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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Van Gieson, a retired journalist whose career covering Florida politics and the state Capitol spanned decades, died. He was 84. John Van Gieson, Florida newsman credited with bestowing famous ...
The oldest president at the time of death was Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 years, 89 days. John F. Kennedy , assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the youngest to have died in office; the youngest to have died by natural causes was James K. Polk , who died of cholera at the age of 53 years, 225 days.
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 ...