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January 20: Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, begins his second term. January 20: Al Gore , the 45th vice president of the United States , begins his second term. January 17 – A Delta II rocket carrying a military GPS payload explodes shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral .
The president of the United States ( POTUS) [B] is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . The power of the presidency has grown substantially [12] since the first president ...
- 400,000 United States dollars per year
- Four years, renewable once
February 4 – President Clinton delivered his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress. [8] February 19 – Clinton delivered an address on the University of Massachusetts Boston campus (arranged in part by U.S. Representative Joe Moakley from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district ).
As the head of the government of the United States, the president is arguably the most powerful government official in the world. The president is elected to a four-year term via an electoral college system. Since the Twenty-second Amendment was adopted in 1951, the American presidency has been limited to a maximum of two terms.
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Learn more about the Presidents of the United States from WhiteHouse.gov.
The swearing-in of President Bill Clinton on January 20, 1997, marked the last Presidential Inauguration of the 20th century. Thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., and millions more across the country and all over the world joined the ceremony by radio, television, and computer.
Years / Años. President / Presidente. Party / Partido; 2010- Barack H. Obama: Democrat: 2005 - 2010 : George W. Bush: Republican: 2001 - 2005: George W. Bush
