Презентация "Президенты США"

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«ПРЕЗИДЕНТЫ США»

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Some interesting facts about

THE PRESIDENTS

OF THE USA

George

Washington

(February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799)

  • George Washington was the only president to be elected unanimously. • He was the only president inaugurated in two cities: New York and Philadelphia. • He never lived in Washington, DC, although he was interested in the construction of the city and purchased property there.

• He was the first president elected by the House of Representatives. • He wanted to be remembered not for his presidency, but for the roles he played in the creation of the Declaration of Independence.

(April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826)

Thomas

Jefferson

(February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865)

  • On January 23, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. • He was the first president to be assassinated. He was shot five days after the end of the Civil War. • He was the first president born outside of the original thirteen colonies. • Just one month after his inauguration, the Civil War began.

Abraham

Lincoln

(January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945)

  • Prohibition was repealed during his administration. • He died two weeks before Germany finally surrendered in World War II. • He was the only president to be elected four times. • At age 39, he was stricken with infantile paralysis.

Franklin D.

Roosevelt

(May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963)

  • He was a decorated naval officer in World War II. • He received the Pulitzer Prize for his book, "Profiles in Courage." • He served exactly 1,000 days in office. • He was the first president born in the 20th century and the youngest president ever elected.

John F.

Kennedy

Bill

Clinton

(August 19, 1946 - )

  • He was elected Governor of Arkansas for five terms. • He is known for appointing minorities and women to high-level positions. • During his term, the federal budget was balanced.
  • He was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. • He lived in Indonesia for several years as a child.
  • 2009 Inauguration.

(August 4, 1961 - )

Barack

Obama

  • G. Washington
  • T. Jefferson
  • A. Lincoln
  • F.D. Roosevelt
  • J.F. Kennedy
  • B. Clinton
  • B. Obama

CONTENTS

The End