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  President of the United States - MSN Encarta
The President of the United States (sometimes abbreviated as POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States.
President of the United States, chief executive officer of the federal government, leader of the executive branch, and the commander in chief of the armed forces.
Although the president shares power with Congress and the judiciary, he or she is the most powerful and important officeholder in the country.
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  President of the United States oath of office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The oath of office of the President of the United States was established in the United States Constitution, Article II, and is mandatory for a new President before taking office, or for a re-elected President before beginning a new term.
The oath is typically administered by the Chief Justice or sometimes by another federal judge.
"Myths of the Oath of Office" by Matthew Goldstein
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 Keep and Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page - 2nd Amendment Supporters
Oath of Office in the State of Iowa
Oath of Office in the State of Idaho
Oath of Office in the State of Wisconsin
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 From Revolution to Reconstruction: Documents: The Constitution of the USA
Judgement in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgement and punishment, according to law.
The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them.
A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
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 President of the United States
The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States.
The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years of age, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
The United States presidential line of succession is a well-defined sequence of who is to fill the Presidential office upon the death, resignation or removal from office (by impeachment and conviction) of a sitting President.
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 President of the United States
The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States (or a citizen of the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
Through the Department of State and the Department of Defense, the president is responsible for the protection of Americans abroad and of foreign nationals in the United States.
John Tyler, born March 29, 1790, was the first president born after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, meaning that all those born after him had/have to be a natural-born citizen of the United States in order to become president.
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 Talk:Oath of office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Merge with President of the United States oath of office
These pages repeat each other; I think the United States section of Oath of office should be merged with President of the United States oath of office.
Merge, BUT!, I think that President of the United States oath of office should become a redirect to oath of office.
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 Biography of Gerald R. Ford
He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to resign.
The President acted to curb the trend toward Government intervention and spending as a means of solving the problems of American society and the economy.
President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia.
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 Supreme Law Library : Reference : White House Constitution : whuscons
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased or diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
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 Impeach Bush
Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against President George W. Bush and his team for high crimes and misdemeanors.
According to Article VI of the United States Constitution "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land;".
Stating that "Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa" in his State of the Union Address after being told by the CIA that this was untrue and that the supporting documents were forged.
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 The Constitution of the United States
Oath of Office for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives:
The text of the Constitutional Oath is not written in the Constitution, but the current oath was enacted by Congress in 1862.
The Oath of Enlistment into the United States Armed Forces is performed upon any person enlisting or re-enlisting for a term of service into any branch of the military.
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 The History Place - JFK The President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy takes the oath of office and becomes the 35th President of the United States of America, January 20, 1961.
From the beginning and throughout his presidency, international tensions and political conflicts are a major preoccupation.
In September of 1962 the President delivered a speech at Rice University in which he pledged the U.S. would put a man on the moon "before the end of this decade." Seven years later, July of 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon.
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 American Experience | Jimmy Carter | People & Events
Until 1953, the United States mostly stayed on the sidelines, advocating for an independent Iran under the leadership of the young king, Reza Shah Pahlavi.
Even after it became known that the Shah was suffering from cancer, President Carter was reluctant to allow him entry to the United States, for fear of reprisal against Americans still in Iran.
President Carter felt the plight of the hostages deeply, and considered their safe return his personal responsibility.
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 U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Origins & Development > Institutional Development > Oath of Office
Vice President Richard Nixon administers the oath of office to Senator Gale McGee, 1959.
For nearly three-quarters of a century, that oath served nicely, although to the modern ear it sounds woefully incomplete.
This oath is the earliest direct predecessor of the modern oath.
www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Oath_Office.htm   (607 words)

  
 Vice President's Swearing-in Ceremony
While tradition dictates that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court administers the oath of office to the President-elect, a variety of officials have administered the oath to Vice Presidents.
The president pro tempore of the Senate administered the oath to the first three Vice Presidents—John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr—and to many Vice Presidents from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.
Until 1937, most Vice Presidents took the oath of office in the Senate chamber, prior to the President's swearing-in ceremony.
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 The United States Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.
Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
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 Constitution for the United States of America
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof [Modified by Amendment XVII], for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.
For purposes of representation in the Congress, election of the President and Vice President, and article V of this Constitution, the District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall be treated as though it were a State.
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 Biography of Abraham Lincoln
As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization.
This he stated most movingly in dedicating the military cemetery at Gettysburg: "that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain--that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
In his planning for peace, the President was flexible and generous, encouraging Southerners to lay down their arms and join speedily in reunion.
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 Oaths of Enlistment and Oaths of Office
The wordings of the current oath of enlistment and oath for commissioned officers are as follows:
The first oath under the Constitution was approved by Act of Congress 29 September 1789 (Sec.
Although the enlisted oath remained unchanged until 1950, the officer oath has undergone substantial minor modification since 1789.
www.history.army.mil /faq/oaths.htm   (148 words)

  
 Graffiti: The president ate the Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This oath of office is required by Article II, Section I, of the Constitution and, when taking it, the officeholder is abiding by the rules as laid down in that document.
These rules limit the power of the presidency and divide the government into three separate but EQUAL branches, ensuring that the citizenry of this great country is always represented and that we never again succumb to the abuses of a lone monarch.
Certainly it is a violation of his oath of office and I think I might be tempted to say there’s a case for treason in there somewhere too.
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 Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States. 1989
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States.
Executive Oath of Office: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Bibliographic Record Front Matter Foreword Presidents Not Inaugurated
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 Gerald Ford's Swearing-in Speech, Aug. 9, 1974
The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by George Washington and by every President under the Constitution.
The oath of office and the President's remarks were broadcast live on radio and television.
The White House announced that Richard Nixon's letter of resignation as 37th President of the United States was tendered to Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in his White House office by Assistant to the President Alexander M. Haig, Jr., at 11:35 a.m.
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 Dan Quayle : Biography
Vice President Dan Quayle was born on February 4, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He was elected to the United States Senate at age 33.
On January 20, 1989 he took the oath of office as the 44th Vice President of the United States at age 41.
www.vicepresidentdanquayle.com /biography.html   (756 words)

  
 Presidents of the United States
Centers devoted to research and study of the Presidency as an institution, the policies of past and future administrations, and analysis of issues faced by US Presidents.
Presidents of the Continental Congress as well as information about David Rice Atchison who some believe was the 12th President of the United States.
States that entered the Union during the term of each President.
www.presidentsusa.net   (899 words)

  
 George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States of America
This numerical discrepancy results chiefly from two factors: a President must take the oath at the beginning of each term of office, and, because Inauguration Day has sometimes fallen on a Sunday, four Presidents (Hayes [1877], Wilson [1917], Eisenhower [1957], and Reagan [1985]) have taken the oath privately before the public inaugural ceremonies.
August 4, 1974 -- Gerald R. Ford: First unelected Vice President to assume the presidency: first Vice President to assume the presidency under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which specifies that, upon the resignation of the President, the Vice President shall become President.
January 20, 1977 -- Jimmy Carter: First President to walk all the way from the Capitol to the White House with his family after ceremony; provisions were made for the handicapped to watch the parade.
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 Ben's Guide (3-5): The Election Process -- Election of the President
The process of electing a President was set up in the United States Constitution.
Instead, voters in each state actually cast their vote for a group of people, known as electors.
The President-elect and Vice President-elect take the oath of office and are inaugurated two weeks later, on January 20th.
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 "I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music.
The selections are drawn from the Presidential Papers in the Manuscript Division and from the collections of the Prints and Photographs Division, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Music Division, and the General Collections of the Library of Congress.
Additional material has been included from the photography collections of the Architect of the Capitol, the White House, and the United States Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms.
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 Abraham Lincoln | 16th President of the United States
He rose from humble origins and less than a year of formal education to become the 16th President of the United States, and one of the great men of American history.
Lincoln appointed three opponents for the Republican nomination to his cabinet, naming William Seward, Secretary of State; Salmon Chase, Secretary of the Treasury and later nominatinghim to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, and Edward Bates, who served as Attorney General.
The war's end was in sight on March 4, 1865 when Lincoln took his second oath of office as President.
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