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In 1948, Eisenhower became President of Columbia University, an Ivy League university in New York City, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. [116] The choice was subsequently characterized as not having been a good fit for either party. [117] During that year, Eisenhower's memoir, Crusade in Europe, was published. [118]
On January 19, 1955, Eisenhower became the first president to conduct a televised news conference. [37] Reporters found performance at press conferences as awkward. Some concluded mistakenly that he was ill-informed or merely a figurehead. At times, he was able to use his reputation to deliberately obfuscate his position on difficult subjects. [38]
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] The incumbent president is Donald Trump , who assumed office on January 20, 2025 . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises because of Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, who were ...
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 ).
Only former president in the Senate Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson: 1949–1961 Senate minority leader 1953–1955 Senate majority leader 1955–1961 Resigned to become vice president Virginia: James Monroe: 1790–1794 First former senator to become president John Tyler: 1827–1836 Only former president pro tempore to become president
President: Took office: Left office: Notes: David G. Burnet: 1836 1836 Burnet County; (acting) Vice-president of Texas under Lamar, U.S. Senator-Elect 1866. Sam Houston: 1836 1838 Houston; Houston County; also served as Governor and U.S. Senator, and formerly in Tennessee as Governor and U.S. Representative. Referred to as the first President ...
January 20: Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th U.S. president Richard Nixon becomes the 36th U.S. vice president. January 7 – President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. [1] January 14 – The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon.
A list of U.S. presidents grouped by primary state of residence and birth, with priority given to residence. Only 20 out of the 50 states are represented. Presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective birth states (they were not born in the state listed below).