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The symbolic connection. The One dollar bill, and he was President #1.

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Which president photo is found in us dollar?

The One Dollar Bill features President George Washington. Note that he died before cameras were invented, and the portrait is an engraving, not a photo.


Who was the first president of the unide states?

If you mean United States, then George Washington, but there were 14 before him before our Constitution. George is on the quarter, and the 1 dollar bill.


Which US president is on the $100 bill?

No president is featured on the front of the US $100 bill. It shows a picture of Benjamin Franklin.While Franklin was one of the most honored and prolific of the Founding Fathers (diplomat, inventor, co-author of the Constitution, essayist, and on and on) he never served as President. The slang name for $100 bills is "Benjamins."The back of the $100 bill shows a picture of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. If you look closely, there is a statue of George Washington in front of Independence Hall. So technically, George Washington appears on the $100 bill.Benjamin Franklin is on the US 100-dollar bill. He was never a president but probably would have been had he been younger when the US was formed.No US President is featured on the 100 dollar bill. Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the USA and one of the most famous Americans to impact the world, is featured on the 100 dollar bill.No president is on the 100 dollar bill in the United States. The person on the 100 dollar bill is Benjamin Franklin, who was never president.


Why is Benjamin Franklin on US currency?

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most extraordinary of the American Founding Fathers. In addition to helping create the US Constitution, he was a diplomat, scientist, philosopher, inventor, author, civic leader and (belatedly) an early abolitionist.


Who was the president when the Bill of Rights was written?

The Bill of Rights was approved on June 25, 1789, so no one was president at the time. Washington doesn't take office until September 1789.