1. The Presidency

2. Don’t forget what got you here!
8 phases of electing President:
Exploratory Comm./Announcement
Primary & Caucuses
DNC & RNC
Face-off
General election: popular vote
General election: electoral vote
Election certified
Inauguration! (remember Beyonce?)

3. Constitutional Requirements Article II, Sect 1, Clause 5
Natural Born Citizen
At least 35 years old
Youngest elected Pres. – JFK
Oldest elected Pres. – Ronald Reagan
Have lived in U.S. 14 years
Same for V.P.

4. Common Background
Most U.S. presidents have been…
White Males
Christian
English Ancestry

5. President’s Term 4 year Term
Limited to 2 terms by 22nd Amendment (maximum 10 years)
FDR served 4 terms before passage of 22nd Amendment!

6. Presidential Perks

7. What’s it worth to you? Annual Salary of $400,000
President Washington received $25,000, but refused it
President Kennedy donated his salary ($100,000) to the United Way charity

8. That’s Not All! Mo Money! $19,000 entertainment account
$50,000 expense account
$100,000 travel expenses
$150,000 pension (Bill Clinton)

9. Other benefits Finest medical and dental care
Very large personal staff
400 in White House Office alone

10. The White House

11. 132 rooms on 6 floors (most underground)
18.3 acres in downtown D.C.
132 rooms on 6 floors (most underground)
35 bathrooms
A tennis court, jogging track, swimming pool, movie theater, and bowling lane, basketball ct.
5 Full-time Chefs, 1 on duty at all times
$10 million a year to upkeep

12. Camp David Mountain retreat in Maryland Founded by FDR in 1942
Renamed for Eisenhower’s grandson

13. Air Force One

14. AIR FORCE ONE or two! 2 specially modified Boeing 747’s
State-of-the-art communications
Run the country in air, if needed
Full bedroom and shower
Dining/Conference Room
Full kitchen that serves 100
First-class seating for over 50
Medical area (minor surgery)

15. Marine One
Fleet of 19 helicopters
Always travel in pairs

16. Fleet of Limousines Bullet/Bomb Proof
Own ventilation system (in case of terrorist attack)
Motorcades 6 blocks long

17. Secret Service Given protection task in 1901
Protects President, First Lady, family and even Presidential candidates
Willing to die
to save life

18. Job Rating Jobs Rated Almanac (2014) Most stressful
Worst work environment
175 out of 200 jobs rated
What makes it so bad???

19. Presidential Succession
The plan for replacing a President
John Tyler the first in 1841
Order of succession fixed in 1947
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of Senate
Sec State, Treasury, Defense, etc.,
One must always be absent from State of the Union Address