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Inauguration Day |
the day the President of the United States is inaugurated, January 20 following the presidential election. |
Jimmy Carter |
U.S. statesman, the 39th U.S. President (1977-1981) and 83rd Governor of Georgia (1971-1975); born James Earl Carter, Jr. (b.1924). |
John Adams |
the second President of the United States (1797-1801), who had been a strong advocate of American independence from Great Britain as well as one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence. President Adams was also the first U.S. Vice President under his predecessor George Washington (b.1735--d.1826). |
John F. Kennedy |
the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), who pursued a foreign policy of anti-Communism, established the Peace Corps, and worked for civil rights in the United States. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 (b.1917--d.1963). |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
the principal military advisory body to the President of the United States, consisting of the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. |
Lincoln's Birthday |
a U.S. national holiday observed on February 12 commemorating the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln. |
Lyndon Baines Johnson |
U.S. politician, Vice-President to President John F. Kennedy, and later the 36th President of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. Under Lyndon Johnson, the nation saw the escalation of the Vietnam War. As president, Lyndon Johnson worked for the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act (b.1908--d.1973). |
natural-born citizen |
a person born in the United States or on foreign soil to two parents who are American citizens. Being a natural-born citizen is a requirement for becoming a U.S. president. |
Nelson Mandela |
South African statesman, anti-apartheid activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was held as a political prisoner for 27 years and became the first democratically elected and first black President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 (b. 1918). |
New Deal |
the political and economic policies of the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, focusing primarily on helping the United States recover from the Great Depression. |
off-year election |
in the U.S., an election that occurs in a year other than those years during which a President is elected. [1/2 definitions] |
Oval Office |
the oval-shaped office in the White House that is used by the President of the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
Pan American Exposition |
a world's fair held in 1901 in Buffalo, New York, where the use of electricity was the highlight and at which U.S. President William McKinley was assassinated. |
pocket veto |
in the United States, the indirect veto that occurs when the President refuses to sign a bill within ten days of the adjournment of Congress. |
popular vote |
in the U.S., the vote for a President as participated in by the voters themselves, as opposed to the vote carried out by the electoral college. [1/2 definitions] |
Pres. |
abbreviation of "President." |
pres.2 |
abbreviation of "president." |
presidency |
the office, term, or functions of a president. [2 definitions] |
president-elect |
one who has been elected president but has not yet taken office. |
presidential |
of or relating to the person or office of a president. |
President Pro Tempore |
the second-highest ranking officer of the Senate, elected by the members of the Senate and customarily the most senior member of the majority party, who, in the absence of the Vice President, officially presides over the Senate chamber. |
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