam War . The Republican Party won a landslide victory in the presidential election, and picked up seats in the House, but the Democratic Party easily retained control ...
1972 – U.S. presidential election, 1972: Richard M. Nixon re-elected president, Spiro T. Agnew re-elected vice president; 1972 – Apollo 17 flies to the Moon, and becomes the last crewed mission there (as of March 2022). January 20, 1973 – President Nixon and Vice President Agnew begin second terms.
President Nixon signs Title IX into law as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving federal funds. June 26 – Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney co-found Atari, Inc. June 28 – U.S. President Richard Nixon announces that no new draftees will be sent to Vietnam. June 29 ...
From January 24 to June 20, 1972, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1972 United States presidential election. Senator George McGovern of South Dakota was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections, caucuses, and state party conventions, culminating in the 1972 Democratic National Convention held from July 10 to July 13, 1972, in Miami ...
A color-coded map of the world in 1970, showing the divide of countries of the world in the Cold War Green — Non-self-governing possessions of U.S. allies Blue — U.S. and U.S. allies Red — Soviet Union and its communist allies Orange — Communist countries not aligned with the Soviet Union Pink — Non Communist allies of Soviet Union