President of the United States. ca.1789-1953.

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President of the United States. ca.1789-1953.

Autographs of nineteen American presidents between Washington and Truman, as well as other notable office holders.

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United States. President

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The President of the United States is the chief executive office of the United States. In contrast to many countries with parliamentary forms of government, where the office of president, or head of state, is mainly ceremonial, in the United States the president is vested with great authority and is arguably the most powerful elected official in the world. The nation's founders originally intended the presidency to be a narrowly restricted institution. They distrusted executive authority because...