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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 ...
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 ...
The following is a list of timelines of United States presidencies. George Washington (1787–1797) Timeline of the George Washington presidency;
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
Jimmy Carter had the longest lifespan of any president, becoming the first president to reach the age of 100. [5] James K. Polk had the shortest retirement of any president, dying of cholera only 103 days after leaving office, at the age of 53 (the youngest president to die of natural causes). [6]
Biden issued an order blocking Japanese-based Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9-billion purchase of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel, citing his presidential authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950.
There are several lists of presidents by time in office: List of presidents of Brazil by time in office; List of presidents of Finland by time in office; List of presidents of France by tenure; List of presidents of Romania by time in office; List of presidents of the Philippines by time in office; List of presidents of South Korea by time in ...
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