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- The majority of this article is about heads of states. For more on other kinds of presidents, see Non-Governmental Presidents, below. For more on the usage of term "president", see President (history of the term).
Among other things, President today is a common title for the Head of state of most republics, whether popularly elected, chosen by the legislature or a special electoral college. It is also often adopted by dictators.
Modern history of the designation
Originally the term was used to refer to the presiding officer of a committee or governing body in Great Britain. Later this usage was applied to political leaders. Early examples are from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge (from 1464); the founding President of the Royal Society William Brouncker in 1660; heads of individual British colonies (originally Virginia in 1608); and chief officers of banks (from 1781). More on [ President ]
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Michael Beschloss: Tales Of The LBJ Tapes
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:23:00 -0400
President's daily conversations shed light on the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, the progress of the civil rights bill and the escalation of the Vietnam War.
Who Is Barack Obama?
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:29:00 -0400
We talk to people who knew him or have worked with the Illinois senator. They tell stories about Obama's personality and his character.
Candidates Soft On Medicare On The Trail
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:41:00 -0400
John McCain wants to revamp Medicare by charging wealthy beneficiaries more for prescription drugs. Barack Obama says he would negotiate for better rates for drugs.
Reuters: Politics
Speculation rife on Obama, McCain running mates
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:13:15 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sly hints and outright guesses fostered speculation in the U.S. vice presidential sweepstakes on Tuesday as Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain neared their choices of a No. 2.
Group asks McCain, Obama not to campaign on 9/11
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:12:34 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of September 11 victims' families appealed to White House hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama on Wednesday to suspend all campaigning on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks as a show of respect.
McCain campaigns for off-shore drilling on Gulf rig
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:12:45 -0400
ABOARD THE CHEVRON GENESIS (Reuters) - Republican John McCain took his campaign high above the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, visiting an offshore oil and gas rig and predicting many more like it along the U.S. coasts if he is elected president.
America Votes - Presidential campaign memorabilia from the Duke University special collections.
American Presidential Campaigns and Elections - Commercial site offering various books containing strategy, campaign and election analysis, and other political data
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Presents a detailed view of U.S. Presidential election results from 1789 thorugh 2000, state and county data from 1948 through 2000.
Meta Description: [ Detailed national results of US Presidential Elections from 1789 through 2000. State and county results from 1892 through 2000. ]
Geostat Center - US Presidential Election Maps: 1860-1996 - Maps showing the percent of popular vote and electoral vote distribution and totals.
HarpWeek - The Presidential Elections 1860-1912 - Provides historical context of political cartoons, campaign overviews, biographical sketches and a review of the era's major issues.
History Central - US Presidential Elections - Historical information about elections starting in 1789 includes electoral and popular vote graphs.
Meta Description: [ A history of Presidential Elections in the United States from Washington to Bush. Information on Primaries, Conventions and how the electoral college works ]
Jurist - Presidential Election Law - Provides statutes, cases, news and information about the laws regarding political broadcasting, campaign finance, voter registration and presidential debates. Includes Florida Recount 2000 section.
Meta Description: [ Statutes, cases, news and information from JURIST: The Legal Education Network. ]
League of Women Voters Video Archive: Presidential Debates - Watch past candidate debates with Windows Media Player. Archive begins with the 1976 election.
Library of Congress American Memory - Elections... the American Way - Teacher resources, features and activities about presidential candidates, voters, the party system, election process and issues.
Meta Description: [ Elections the American Way, a feature presentation for teachers, provides an investigation of the curricular theme, election processes, through use of primary sources from the American Memory collections - from the Learning Page, The Library of Congress. ]
Presidential Candidates and Campaigns - History of elections from 1960 includes candidate issues brochures, campaign announcements, acceptance speeches, campaign logos and voting statistics.
Presidential Losers - Information on those who received their parties nomination and received at least one electoral vote but lost the election.
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