List of Vice Chief Officers of America
The Chief of the United States of America acts as the Head of State of the USA, the Commander-in-Chief of the US Military, and has the power to approve/veto bills from Congress.
Official Title[]
The full title of the Chief of the US is: The Chief Officer of the United States of America, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Defender of the Constitution, Protector of Our Rights, Servant of the People, and Bondservant of God
Reference[]
The Chief of the US is properly referred to as "Your Honour", "Chief Officer" or informally as "Chief". It is never "Mr.Chief Officer". When referring to their name it is Chief Officer (Insert Name).
Name | Time Served | Party | Vice Chief Officer |
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Abraham Lincoln | June 22, 1863 - April 15, 1865 | Republican | Andrew Johnson |
Andrew Johnson | April 15, 1865 - March 4, 1869 | Democrat | Hannibal Hamlin |
Ulysses S. Grant | March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877 | Republican | Schuyler Colfax |
Rutherford B. Hayes | March 4, 1877 - March 4, 1881 | Republican | William A. Wheeler |
James A. Garfield | March 4, 1881 - March 4, 1889 | Republican | Chester A. Arthur |
Benjamin Harrison | March 4, 1889 - March 4, 1897 | Republican | Levi P. Morton |
William McKinley | March 4, 1897 - March 4, 1905 | Republican | Theodore Roosevelt |
Theodore Roosevelt | March 4, 1905 - March 4, 1913 | Republican | Charles W. Fairbanks |
March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1921 | Republican | ||
Calvin Coolidge | March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1929 | Republican | Charles G. Dawes |
Herbert Hoover | March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1937 | Republican | Charles Curtis |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | March 4, 1937 - March 4, 1945 | Democrat | |
Harry S Truman | March 4, 1945 - March 4, 1953 | Democrat | Alben Barkley |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | March 4, 1953 - March 4, 1961 | Republican | Richard Nixon |
John F. Kennedy | March 4, 1961 - March 4, 1969 | Democrat | Hubert Humphrey |
Richard Nixon | March 4, 1969 - March 4, 1977 | Republican | Nelson Rockefeller |
Jimmy Carter | March 4, 1977 - March 4, 1981 | Democrat | George H. W. Bush |
Ronald Reagan | March 4, 1981 - March 4, 1989 | Republican | Barack Obama |
Bill Clinton | March 4, 1989 - March 4, 1997 | Democrat | Al Gore |
George W. Bush | March 4, 1997 - March 4, 2005 | Democrat | Joe Biden |
Barack Obama | March 4, 2005 - Present | Republican | Sarah Palin |
Note: Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and replaced by Andrew Johnson.
Duties/Powers[]
- As the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, he has the duty and power to command the armed forces in times of war and in times of peace.
- As the Chief Officer of the United States of America, he has the power to approve any bills or to veto any bills passed by the Congress of the United States.
- As the Chief Officer of the United States of America, he is to be the Head of Government and make state visits, receive foreign dignitaries/rulers, set foreign policy, etc.