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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 ...
Johnson and Kennedy both served under Vice President Nixon (1953–1961). Biden served under vice presidents Ford (1973–1974) and Bush (1981–1989) and later served with Obama (2005–2008). James A. Garfield was elected senator for Ohio in 1880, but he did not take up the office due to being elected president later that year.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Texas, ordered by year.Since its admission to statehood in 1845, Texas has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the 1864 election during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the 1868 election, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction.
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.
President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home, Grand Rapids, Michigan Jimmy Carter: Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Plains, Georgia George W. Bush: George W. Bush Childhood Home, Midland, Texas Bill Clinton: President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Hope, Arkansas