* 1927 – Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader and author, 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

* 1899 – Ezra Taft Benson, American missionary and politician, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( d. 1994 )

" The charter required that the makeup of the board of 36 trustees include, 22 Baptists, five Friends, four Congregationalists, and five Church of England members, and by 12 Fellows, of whom eight, including the President, should be Baptists " and the rest indifferently of any or all denominations.

He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah Territory, United States.

Divine revelation for the direction of the entire church comes from God to the President of the Church, who is viewed by Latter-day Saints as a prophet in the same sense as Noah, Abraham, Moses, Peter, and other biblical leaders.

President of the Church Harold B. Lee taught " The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained by the body of the Church.

Specifically, Church President Ezra Taft Benson taught:

Holland, minister of the Ottawa church, in 1898, Samuel A. Eliot, President of the American Unitarian Association in 1908, Charles Huntingdon Pennoyer, minister of the Halifax Universalist Church in 1909, and Horace Westwood, a Unitarian minister in Winnipeg in 1913.

The General Minister and President ( GMP ) is the designated leader for the General Church, but does not have the administrative authority to direct any of the general church agencies other than “ The Office of General Minister and President .” The GMP has influence that derives from the respect of the church much as the pastor of a local church leads a local congregation.

President Richard Nixon delivered another eulogy at the funeral service in the National Presbyterian Church.

His close friend, President Ronald Reagan, gave the eulogy at the funeral, which was held at Manhattan's St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church.

* Joseph Smith III ( 1832 – 1914 ), first Prophet – President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

* President and General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

For example, former Republican President George W. Bush is a member, and former Vice President Dick Cheney attends the United Methodist Church ( though he is not a member ).

Church members have used the word " Moonie ", including Sun Myung Moon, President of the Unification Theological Seminary David Kim, and Moon's aide Bo Hi Pak.

* 1906 – Eugene Carson Blake, American Protestant Church leader and President of the National Council of Churches ( d. 1985 )

" A report written by Pacelli the following year for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and filed with Ambassador Joseph Kennedy declared that the Church regarded compromise with the Third Reich as " out of the question ".

A General Conference of the church in 1878 approved a resolution that declared that the revelations of the Prophet – President Joseph Smith III had equal standing to those previously included in the work.

When W. Grant McMurray became Prophet – President, he declared that instruction specific to leadership changes would no longer be included, so that the focus of the work could be more doctrinal in nature, and less administrative.

Prophet – President Stephen M. Veazey has conformed to this pattern.

: I, as the President, upon the Holy Qur ' an and in the presence of the Iranian nation, do hereby swear in the name of Almighty God to safeguard the official Faith, the system of the Islamic republic and the Constitution of the country ; to use all my talents and abilities in the discharge of responsibilities undertaken by me ; to devote myself to the service of the people, glory of the country, promotion of religion and morality, support of right and propagation of justice ; to refrain from being autocratic ; to protect the freedom and dignity of individuals and the rights of the Nation recognized by the Constitution ; to spare no efforts in safeguarding the frontiers and the political, economic and cultural freedoms of the country ; to guard the power entrusted to me by the Nation as a sacred trust like an honest and faithful trustee, by seeking help from God and following the example of the Prophet of Islam and the sacred Imams, peace be upon them, and to entrust it to the one elected by the Nation after me.

In 1998, Gordon B. Hinckley, then Church President and Prophet, declared,

Delegates elected to a special World Conference of the church approved Veazey and he was ordained as the 8th president of the High Priesthood, Prophet, and President of the Church on June 3, 2005.

On these occasions, it is at the next general conference of the church that the President of the Quorum of the Twelve is formally sustained by the members of the Church as the " Prophet, Seer, and Revelator " and President of the Church.

Several other titles have been associated with this office, including First Elder of the church, Presiding High Priest, President of the High Priesthood, Trustee-in-Trust for the church, Prophet, Seer, Revelator, Translator, and Ruler ( in Israel ).

In the Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( RLDS ), the president of the church's formal title is the Prophet – President.

The Prophet – President is the highest priesthood leader of this denomination of Latter Day Saints.

The position is composed of several roles: ( 1 ) President of the Church, ( 2 ) President of the High Priesthood and ( 3 ) Prophet, Seer, and Revelator to the church.

As President of the High Priesthood, the Prophet – President is the church's leading priesthood official.

) As Prophet, Seer and Revelator, the Prophet – President is the Community of Christ's spiritual leader and can present revelations to the church to be added to the Doctrine and Covenants — an open canon of scripture, which stands with the Bible and the Book of Mormon as sacred text.

Generally, the Prophet – President will name or ordain a successor prior to his death.

In November 2004, McMurray resigned from the office of Prophet – President without naming a successor, citing medical and personal issues.

A Joint Council of church leaders led by the Council of Twelve Apostles announced in March 2005 that Stephen M. Veazey would be Prophet – President designate.

Delegates elected to a special World Conference of the church approved Veazey and he was ordained as the Prophet – President on June 3, 2005.

* The Prophet / President of the Strangite church is openly referred to throughout the book as a " King ," rather than as a " President " ( as under Joseph Smith ).

Abraham Lincoln ( February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865 ) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

On foreign and military policy, Lincoln spoke out against the Mexican – American War, which he attributed to President Polk's desire for " military glory — that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood ".

In 1857 – 58, Douglas broke with President James Buchanan, leading to a fight for control of the Democratic Party.

President Lincoln ( center right ) with, from left, Generals Sherman, Grant and Admiral Porter – 1868 painting of events aboard the River Queen ( steamboat ) | River Queen in March, 1865

* 1917 – World War I: The United States declares war on Germany ( see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress ).

* 1963 – Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador

* 1970 – Roy Mayorga, American drummer ( Stone Sour, Soulfly, Amebix, Black President, and Nausea )

* 1945 – U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office ; vice-president Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President.

* 1999 – US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving " intentionally false statements " in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.

* 1894 – Francisco Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese politician and soldier, 13th President of Portugal ( d. 1964 )

* 1912 – Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician 2nd Vice President of Indonesia ( d. 1988 )

* 1942 – Jacob Zuma, African politician, President of South Africa

* 1789 – On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.

* 1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N. Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

* 1956 – Former Vice President and Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.

* 1973 – Watergate Scandal: U. S. President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aides H. R.

* 1995 – U. S. President Bill Clinton became the first President to visit Northern Ireland.

* 1943 – Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia ( d. 2011 )

* 1827 – José de la Mar becomes President of Peru.

* 1902 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile.

* 1809 – Hannibal Hamlin, American politician, 15th Vice President of the United States ( d. 1891 )

* 1865 – Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1951 )

* 1884 – Vincent Auriol, French politician, 16th President of the French Republic ( d. 1966 )