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George Washington as Commander in Chief: Avoiding War/ Allies
George Washingtonan enlightenment president., was commander in chief before his presidency. On April 30, 1789 Geoprge Washington accepted his presideency and took his oath in office. As president he even turned down offers from his colleagues to deal ttwith other countries and or allies and to stay to themselves until we gained stregnth. -
Thomas Jefferson as Economic leader: Cutting Debt
Thomas Jefferson on Taxes.Thomas Jefferson was focused on out cutting our debt. He cut all the unecessary jobs in the executive branch. He told congress that he wanted to cut taxes and congress approved. After he was out of office congress approved his offer to reduce federal courts. -
Quincy Adams as Chief Diplomat:
John Quincy Adams was a diplomat before his president. He was the assisant to an American diiplomat at age 14.He could speak over 3 languages and communicate with foreign people because of it. He carried that into his presidency. He already knew how to deal with foreign policy. -
Abraham as chief executive: appointing Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln one of the most famous presidents in American history in 1862, appointed another one of our presidents Andrew Johnson as Military Governor of Tennessee. As a matter of fact he appointed the president to follow him after his assasination. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt as Economic Leader: The New Deal
Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) is the president that greatly affected the worlds economy of America today. In 1933 Frankil Roosevelt started the New Deal. This Deal was created to help us during the great deprrssion when Americas economy was at its worst and the stock market crash that lasted a decade. -
Gerald Ford as legislative leader: Vetos
Our president Gerald Ford was a legislative leader (one of the many roles as president he served). Did you know that Gerald Ford veetoed 66 bills? 48 of these bills were regular vetos and the rest of his vetos were pocket vetos or overriden. -
George W. Bush as chief executive: appointment
President Bush appoints Porter Goss as CIA director.President George W Bush fufilled his duty as chief executive by appointing Porter Gross as the director of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency). The job as CIA director is a very important and serious job to uphold. Executive appointments is one of the many ways a president can fufil this duty. -
Obama as Head of State: Ceremonial first
president Obama trhows out ceremonial first pitch It is a tradition that the president throw the first pitch of the official beginig of the baseball season on openning day. Ever since William Taft started this tradition every prsident has done it, except for Jimmey Carter. This year Obama has not yet said or thrown the first pitch at a game.
