1. Benefits of the Job and other interesting facts…
The Institutions:
Benefits of the Job and other interesting facts…

2. Why do you think the presidency is called a Glorious Burden??

3. Who assists the President?
When George Washington was President, people recognized that one person could not carry out the duties of the President without advice and assistance.

4. Presidency Salary and Benefits
Use of all military doctors and hospitals
Office staff and assistants
Retirement Benefits:
Retirement pay at executive level
Free Private insurance on federal plans
Secret Service detail for 20 years
Reimbursement for travel, staff, and office supplies
Salary and Benefits
$400,000 a year plus $50,000 allowance (taxed)
Use of Air Force One and a fleet of cars and helicopters
White House and Camp David

5. The Vice President
You have a distinct old man smell, get away from me……
As soon as these cameras are gone so am I….

6. Presidential Succession
Eight U.S. presidents have died while in office. One president resigned. In each case, the vice president took the oath of office and became president as provided by the Constitution.

7. William H. Harrison, Natural Causes
John Tyler, Vice President

8. Zachary Taylor, Natural Causes
Millard Fillmore, Vice President

9. Abraham Lincoln, Assassinated
Andrew Johnson, Vice President

10. James A. Garfield, Assassinated
Chester Author, Vice President

11. William McKinley, Assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President

12. Warren Harding, Natural Causes
Calvin Coolidge, Vice President

13. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Natural Causes
Harry Truman, Vice President

14. John F. Kennedy, Assassinated
Lyndon Johnson, Vice President

15. Richard M. Nixon, Resigned
Gerald R. Ford Vice President

16. #1 thing the President gets blamed/credit for
The Economy
Let’s take a closer look at the budget…
Please, do NOT engage in discussions about government spending if someone tried to make the analogy between a household budget and our government’s budget
Household Budget: This is our salary, this is what we choose to spend it on
Government Budget: This is what we are going to spend, let’s hope our revenue covers it!
The Institutions unit(s) are all about how they INTERACT with each other. You cannot learn this information in isolation