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James Madison, during the War of 1812.
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Who was in office when the White House was set on fire?
James Madison was the President when the British torched the White House in 1814.There was another fire in the West Wing while Herbert Hoover was President.
Can the Vice President be removed from office by the President?
No. If the President runs for a second term of office, he may name a different person as running mate provided the nomination convention approves, but he can not fire an elected vice president. A Vice-President can only be removed from office involuntarily by impeachment in the House of Representatives and conviction by the US Senate.
Can the president fire the secretary of the state?
Any position appointed by the Office of President/ By the President and with the support and consent of the Senate can be removed from office.
Why is the white called the White House?
The President's house has natural stone walls that are off-white in color and that is the way it was until it was gutted by a fire set by British troops in 1814. The fire blackened the stone walls, so when it restored, they painted the walls white. The painted walls were noticeably whiter than the natural stone had been , so people began calling it the White House.
Who did president Johnson to try to fire to test the tenure of office act?
President Johnson tried to fire the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton to test the Tenure of Office Act.
What event caused congress to move to impeach Andrew Johnson?
President Andrew Johnson ignored the provisions of the Tenure of Office Act. Under the terms of the act, the President needed Senate approval to remove certain officials from office. President Johnson tried to fire Edwin Stanton, the last Radical Republican in his cabinet. The House voted to charge Johnson with wrongdoing in office, for trying to fire Stanton.
Who did Presdient Johnson try to fire to test the Tenure of Office Act?
President Johnson tried to fire the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton to test the Tenure of Office Act.
Where did the President live while the White House was reconstructed after the fire of 1814?
Answer: The Octagon House
What did President Andrew Johnson do to be impeached by the House?
He tried to fire Edwin Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War. This was a violation of the Tenure of Office Act which says the President can not dismiss a member of the cabinet without getting consent from Congress.
WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT THAT WAS AFRAID OF FIRE AND CRAWLED AROUND ON THE wHITE hOUSE FLOORS?
Franklin D Roosevelt was the president at crawled on the floors of the white house. He was not scared of fire, he crawled because he was disabled.
Was the White House ever yelow?
Not really yellow. Before it was set on fire by the British, it was the color of its natural sandstone which is, I think, sort of a cream color. After it was charred in the fire of 1814, it was painted white and looked whiter than it was.
Did fire turn the White House white?
No, most of the remaining walls had to be torn down due to weakening from the fire and reconstruction.However, the sandstone walls that were left were discolored from the fire and so were painted white, making the White House whiter than it had been with natural stone walls.Please see related link below.
