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John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Bush political family, he was an unsuccessful candidate for president of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries.
Nickname Personal name Notes Bama Barack Obama [31] 44th President of the United States Rock Boner John Boehner [32] Republican Majority Leader, later Speaker of the House No. 3 Nancy Pelosi [33] Speaker of the House Big Boy Chris Christie [34] United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, later Governor of New Jersey: Jazzman John ...
The nickname was adopted by detractors of Trump after comedian and political commentator John Oliver highlighted the etymology in a segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and encouraged his audience to "Make Donald Drumpf Again". [189] [190] The Former Guy, coined by President Biden to avoid using Trump's name. [191] (Biden also uses "my ...
Obituary: Bob Graham, former Florida governor and U.S. senator with a common touch, dies at 87 Jim Rosica and other staff of the USA TODAY Network-Florida contributed.
Bob Graham, a former US senator and two-term Democratic governor who was one of Florida’s most popular politicians, has died. He was 87. “We are deeply saddened to report the passing of a ...
Bob Graham, the former Florida governor and U.S. senator who ushered in the state’s era of school-competency testing, crafted the foundation for its modern environmental policies and grappled ...
Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10, 1821. [1] Parts of West Florida had already been assigned to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; the remainder and East Florida were governed by a military commissioner with the powers of governor until the territory was organized and incorporated.
Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an ...