101 Pages About 44 Plays for 44 Presidents
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101 Pages about 44 Plays for 44 Presidents Compiled by Gustave Rogers Based on Information provided in part by: Julie Felise Dubiner, Jess Jung, Rachel Lerner-Ley, Sarah Lunnie, and Brendan Pelsue Directed by Sean Daniels Geva Theatre Center’s presentation of the Geva Theatre Academy production of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents September 22-October 6, 2012 Contents Requirements for Becoming President ...................................................................................................... 4 Presidential Salaries ................................................................................................................................... 4 Presidential Statistics: ................................................................................................................................ 5 About the 44 Plays ..................................................................................................................................... 6 1. George Washington: 1789-1793 & 1793-1897 ................................................................................. 6 2. John Adams: 1797-1801 ................................................................................................................... 8 3. Thomas Jefferson: 1801-1805 & 1805-1809 .................................................................................. 10 4. James Madison: 1809-1813 & 1813-1817 ...................................................................................... 12 5. James Monroe: 1817-1821 & 1821-1825 ....................................................................................... 14 6. John Quincy Adams: 1825-1829 .................................................................................................... 16 7. Andrew Jackson: 1829-1833 & 1833-1837 .................................................................................... 18 8. Martin Van Buren: 1837-1841 ........................................................................................................ 20 9. William Henry Harrison: 1841-1841 .............................................................................................. 22 10. John Tyler 1841-1845 ................................................................................................................... 24 11. James K. Polk: 1845-1849 ............................................................................................................ 26 12. Zachary Taylor: 1849-1850 .......................................................................................................... 28 13. Millard Fillmore: 1850-1853 ........................................................................................................ 30 14. Franklin Pierce: 1853-1857........................................................................................................... 32 15. James Buchanan: 1857-1861 ........................................................................................................ 34 16. Abraham Lincoln: 1861-1865 & 1865-1865 ................................................................................ 36 17. Andrew Johnson: 1865-1869 ........................................................................................................ 39 18. Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1873 & 1873-1877 ................................................................................... 41 19. Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877-1881 .................................................................................................. 43 20. James A. Garfield: 1881-1881 ...................................................................................................... 45 21. Chester A. Arthur: 1881-1885 ...................................................................................................... 47 22. Grover Cleveland: 1885-1889 ....................................................................................................... 49 23. Benjamin Harrison: 1889-1893..................................................................................................... 51 25. William McKinley: 1897-1901 & 1901-1901 .............................................................................. 54 27. William H. Taft: 1909-1913 ......................................................................................................... 60 28. Woodrow Wilson: 1913-1917 & 1917-1921 ................................................................................ 62 29. Warren G. Harding: 1921-1923 .................................................................................................... 65 30. Calvin Coolidge: 1923-1925 & 1925-1929 .................................................................................. 67 31. Herbert Hoover: 1929-1933 .......................................................................................................... 69 32. Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1933-1937, 1937-1941, 1941-1945, & 1945-1945 .................................. 71 33. Harry S. Truman: 1945-1949 & 1949-1953 ................................................................................. 74 34. Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1953-1957 & 1957-1961 ........................................................................ 76 35. John F. Kennedy: 1961-1963 ........................................................................................................ 79 36. Lyndon B. Johnson: 1963-1965 & 1965-1969 ............................................................................. 81 37. Richard M. Nixon: 1969-1973 & 1973-1974 ............................................................................... 83 38. Gerald R. Ford: 1974-1977 ........................................................................................................... 85 39. Jimmy Carter: 1977-1981 ............................................................................................................. 87 40. Ronald Reagan: 1981-1985 & 1985-1989 .................................................................................... 89 41. George H. W. Bush: 1989-1993 ................................................................................................... 91 42. Bill Clinton: 1993-1997 & 1997-2001 .......................................................................................... 93 Geva Theatre Center, 2012 2 43. George W. Bush: 2001-2005 & 2005-2009 .................................................................................. 95 44. Barack Hussein Obama, 2009-current .......................................................................................... 97 Epilogue and Final notes:......................................................................................................................... 99 Sources and further reading: .................................................................................................................. 100 About 44 Plays for 44 Presidents .......................................................................................................... 101 About Geva Theatre Center and the Geva Theatre Academy ................................................................ 101 Geva Theatre Center, 2012 3 Requirements for Becoming President Want to be president? Here are some things you should know: Requirements to be President of the United States of America: - You must be a natural born citizen - You must be at least thirty-five years old - You must have resided in the United States for at least fourteen years. After a wannabe president meets the requirements, they must win their party’s nomination in the primary election. The United States has a two-party system comprised of Republicans and Democrats. You may have heard of other political parties, or third parties (such as the Independent Party). Third parties are not considered “major” parties, and most contenders for the presidency fall under the two-party system. After each party’s candidate has been chosen, they move on to the campaign trail. Candidates travel around the country, hoping rally support before Election Day. If you think you can handle all that, you may want to start practicing… Presidential Oath: I do solemnly swear that I shall faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability, persevere, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Don’t worry, just because you or the oath-giver mess up the lines doesn’t mean you’re not really president, no matter what people say. Presidential Salaries The President gots to get paid! Curious as to what that person running the country gets paid? The following shows the starting salary, as well as each year the salary has been raised: Year Salary 1789 (Washington) $25,000 1873 (Grant) $50,000 1909 (Taft) $75,000 1949 (Truman) $100,000 1969 (Nixon) $200,000 2001 (G.W. Bush) $400,000 For more information check out: www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875856.html Geva Theatre Center, 2012 4 Presidential Statistics: Presidents elected for one term: 19 -John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison (died in office), James Polk, Zachary Taylor (died in office,) Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William Taft, Warren Harding (died in office), Herbert Hoover, John F. Kennedy (died in office), Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama (incumbent) Presidents elected for more than one term: 16 -George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln (died in office shortly into