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The 48-year tenure of veteran presidents after World War II was a result of that conflict's "pervasive effect […] on American society." [2] In the late 1970s and 1980s, almost 60 percent of the United States Congress had served in World War II or the Korean War, and it was expected that a Vietnam veteran would eventually accede to the presidency.
The United States Constitution names the president of the United States the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. Many presidents, however, also served in the military before taking office. All but 13 of the 45 [a] persons to become president have served. Of the 32 presidents with military service, 31 have been commissioned ...
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. 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 ...
United States: President of the United States (1865–1869) 1862–1865: Brigadier General: Lyndon B. Johnson United States: President of the United States (1963–1969) 1941–1942: Commander: Served in World War II. Laurent-Désiré Kabila Democratic Republic of the Congo: President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
Of the 45 [a] different people who have been or are currently serving as president: . 32 presidents had previous military experience; 9 were generals in the US Army. [b]27 presidents were previously lawyers.
The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), the tenth and last Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy, was named for Bush. [356] [357] Bush is commemorated on a postage stamp that was issued by the United States Postal Service in 2019. [358] In December 2020, the United States Mint honored Bush with a Presidential Dollar coin.
The President of the United States is the United States Armed Forces' commander-in-chief. [28] The United States Coast Guard traces its origin to the formation of the Revenue Cutter Service on 4 August 1790, which merged with the United States Life-Saving Service on 28 January 1915 to establish the Coast Guard.
Of the individuals elected president of the United States, four died of natural causes while in office (William Henry Harrison, [1] Zachary Taylor, [2] Warren G. Harding [3] and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, [4] James A. Garfield, [4] [5] William McKinley [6] and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office ...