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PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY The president is the highest leader in the U.S. Each president is elected to office for a four year term. A president can then be reelected for another term. January 20th after the election is Inauguration Day. The president is sworn in by taking the Oath of Office. Then the president gives a speech called an inaugural address. A vice president is also elected. This person helps the president do the work. If something happened to the president, the vice president would take over his job. The president also has a group of people to give advice about different areas. This group is called the cabinet. The White House in Washington, D.C. is the home and office of the president. If the president has a wife, she is called the “First Lady.” The office of the president is called the Oval Office. The president meets with the cabinet (his group of advisors) in the Cabinet Room. During the War of 1812, the main part of the White House was burned down. It was then rebuilt. Each president belongs to a political party. Usually a president is a Democrat or a Republican. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.

In this chart, you will see the names of some presidents. You will also see some of the things they are best known for. Name of the President What the President is Known For George Washington First President Picture on the $1.00 bill Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. to honor him Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address Emancipation Proclamation Shot at Ford’s Theater Lincoln Memorial built in Washington, D.C. to honor him Franklin Delano Roosevelt “New Deal” (social and economic programs) Thomas Jefferson Louisiana Purchase in 1803 Andrew Johnson Impeached, but not taken out of office Theodore Roosevelt Youngest president (age 42) Ulysses S. Grant Grant’s Tomb in New York City was built to honor him © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.

Try This! Draw lines to connect the president to what he was known for doing. Abraham Lincoln New Deal George Washington Emancipation Proclamation Theodore Roosevelt Youngest president Thomas Jefferson First president Franklin Delano Roosevelt Louisiana Purchase Cross off people who did not serve as president. Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Richard Gere Gerald Ford James Brown John Adams Sarah Carter Circle the jobs that a president has to do. Make speeches Work with Congress Make movies Give inaugural address Paint the White House Choose people to be in the Cabinet © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.