No- Andrew did not receive any prestigious awards in 1776. He was only 8 or 9 in 1776.
You must receive a majority of votes by the electoral college.
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A majority of votes by the electoral college :)
Gerald Ford (1974-1977) wasn't elected by either. He was the House Minority Leader when Spiro T. Agnew resigned and was appointed as the VP by the Senate under the twenty-fifth Amendment. A short time later, he then assumed the presidency after Nixon resigned during the Watergate scandal.
Forrest Gump met President Johnson to receive the Medal of Honor. He met President Nixon to receive an award for player of the year while on the national table tennis team.
George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes and was unanimously elected President in 1789 and 1792.
Forrest Gump met President Kennedy while a member of the All-American football team. He met President Johnson to receive the Medal of Honor. He met President Nixon to receive an award for player of the year while on the national table tennis team.
It is unlikely that benefits will change regardless of who is elected. A change in benefits requires much more than the 'wish' of the President.
George Washington was the first president to be chosen by the electoral college, but John Adams was the first president to receive the popular vote of the American people. Not sure if you would need to know this, but there were 14 presidents before Washington who were elected by the Continental Congress under The Articles of Confederation.
The Medal of Freedom
Forrest Gump met President Kennedy while a member of the All-American football team. He met President Johnson to receive the Medal of Honor. He met President Nixon to receive an award for player of the year while on the national table tennis team.
No."The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them." Art. II, Sec. 1