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Qualifications, Perks, and History of US Presidents: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn about Presidential and Vice Presidential qualifications, salary details, presidential perks, living and retired presidents, presidential terms and succession, notable historical events, foreign and domestic policy tools, and more.

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Qualifications, Perks, and History of US Presidents: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Qualifications of President and Vice President

  2. Presidential and Vice Presidential Qualifications Age: At least 35 at election Native Born Citizen Must have lived in the United States for 14 years.

  3. Modern Day Presidents • President George H. W. Bush (R) 1989 2 Terms • President Bill Clinton (D) 1993 2 Terms • President George W. Bush (R) 2 Terms • President Barack Obama (D) 2 Terms • President Donald Trump (R) first term

  4. Living Presidents Youngest serving President was Pres. Theodore Roosevelt Youngest elected President was Pres. John Kennedy Oldest elected President is Pres. Donald Trump

  5. Salary • 2001 – raised to $400,000.00 plus a $50,000.00 expense account (any unused part of the expense account must be returned to the treasury) • Vice President - $221,100.00 + $10,000.00 • Retired Presidents, Vice Presidents and Executive Cabinet Members get a yearly pension of $196,700+ up to $150,000.00 a yearfor staff and office expenses. --- Many Presidents and Vice Presidents also served in Congress and will draw a pension from Congress as well

  6. Retired Presidents • Former Presidents get a pension, a budget for staff, medical care and security protection • Secret Service Protection was a benefit from 1965 through 1996. Congress limited this to 10 years for Presidents inaugurated in 1997. (President Bill Clinton) • President Obama signed legislation that reinstated lifetime protection for himself, George W. Bush, and all future presidents. • It is estimated that on average a former President’s collective benefits will cost the taxpayers approximately 6-7 million dollars over their lifetimes. This depends on their age and their age at the time of their death.

  7. Presidential Salary • 1789 $ 25,000 • 1873 $ 50,000 • 1909$ 75,000 • 1949$100,000 ($50,000 budget added) • 1969 $200,000 • 2001 $400,000

  8. Presidential Perks • Free room and board • Camp David, Maryland Originally called Shangri-la by FDR Renamed Camp David by Eisenhower • Medical care • Car and driver • Office and house staff • There is a tennis court, putting green, jogging track, swimming pool, movie theater billiard room and a bowling alley.

  9. Presidential and Vice Presidential Terms • George Washington established the precedentof 2 terms for a President. “I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent. “ But a Presidential term limit will not be put into effect until the 22nd Amendment in 1947 after the death of FDR. • Franklin Delano Roosevelt was first and last President elected to four terms. • 22nd Amendment of 1947, limits the President to two elected terms. (Can serve 10 years.)

  10. Election • Originally the members of the Electoral College voted for two candidates for President. • First became President and the second Vice President. • Election of 1800 took 36 rounds of voting in the House to elect Jefferson over Burr • 12th Amendment let them vote separately. • No Vice President has ever served more than 2 terms. FDR’s Vice Presidents were: John Nance Garner, Henry Agard Wallace, Harry Truman http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x94g4k?autoplay=1&wmode=opaque

  11. Presidential Succession Act of 1947 • Vice President • Speaker of the House • President Pro Tempore of the Senate • Secretary of State • Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of Defense • Attorney General • Secretaries of the Executive departments in the order they were created

  12. Twenty-fifth Amendment 1967 • If President dies or leaves office the Vice President takes the office of President. • A new Vice President is chosen. • Both houses of Congress must approve. • Allows Vice President to become acting President if President is incapacitated.

  13. Ronald Reagan • March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan, his press secretary James Brady, and two others were struck by gunfire • John Hinckley, Jr. –was the would-be assassin – • Operation took three hours – George H.W. Bush became acting President during this time. • Assassination Attempt of Ronald Reagan

  14. TOOLS FOR FOREIGN POLICY • DIPLOMACY • ECONOMIC AID • MILITARY AID • HUMANITARIAN AID • LEADERSHIP ROLES: UN, NATO, NAFTA, G-7, G-8 • TREATIES can initiative but must be approved by Congress • SANCTIONS • MILITARY INTERVENTION Can deploy military troops for 90 days. Then Congress must approve or withdraw

  15. TOOLS FOR DOMESTIC POLICY • Leader of Political Party • Public Opinion • Veto Legislation • Initiate Legislation • State of the Union Address (2x Year) • Declare “State of Emergency” opens up aid

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