Speakers Forum

The 'impossible position' of being president


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Here’s a test for you. Who was the first U.S. President to be born an American, i.e., after the Revolution? Hint: He is the same man who said “As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.” That would be President Martin Van Buren. The U.S. Presidency is marked by pomp, circumstance and widespread reference to its occupant being “the most powerful man in the world.” It’s also known to age a person prematurely. According
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