President of the United States of America

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government in the USA. The President directs the Executive branch of the Government, and he is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. 

Presidential Seal

According to the US Constitution, there are some criteria for a person to become President:

1. Be at least 35 years old
2. Be a US citizen born in the USA

As many people may know, the President is not elected by direct vote, but by an Electoral College, which many people argue that it is not a democratic way of electing a president, but that is another story for another time. 

Apart from being the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, the President can appoint federal judges, and he can also propose laws, but these have to be introduced by a Congressman or a Senator in the Congress, or he can veto laws passed by the Congress. Furthermore, having executive powers, he needs to ensure that the laws are carried out. Regarding the foreign policy, the President has the power to sign treaties and appoint ambassadors.

White House, the official of the POTUS

Camp David, the country retreat of the POTUS

Currently, 46 people served as the POTUS. 

• 4 Presidents were assassinated while in office:

Abraham Lincoln in 1865

James Garfield in 1881

William McKinley in 1901

John F. Kennedy in 1963

•  4 Presidents died in office because of natural causes:

William Henry Harrison died in 1841, 39 days after his inauguration making his presidency the shortest in the US history

Zachary Taylor died in 1850

Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in 1945

Warren Harding died in 1923

• 1 POTUS had more than 2 terms:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt had 4 terms between 1933 and 1945

• 1 President had 2 non-consecutive terms:

Grover Cleveland, 1st term was between 1885-1889, while the 2nd term was between 1893-1897

• 1 President resigned:

Richard Nixon resigned in 1974

• Another fun fact about the US Presidents:

The grandchild of Jon Tyler, pictured above, the 10th POTUS between 1841 and 1845, still lives. He is 94 years old 

• Talking about family, 2 Presidents had sons who became POTUS as well:

John Adams, the 2nd POTUS between 1797-1801

John Quincy Adams, the 6th POTUS between 1825-1829, the son of John Adams

   George H. Bush, 41st POTUS between 1989-1993

George W. Bush, the 43rd POTUS between 2001-2009

Here is a list of all US Presidents:

1. George Washington (1789-1797)
2. John Adams (1797-1801)
3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
4. James Madison (1809-1817)
5. James Monroe (1817-1825)
6. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
8. Martin van Buren (1837-1841)
9. William Harrison (1841)
10. John Tyler (1841-1845)
11. James Polk (1845-1849)
12. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
13. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
14. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
15. James Buchanan (1857-1861)
16. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
17. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
18. Ulysses Grant (1869-1877)
19. Rutherford Hayes (1877-1881)
20. James Garfield (1881)
21. Chester Arthur (1881-1885)
22. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)
23. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
24. Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
25. William McKinley (1897-1901)
26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
27. Howard Taft (1909-1913)
28. Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
29. Warren Harding (1921-1923)
30. Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)
31. Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
32. Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945)
33. Harry Truman (1945-1953)
34. Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961)
35. John Kennedy (1961-1963)
36. Lyndon Johnson (1963-1969)
37. Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
38. Gerald Ford (1974-1977)
39. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
40. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
41. George H. Bush (1989-1993)
42. Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
43. George W. Bush (2001-2009)
44. Barrack Obama (2009-2017)
45. Donald Trump (2017-2021)
46. Joe Biden (2021-present)