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The 1842 State of the Union Address, was written by John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. It was presented on Tuesday, December 6, 1842, by the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. He said, "We have continued reason to express our profound gratitude to the Great Creator of All Things for numberless benefits ...
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
The length of a full four-year term of office for a president of the United States usually amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). The listed number of days is calculated as the difference between dates, which counts the number of calendar days except the first day (day zero).
September 10 – Letitia Tyler, First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842 as wife of the 10th U.S. president, John Tyler (born 1790) October 2 – William Ellery Channing, Unitarian theologian and minister (born 1780) November 3 – Robert Smith, 6th United States Secretary of State (born 1757)
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. speaks at the 2024 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point, in Highland Falls, New York on Saturday, May 25, 2024.
The 48-year tenure of veteran presidents after World War II was a result of that conflict's "pervasive effect […] on American society." [2] In the late 1970s and 1980s, almost 60 percent of the United States Congress had served in World War II or the Korean War, and it was expected that a Vietnam veteran would eventually accede to the presidency.
With just one week to go until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered on Tuesday what her campaign called a “closing argument address” from the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., in ...
President Tyler began by expressing gratitude for the nation's prosperity, crediting the “protection and merciful dispensations of Divine Providence.” He highlighted the ongoing peace in the United States and praised advancements in education and social happiness, while also addressing some pressing issues regarding the nation's ...