Every US President
The office of the American presidency was invented on the fly. In 1787, the founders sat in Philadelphia arguing about whether the executive should be a single person or a committee of three. They... Read More →
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Every U.S. President Who Was Also a General
Twelve men who sat in the Oval Office first gave orders on a battlefield. Some commanded armies that changed the course of history. Others held the rank in name only, their “generalship” a political... Read More →
All the U.S. Presidents Who Owned Slaves While in Office
Twelve of the first eighteen American presidents owned enslaved people at some point in their lives. Eight of them owned enslaved people while actively serving as president. They presided over a nation founded on... Read More →
All 14 Men Who Were Actually President Before George Washington
Ask most Americans who the first president was, and they'll confidently say George Washington. They're wrong-sort of. Before Washington took the oath of office in 1789, fourteen men held the title "President of the... Read More →
