United States. Presidents
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president.
U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses
From the worries of a first president to calls for unity and the protection of individual rights, discover how the words of those first leaders shaped a nation.
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United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. Bush
From the nation's founding to the modern era, witness the evolution of American leadership through the very words that shaped its course.
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State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006)
From the birth of the nation to the modern era, witness the triumphs and tribulations of a country through the powerful words of its presidents.
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