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President of the United States

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. 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 since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasing role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, carrying over into the 21st century with some expansions during the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and George W. Bush. In the 21st century, the president is one of the world's most powerful political figures and the leader of the world's only remaining superpower. As the leader of the nation with the largest economy by nominal GDP, the president possesses significant domestic and international hard and soft power. For much of the 20th century, especially during the Cold War, the U.S. president was often called "the leader of the free world". Article II of the Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government and vests executive power in the president. The power includes the execution and enforcement of federal law and the responsibility to appoint federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers. Based on constitutional provisions empowering the president to appoint and receive ambassadors and conclude treaties with foreign powers, and on subsequent laws enacted by Congress, the modern presidency has primary responsibility for conducting U.S. foreign policy. The role includes responsibility for directing the world's most expensive military, which has the second-largest nuclear arsenal. The president also plays a leading role in federal legislation and domestic policymaking. As part of the system of separation of powers, Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution gives the president the power to sign or veto federal legislation. Since modern presidents are typically viewed as leaders of their political parties, major policymaking is significantly shaped by the outcome of presidential elections, with presidents taking an active role in promoting their policy priorities to members of Congress who are often electorally dependent on the president. Over time, presidents have also made increasing use of executive orders, agency regulations, and judicial appointments to shape domestic policy. The president is elected through the Electoral College to a four-year term, along with the vice president. Under the Twenty-second Amendment, ratified in 1951, no person who has been elected to two presidential terms may be elected to a third. In addition, nine vice presidents have become president by virtue of a president's intra-term death or resignation. In all, 45 individuals have served 47 presidencies spanning 60 four-year terms. Donald Trump is the 47th and current president since January 20, 2025.

Infobox

Seat
Washington, D.C.
Type
Head of state Head of government Commander-in-chief
Style
Mr. President (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Salary
$400,000 per year[a]
Website
whitehouse.gov
Appointer
Electoral College or via succession
Formation
March 4, 1789(236 years ago) (1789-03-04)
Member of
Cabinet Domestic Policy Council National Economic Council National Security Council
Residence
White House
Succession
Line of succession
Term length
Four yearsrenewable once
Abbreviation
POTUS
First holder
George Washington
Constituting instrument
Constitution of the United States (1789)

Tables

· Incumbency › Compensation
Yearestablished
Yearestablished
Presidential pay history
Yearestablished
Presidential pay history
Salary
Presidential pay history
Salary in2024 USD
1789
1789
Presidential pay history
1789
Presidential pay history
$25,000
Presidential pay history
$659,822
1873
1873
Presidential pay history
1873
Presidential pay history
$50,000
Presidential pay history
$1,312,361
1909
1909
Presidential pay history
1909
Presidential pay history
$75,000
Presidential pay history
$2,624,722
1949
1949
Presidential pay history
1949
Presidential pay history
$100,000
Presidential pay history
$1,321,538
1969
1969
Presidential pay history
1969
Presidential pay history
$200,000
Presidential pay history
$1,714,882
2001
2001
Presidential pay history
2001
Presidential pay history
$400,000
Presidential pay history
$710,318
Sources:
Sources:
Presidential pay history
Sources:
Presidential pay history
Yearestablished
Salary
Salary in2024 USD
1789
$25,000
$659,822
1873
$50,000
$1,312,361
1909
$75,000
$2,624,722
1949
$100,000
$1,321,538
1969
$200,000
$1,714,882
2001
$400,000
$710,318
Sources:
· Political affiliation
Chester A. Arthur, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Warren G. Harding, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, Herbert Hoover, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Donald Trump (incumbent)
Chester A. Arthur, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Warren G. Harding, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, Herbert Hoover, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Donald Trump (incumbent)
Party
Republican
Number ofpresidents
19
Name(s)
Chester A. Arthur, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Warren G. Harding, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, Herbert Hoover, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Donald Trump (incumbent)
Joe Biden, James Buchanan, Jimmy Carter, Grover Cleveland, Bill Clinton, Andrew Jackson, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Martin Van Buren, and Woodrow Wilson
Joe Biden, James Buchanan, Jimmy Carter, Grover Cleveland, Bill Clinton, Andrew Jackson, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Martin Van Buren, and Woodrow Wilson
Party
Democratic
Number ofpresidents
15
Name(s)
Joe Biden, James Buchanan, Jimmy Carter, Grover Cleveland, Bill Clinton, Andrew Jackson, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Martin Van Buren, and Woodrow Wilson
John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe
John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe
Party
Democratic-Republican
Number ofpresidents
4
Name(s)
John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe
Millard Fillmore, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and John Tyler
Millard Fillmore, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and John Tyler
Party
Whig
Number ofpresidents
4
Name(s)
Millard Fillmore, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and John Tyler
John Adams
John Adams
Party
Federalist
Number ofpresidents
1
Name(s)
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Party
National Union
Number ofpresidents
1
Name(s)
Andrew Johnson
George Washington
George Washington
Party
Independent (No party)
Number ofpresidents
1
Name(s)
George Washington
Party
Number ofpresidents
Name(s)
Republican
19
Chester A. Arthur, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Warren G. Harding, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, Herbert Hoover, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Donald Trump (incumbent)
Democratic
15
Joe Biden, James Buchanan, Jimmy Carter, Grover Cleveland, Bill Clinton, Andrew Jackson, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Martin Van Buren, and Woodrow Wilson
Democratic-Republican
4
John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe
Whig
4
Millard Fillmore, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and John Tyler
Federalist
1
John Adams
National Union
1
Andrew Johnson
Independent (No party)
1
George Washington

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