The First President of the United States

[Southern Dad]

Ever hear of President John Hanson? Most haven't. John Hanson was unanimously chosen by our congress, including George Washington to be the first president. He took office as the Revolutionary War ended. During his short term, he faced a possible overthrow of the government by our own troops. The congress ran for their lives leaving the new president to figure it out. It seems that we hadn't paid our military and didn't have the funds available to do it. He ordered all foreign soldiers out of the USA, established the Great Seal which is still used to this day and demanded the removal of all foreign flags. He established the Department of the Treasury, set Thanksgiving Day and set up a Foreign Affairs Department. He had a busy year in office.

There were eight Presidents to serve before George Washington. Just an interesting fact to share.

[Saz]

Eh, he served under the article of confederation, not the united states constitution.

[Southern Dad]

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[Philly]

These guys were really the Presidnt of Congress, which seams more like Speaker to me.

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[Philly]

"Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States had no executive branch; the president of Congress was a mostly ceremonial position, but the office did require Hanson to handle a good deal of correspondence and sign official documents."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hanso ... f_Congress

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