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Seal Of The President Of The Unites States Of America

Seal of the President of the United States

The President of the United States is the Head of State and Head of Government of the United States of America, as well as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Leader of the Executive Branch of the government.

Article II of the U.S. Constitution vests the executive power of the United States in the president and charges him with the execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The president is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn either or both houses of Congress under extraordinary circumstances. Since the founding of the United States, the power of the president and the federal government have substantially grown and each modern president, despite possessing no formal legislative powers beyond signing or vetoing congressionally passed bills, is largely responsible for dictating the legislative agenda of his party and the foreign and domestic policy of the United States. The president is frequently described as one of the "Big Four": the group of the most powerful persons in the world, besides the Emperor of the French Empire, Premier of the Chinese Socialist State and the President of the Russian Union.

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Current President of the United States Tom Hanks.

The president is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term, and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice President of the United States, that is not directly elected by the people. Their is currently no limits to how many terms a President can serve, though it is tradition to only have two terms as president, dating back to George Washington. The President is granted several privileges to "...assist in performing the duties assigned to the Office of President of the United States...", which include the White House in Washington, D.C. as his de facto residence; Powell House in Philadelphia as the de jure residence; Air Force One, a customized Boeing Model 15 Passenger aircraft, though any Air Force aircraft he boards receives the designation Air Force One; the Presidential State Car, a heavily armored limousine; Camp Thurmont, the Presidential retreat in Maryland, and the USS Independence, the Presidential Naval Vessel, a modified frigate used to transport the President and members of the Government by sea, though still armed by the US Navy.

The current President of the United States is Tom Hanks, who has announced his intentions of seeking a second term in office in 2012.

List of Presidents[]

# Portrait Name Term Length Party Vice-President(s)
1 Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington George Washington 1789-1797 No Party John Adams
2 John Adams John Adams 1797-1801 Federalist Thomas Jefferson
3 Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 Democratic-Republican Aaron Burr (1801–1805), George Clinton (1805–1809)
4 James Madison James Madison 1809-1817 Democratic-Republican George Clinton (1809–1812), None (1812–1813), Elbridge Gerry (1813–1814), None (1814–1817)
5 Rufus King Rufus King 1817-1825 Federalist John Quincy Adams
6 Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson 1825-1833 Democrat John C. Calhoun
7 John C Calhoun John C. Calhoun 1833-1837 Democrat Henry Clay
8 William Henry Harrison daguerreotype edit William Henry Harrison 1837-1841 (assassinated) National Republican Daniel Webster
9 DanielWebster ca1847 Whipple 2403624668-crop Daniel Webster 1841-1845 National Republican none
10 Gerrit Smith - Brady-Handy Gerrit Smith 1845-1853 Liberal James G. Birney (1845-1849), John P. Hale (1849-1853)
11 Zachary Taylor2 Zachary Taylor 1853 (Died of Natural Causes) Whig Milliard Fillmore
12 Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore 1853-1857 Whig None
13 James Buchanan James Buchanan 1857-1865 Democrat John C. Breckinridge
14 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln 1865-1873 Liberal Hannibal Hamlin (1865-1869), Horace Greely (1869-1873)
15 Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour 1873-1877 Nationalist George H. Pendleton
16 James Blaine James G. Blaine 1877-1884 (impeached from office) Liberal Samuel Clemens (1877-1881), William A. Wheeler (1881-1884)
17 VicePresident-WmAlWheeler William A. Wheeler 1884-1885 Liberal none
18 Grover Cleveland 2 Grover Cleveland 1885-1890 (Died of Natural Causes) Nationalist-Democrat Samuel J. Randall (1885-1889), George A. Custer (1889-1890)
19 GACuster George A. Custer 1890-1901 Nationalist-Democrat None (1890-1893), William McKinley (1893-1897), Theodore Roosevelt (1897-1901)
20 Williambryan William Jennings Bryan 1901-1905 Liberal Robert Lansing (1901-1905)
21 President Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt 1905-1909 (Assassinated) Nationalist-Democrat William Howard Taft (1905-1909)
22 William H. Taft William Howard Taft 1909-1913 Nationalist Henry Cabot Lodge (1909-1913)
23 Eugene V. Debs, bw photo portrait, 1897 Eugene V. Debs 1913-1921 Socialist Job Harriman (1913-1921)
24 Charles Edward Russell by William M. Vander Weyde Charles Edward Russell 1921-1929 Socialsit Meyer London (1921-1926), none (1926-1929)
25 Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover 1929-1933 Nationalist Charles Curtis (1929-1931), none (1931-1933)
26 Norman Thomas 1937 Norman Thomas 1933-1941 Socialist James Burnfield (1933-1941)
27 Joseph Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy 1941-1945 Nationalist Walter E. Disney (1941-1945)
28 General George C. Marshall, official military photo, 1946 George C. Marshall 1945-1953 Socialist Harry Truman (1945-1953)
29 Harry-truman Harry S. Truman 1953-1956 (impeached) Socialist Adlai Stevenson (1953-195)
30 AdlaiEStevenson1900-1965 Adlai Stevenson II 1956-1957 Socialist none (1956-1957)
31 Joseph McCarthy Joseph McCarthy 1957-1959 (resigned) Nationalist Curtis LeMay (1957-1959)
32 Curtis LeMay (USAF) Curtis LeMay 1959-1966 (Assassinated) Nationalist none (1959-1961), Edward R. Morrow (1961-1966)
33 Edward r murrow Edward R. Morrow 1966-1977 Nationalist none (1966-1969), William L. Shirer (1969-1977)
34 Ted Kennedy, official photo portrait crop Edward Kennedy 1977-1985 Socialist Robert S. McNamara (1977-1985)
35 Dukakis1988 Micheal Dukakis 1985-1989 Socialist Dan Quayle (1985-1989)
36 Barry Sadler Barry Sadler 1989-1993 Nationalist Robert Ballard (1989-1993)
37 Ross Perot Ross Perot 1993-2001 Nationalist Walter Mondale (1993-1997), George Wendt (1997-2001)
38 Msc2011 dett-clinton 0298 Hillary Rodham 2001-2006 Socialist Michael Moore (2001-2006)
39 Michael-moore Michael Moore 2006-2009 Socialist none (2006-2009)
40 TomHanksJan2009 Tom Hanks 2009-present Nationalist Harrison Ford (2009-present)
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