second president
Runner-up to founder
The second president of an organization, country, or institution is whoever holds that office after the founding or first leader.
In American contexts without further specification, the phrase almost always refers to John Adams, who succeeded George Washington: John Adams was the second president of the United States.
- John AdamsSecond American chief executive
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- democracyRule by the people
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
republic · political rivalry · electoral college · election · term limits · peaceful transfer · transition of power · Revolutionary War · Abigail Adams · first lady · tradition · old guard · Thomas Jefferson · legislative branch · head of state · constitutional amendment · head of government · checks and balances
second presidentfirst president
Initial head of state
George Washington · founder · founding father · third president · revolutionary leader
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