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  Welcome to the White House
President George W. Bush meets with the Homeland Security Council, including Vice President Dick Cheney, Homeland Security Advisor Frances Fragos Townsend, center, and members of his Cabinet, Friday, June 1, 2007, to discuss the federal government's preparedness for this year's hurricane season in the White House Situation Room.
The President received briefings from the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the National Guard Bureau on initiatives for what is expected to be an active hurricane season, which begins today, June 1st.
President Bush believes the power of technology and the innovative spirit of America will reduce our reliance on foreign sources of energy, which will help ensure a growing and prosperous America in the 21st Century.
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  Seal of the President of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Seal of the President of the United States is based on the Great Seal of the United States.
The first U.S. President to use a presidential seal was Rutherford B. Hayes; in 1880, Hayes used the seal for White House invitations.
President, with the greatest respect, I would prefer the American eagle's neck to be on a swivel so that it could face the olive branches or the arrows, as the occasion might demand".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States   (590 words)

  
 Seal of the President of the Philippines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Seal of the President of the Philippines is a symbol used to represent and authenticate documents coming from the president of the Philippines.
The seal is composed of the coat-of-arms of the President of the Philippines surrounded by an outer rim with the words "Sagisag ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas" ("Seal of the President of the Philippines").
During the term of President Elpidio Quirino, the American presidential seal was modified to include a ring of stars that represented the states of the union.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_Philippines   (477 words)

  
 Great Seal of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself (which is in the keeping of the U.S. Secretary of State), and more generally for the design represented upon it.
Though the United States has never adopted any "national coat of arms", the image from the obverse of the great seal is often used informally as national arms, and is used on state documents such as passports in this capacity.
The main figure on the obverse (front) of the seal is a Bald Eagle with its wings outstretched ("displayed", in heraldic terms).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States   (1145 words)

  
 United States Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and serves as its presiding officer, but is not a Senator and does not vote except to break ties.
The Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. At one end of the Chamber of the Senate is a dais from which the Presiding Officer (the Vice President or the President pro Tempore) presides.
United States, although the Senate's advice and consent is required for the appointment of certain executive branch officials, it is not necessary for their removal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Senate   (6072 words)

  
 Congress of The United States Experiences @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Speaker's powers as presiding officer are extensive; he or she controls the course of debate and enforces the rules of the House.
The Vice President of the United States is ex officio the President of the Senate; he or she has no vote except in the case of a tie.
Thus, the President may veto legislation passed at the end of a congressional session simply by ignoring it; the maneuver is known as a pocket veto, and cannot be overridden by the adjourned Congress.
www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Congress_of_the_United_States   (4209 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: U.S. presidential election, 1872
Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States.
President Grant was unanimously renominated for a second term by the convention's 752 delegates.
Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819–November 25, 1885) was a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and the twenty-first Vice President of the United States.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/U.S.-presidential-election,-1872   (3806 words)

  
 Great Seal of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself (which is in the keeping of the U.S. Secretary of State), and more generally for the designrepresented upon it.
Though the United States has never adopted any "national coat of arms," the image from the obverse of the great seal is oftenused informally as national arms.
The main figure on the obverse (front) of the seal is a Bald Eagle with itswings outstretched ("displayed," in heraldic terms).
www.therfcc.org /great-seal-of-the-united-states-33282.html   (826 words)

  
 Great Seal of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents by the United States government.
The phrase is used both the physical seal itself (which is in the keeping the U.S. Secretary of State) and more generally for the design upon it.
Though the United States has never adopted "national coat of arms " the image the obverse of the great seal is used informally as national arms.
www.freeglossary.com /Great_Seal_of_the_United_States   (947 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: List of United States magazines
The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal Law of the United States.
Upon enactment of a law, the original bill is delivered to the Archivist of the United States, and duplicate copies are issued in pamphlet form as "slip laws" by the Government Printing Office (GPO).
The two leading annotated versions are the United States Code Annotated, abbreviated as U.S.C.A., and the United States Code Service, abbreviated as U.S.C.S. The U.S.C.A. is published by Westlaw (part of Thomson), and the U.S.C.S. is published by LexisNexis (part of Reed Elsevier).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-United-States-magazines   (282 words)

  
 Gold Coast Railroad Museum - Ferdinand Magellan
One other railcar was built for President Lincoln in the early 1860's, however Lincoln refused to ride in it calling it "too fancy and ornate." The car was used to carry the president's body to his burial place after he was assassinated.
President Franklin Roosevelt approved of the idea after he was told that the car would not only be used for him but for future Presidents as well.
President Roosevelt's only request for the design was to "make it a little more comfortable", so the interior of the car was redesigned.
www.goldcoast-railroad.org /magellan.htm   (652 words)

  
 The Masonic Presidents Tour - Seal of The President of the United States
The President's Seal is used to close official envelopes containing messages or other documents from the President to the Congress of the United States.
The Great Seal of the United States is affixed by the Secretary of State to documents signed by the President.
Brother and President Theodore Roosevelt had the old Seal in bronze set into the floor of the entrance to the White House.
www.pagrandlodge.org /mlam/presidents/endtour.html   (374 words)

  
 Official Heraldry of the United States
The pales in the Arms are kept closely united by the chief and the chief depends on that Union and the strength resulting from it for its support, to denote the Confederacy of the United States of America and the preservation of their union through Congress.
The Escutcheon is borne on the breast of an American Eagle without any other supporters, to denote that the United States ought to rely on their own Virtue." For an illustration of the seal, see 1786 engraving of the obverse, or look at any one-dollar bill.
The United Provinces provided a precedent for the United States, sharing the feature that they earned their independence through a war, but did so as several distinct provinces headed by a representative assembly, and adopted a non-monarchical form of government after independence; these features were unique in European history.
www.heraldica.org /topics/usa/usheroff.htm   (1601 words)

  
 Great Seal Of The United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Though the United States has never adopted any "national coat of arms," the image from the obverse of the great seal is often used informally as national arms.
The description below refers to colored representations of the seal as often seen; the physical Great Seal itself, as affixed to documents, is of course monochrome.
An unfinished pyramid appears on the reverse of the seal, inscribed on its base with the date 1776 in Roman numerals.
www.wikiverse.org /great-seal-of-the-united-states   (981 words)

  
 The meanings of the symbols on the dollar bill-Truth!
All explanations and interpretations are taken from the United States Treasury Department and the United States Department of State, which is the official keeper of the United States Seal.
Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States and it is always visible whenever he speaks.
Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet no one knows what the symbols mean.
www.truthorfiction.com /rumors/d/dollarbill.htm   (2051 words)

  
 The American Eagle on the Seal of the President of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
On the Seal of the President of the United States, however, the Eagle faced the bundle of arrows in its left talon when that seal was created in 1877 by President Hayes.
The cloud puffs and most stars in the President's Seal fan upward in an arc, instead of forming a constellation surrounded by a cloud.
At the President's press conferences, his flag seems to be always draped so the bundle of arrows is clearly visible.
www.greatseal.com /symbols/presidentseal.html   (253 words)

  
 NARA - Federal Register - Executive Orders
The Seal of the President of the United States shall consist of the Coat of Arms encircled by the words "Seal of the President of the United States."
The Color and Flag of the President of the United States shall consist of a dark line blue rectangular background of sizes and proportions to conform to military and naval custom, on which shall appear the Coat of Arms of the President in proper colors.
The Coat of Arms, Seal, and Color and Flag shall be as described herein and as set forth in the illustrations and specifications which accompany this order and which are hereby made a part thereof.
www.archives.gov /federal-register/codification/executive-order/10860.html?template=print   (396 words)

  
 MooreThoughts » The Seal
Nashville is Talking links to a New York Times article chiding the White House for its request of The Onion to stop using the Seal of the President of the United States.
Dixton wrote that the seal “is not to be used in connection with commercial ventures or products in any way that suggests presidential support or endorsement.” Exceptions may be made, he noted, but The Onion had never applied for such an exception.
The cancellation was made at the request of the United States government during the Clinton administration.
moorethoughts.com /2005/10/24/the-seal   (1073 words)

  
 President of the United States Information Sheet
2.  It is probably that the seal of the President of the Continental Congress was not drafted nor used until long in 1783-84.  The seal was used by all of the Presidents of the Continental Congresses.  The first Continental Congress met in 1774 – the first United States Congress in 1789.
            “The flag of the President of the United States shall consist of a blue ground with arms of the United States in the center, and shall be of the dimensions prescribed for the admiral’s flag,” No. 1.
            “233.  The flag of the President shall consist of a blue ground with the official coat of arms of the United States as determined by the State Department in the center, and shall be of the dimensions prescribed for the admiral’s flag No. 1, 10.20 feet hoist, 14.40 feet fly.
www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil /SealsEmblems/PresidentOfTheUnitedStates.htm   (3043 words)

  
 George Bush Memorabilia
It features a beautiful die struck Presidential Seal in the center with a blue filled rim on which is written "Seal of the President of the United States".
Both Pen and Pencil feature the signature of the President and there is a die struck Presidential Seal on the clip of each instrument.
There is a gold Presidential Seal and the President's signature on the cover.
www.hailtothechiefs.com /GWB.htm   (662 words)

  
 The United States One Dollar Bill -- A Patriot's Reminder
Note that this is a Federal Reserve Note, a debt note of the United States to the Federal Reserve, not a United States Treasury note, nor is it backed as Constitutionally required by gold or silver.
He was the first president under the Constitution for the United States, the Supreme Law of The Land, which establishes and limits our form of government and protects our rights as Free Sovereign Citizens.
Prior to 1945, modified with the Eagle looking to its left toward the arrows, it was the seal of the President of the United States, as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
www.barefootsworld.net /dollarbill.html   (1226 words)

  
 eBay - president of ..., Historical Memorabilia, Nonfiction Books items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 The Great Seal of the United States
The designing of a seal of the U.S. was first commissioned by the Continental Congress immediately after the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Without questioning the fact that element of the Great Seal design are also to be found as Masonic symbols, one may question whether the designers of the seal intended it to be given a specifically Masonic interpretation.
Because of the use of "seals" in official documents, the Great Seal of the United States appears in many places.
www.masonicinfo.com /greatseal.htm   (1491 words)

  
 THE UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The story of how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided to put both sides of the Great Seal on the back of the one-dollar bill is recorded in a letter from then Secretary of Agriculture (and later Vice President) Henry A. Wallace.
This pyramid was not a part of the proposals for the Great Seal until the third committee, and it was NOT suggested by Jefferson, Franklin, or Adams.
Only slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean.
www.talewins.com /Treasures/essays/onedollar.htm   (1646 words)

  
 thattoo.com : List Matches for "seal of the president of the united states"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 The United States One Dollar Bill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury.
It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments.
Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean.
whe.dimentech.com /united_states_one_dollar_bill.htm   (674 words)

  
 Presidential Seal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
President Clinton attended this fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans.
The Seal of the President of the United States is painstakingly reproduced using a technique called snowfill.
The ice is engraved and the engraving is filled with snow and frozen.
www.icedragonice.com /photos/presidential.html   (75 words)

  
 Presidential Seal Plaque Plaques | Wall Plaque | Podium Plaque
The first President to use a presidential seal was Rutherford B. Hayes; in 1880, Hayes used the seal for White House invitations.
Harry S. Truman had the seal redesigned on October 26, 1945, adding the circle of stars and re-orienting the eagle towards its own right, the side with the olive branch, thus symbolizing that the United States favors peace while being willing to engage in war.
The Presidential Seal is most often seen on the podium at presidential press conferences, on the sides of Air Force One and Marine One, and on White House documents.
www.militaryplaques.com /Presidential_Seal.html   (293 words)

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