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Office of the President...How many of these facts do you know?

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Channel: Zero2Hero · 2017 · Education

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Office of the President...How many of these facts do you know? With the first President of the United States taking his seat in 1789, the POTUS is a crucial role in the Constitutional Republic known as America. Learn about the role of the Continental Congress, as well as current events!

Democrats, Republicans, and any other independent or third party viewer will find this non-partisan look at the office of the President gives an understanding of the responsibility and history that comes along with residency in the White House, From George Washington to Donald Trump!

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As President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, “A President’s hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.” This helps people realize the responsibility brought about by this office and the leadership, humility, and intelligence that needs to be shown by the leader of the free world. Here are 10 interesting facts about the highest office in America that you probably don’t know!
Can you name the first American leader in history? It’s probably not who you think it is! Type your answer in the comments below and stay tuned till number 1 to check your answer!
10. The Best and Worst
Who is the greatest President of all-time? A great leader who led us through war like Franklin D. Roosevelt? A risk-taker who helped keep a divided and divisive country from completely imploding like Abraham Lincoln? Perhaps a founding father that helped create the innovative democracy we enjoy today like Thomas Jefferson?
When one really thinks about it, this is a pretty difficult question to answer...especially when one considers the subjective nature of political opinion and the evolution of societal progression. It seems like it would be almost impossible to name the greatest President in American history.
However, that is not the case for the worst President of all-time. According to the Siena College Research Institute’s Presidential Experts Poll, which gathers the opinions of leading historians and political scientists after every new administration, one name is consistently at the bottom of the list. That man is James Buchanan, who is listed as the 15th President in your history book, but number 44 in your heart.
President Buchanan is rarely remembered by most Americans and, even when he is, it’s usually not for a very good reason. Beating sitting President Franklin Pierce for the Democratic nomination in 1856, Buchanan was a longtime politician who had served 5 terms in the House of Representatives and was seen by most as one who could help calm a country that was divided over issues such as slavery and the deteriorating economy. Things did not get off to a good start, however, as Buchanan became seriously ill and almost died before he even had his inauguration. Once in office, things did not get much better as his views on slavery did not help to unite the bitterly divided country. Mainly voted by Southern slave and Border States, Buchanan’s position was seen as unintuitive and ultimately helped lead the country to Civil War. Add in the worst economy in decades, a bitterly split Congress, and multiple accusations of bribery and extortion by his administration, and it became clear Buchanan was not the leader many had hoped for. You know it was bad when President Buchanan himself announced he would not run for re- election after only 1 year into time in the high and noble office.
Many historians have argued that if the Buchanan administration had not been so horrendous, it is possible Abraham Lincoln would have never rose to the presidency and led the Union to victory in the Civil War.
This does raise an interesting question though. If some of our greatest Presidents have their birthdays celebrated as national holidays, does that mean we should be forced to work a double shift on James Buchanan’s birthday?
9. That Mountain Is Looking At Me
Deep in the Black Hills region of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore is the state’s most popular tourist attraction, welcoming almost 3 million visitors every year. Bearing the faces of George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, these 60 foot sculptures carved in granite have since become one of the most iconic images in American history.
The mountain, originally known as “The Six Grandfathers,” was chosen for the monumental undertaking to increase tourism in the area. The initial idea for the project was to carve the images of Lakota tribe Chief Red Cloud, Lewis and Clark, Buffalo Bill Cody, and the names of American territories. It took over 400 workers 14 years to dynamite and sculpt the large granite mountainside, removing 450,000 tons of rock in the process, and was completed in 1941. However the mountain was also supposed to include Susan B.

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