Roles of the President

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President Trump appointed Christopher Wray to be the new FBI Director.

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Chief Executive

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President Kennedy greeted visiting foreign heads of state in a State of Arrival ceremony on the South Lawn.

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Chief of State

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President George H. W. Bush delivered the State of the Union address.

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Chief Legislator

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What role did President George H. W. Bush fulfill when he ordered Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War?

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Commander in Chief

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President Reagan gave a speech at the Berlin Wall and asked Secretary General Gorbachev to tear it down.

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Chief Diplomat

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President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met to discuss the economy and immigration.

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Chief Legislator

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President Wilson threw out the first pitch on opening day of the 1916 baseball season.

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Chief of State

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President George W. Bush created a counterterrorism center via executive order after September 11.

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Chief Executive

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President Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the senate after World War I.

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Chief Diplomat

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President Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan during World War II.

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Commander in Chief