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John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
Presidents will often display the official portraits of former presidents whom they admire in the Oval Office or elsewhere around the White House, loaned from the National Portrait Gallery. The gallery has collected presidential portraits since its creation in 1962, and began commissioning their portraits in 1994, starting with George H. W ...
One partial term; died 2 years, 4 months, and 29 days into term 43: Zachary Taylor: 492 12th • March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 [c] One partial term; died 1 year, 4 months, and 5 days into term 44: James A. Garfield: 199 20th • March 4 – September 19, 1881 [c] Assassinated: died 6 months and 15 days into term; 79 days after being shot 45
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk down Pennsylvania Avenue enroute to the White House during the inaugural parade in Washington on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Missed kiss. Donald Trump and Melania Trump shared an awkward moment that went viral at his presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.. Before he went up to the podium to take the oath of office inside ...
Trump, 78, who claimed a sweeping victory in the presidential election, will be sworn in as the country's top leader on Monday at noon ET at the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C ...
Former president Lyndon B. Johnson (center left) and Vice President Spiro Agnew (center right) witness the liftoff of Apollo 11, the first manned space aircraft to land on the Moon, on July 16, 1969 During the Johnson administration, NASA conducted the Gemini crewed space program, developed the Saturn V rocket and its launch facility , and ...
Former President George H.W. Bush, President-elect Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, and former Presidents Clinton and Carter pose together in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 7, 2009.