Presidency

Being asked by the president to represent America as ambassador to another nation is the job and honor of a lifetime. Learn how one becomes an ambassador.

The role of the U.S. vice president was the butt of jokes in earlier times, but the job has evolved to bestow more power and carry more importance.

Technology has changed U.S. presidential debates since the days of Abraham Lincoln, but debates still give voters important information about candidates.

From the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 to present day contests, presidential debates have given voters valuable information about candidates.

Find out how the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom were established and who may receive them.

America’s Electoral College system is difficult to explain, but it has successfully enabled the election of presidents since the country’s founding.

U.S. presidential candidates have to win states to become president. Some states' choices are obvious, but others, the swing states, could go either way.

Around the United States, numerous memorials — some famous, some obscure — honor those people who served as U.S. president.

Learn about President Trump's 2021 budget, which, if enacted, would continue the United States on a path of economic growth.