who were the first 4 presidents?

Only four really mattered

There were only 4 POTUSs who really counted: G. Washington, A. Lincoln, T. Roosevelt, F.D. Roosevelt.
 
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canuck said:
It's the people who vote in the President.
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WRONG WRONG WRONG. In the US the people vote for some political jerks in an organization called the Electoral College and hope, just hope, the Electoral College jerks vote for he same person the voter voted for!!!!!!!!!!
 
Since i started this one quite a whiile ago

stool said:
yes,but that is probably intentional...like the rest of us are trying to forget!
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I will make this statement. Those who fail to study history are condemned to relive it. Now bring on the flame Mike.
 
stool said:
no flame, i agree...
but at the same time one cannot live in history, you have to live today.
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Stool i agree with you 100% . There is nothing new under the political sun.

Question for the board? What is the difference between the Socialist Workers Party and the Democrat Party?
 
Back to the original question. Who was the first four presidents? The first was Peyton Randolph I think. Served from 1723-1774 under the Continental Congress of United States---- I think---- John Hancock was the third. Don't remember the rest. All total, there were 15 or 16 Presidents of the United States prior to Washington. Washington was the first after the Constitutional Convention.
 
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Back to the original question. Who was the first four presidents? The first was Peyton Randolph I think. Served from 1723-1774 under the Continental Congress of United States---- I think---- John Hancock was the third. Don't remember the rest. All total, there were 15 or 16 Presidents of the United States prior to Washington. Washington was the first after the Constitutional Convention.
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I thought it was John Hansen ?????
 
Dang, now I remember that trick question on a final exam. I did get it right (have no idea now), only because my mom was a History major with a degree in teaching. 3 terms with Ike, then they changed the rules or there might have been a fourth. Then a question far ya all that still have some retention : Who were Ike's VP's.
 
blades said:
Dang, now I remember that trick question on a final exam. I did get it right (have no idea now), only because my mom was a History major with a degree in teaching. 3 terms with Ike, then they changed the rules or there might have been a fourth. Then a question far ya all that still have some retention : Who were Ike's VP's.
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If you don't mind, I would like to correct you, please. Eisenhower was elected and served for two terms. His Vice-President for both terms was Richard Nixon. Eisenhower followed Truman and John Kennedy followed Eisenhower. Franklin D. Roosevelt was first elected in 1932 and was reelected in 1936, 1940 and 1944 and he died in office in 1945 before WW II was over and Truman became President. Roosevelt was the only President to serve more than two terms.

The 23rd amendment to the constitution was passed in congress in 1947 (during the term of Truman) and approved by enough states in 1951 (during the second term of Eisenhower).

The text of that amendment are: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term."

Professor Concho Bill
 
Bill Wynne said:
If you don't mind, I would like to correct you, please. Eisenhower was elected and served for two terms. His Vice-President for both terms was Richard Nixon. Eisenhower followed Truman and John Kennedy followed Eisenhower. Franklin D. Roosevelt was first elected in 1932 and was reelected in 1936, 1940 and 1944 and he died in office in 1945 before WW II was over and Truman became President. Roosevelt was the only President to serve more than two terms.

The 23rd amendment to the constitution was passed in congress in 1947 (during the term of Truman) and approved by enough states in 1951 (during the second term of Eisenhower).

The text of that amendment are: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term."

Professor Concho Bill
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The 23 amendment should be extended to the Senate and House also.
 
If we could just take out 531 more Cantors we would be on a roll.

Well, the Old Dominion needed a boost in conservative opinion. Remember, they voted for McAwful!!!
 
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