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Sep 6, 2024 · The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic scandal between France and the United States caused by French officials trying to bribe American diplomats in 1797. When the scandal was exposed, anti-French sentiment rose in America, and the slogan “Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute” became popular.
Jan 7, 2021 · The 25th Amendment’s Section 4 lays out what happens if the president becomes unable to discharge his duties but doesn’t transfer power to the vice president himself. The vice president and majority of the Cabinet can declare the president unfit.
Sep 17, 2020 · His departure from office marked the first peaceful transfer of power between political opponents in the United States, now viewed as a hallmark of the nation’s democracy.
- Sarah Pruitt
Jun 6, 2021 · ON MARCH 4, 1801, America’s new chief justice administered the presidential oath of office to his rival and kinsman to complete the nation’s first peaceful (?) transfer of power.
Oct 3, 2020 · The 25th Amendment was never invoked after President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. Reagan did temporarily transfer power to Vice President George H. W. Bush while undergoing surgery to remove a polyp from his colon in 1985, but he said at the time he wasn’t formally invoking the 25th Amendment.
May 16, 2016 · Before email controversies, Benghazi, and lewd photos, scandals had always been part of American political history. The political game often involves horse-trading, power plays and schmoozing.
Sep 29, 2024 · Globally and historically, transfers of power have usually been violent affairs. The U.S. has long been an exception. For over two centuries, U.S. presidents have upheld a legacy of respecting an election’s outcome with peaceful abdication.
