President essay

Period 6
The Toughest Job in America From the moment you open your eyes in the morning the pressure, responsibility, and stress from Americas 300 million people weigh on your shoulders until the moment you step out of office. You are elected November and inaugurated in January. You must live up to what are often unrealistic expectations, and attempt to keep a respectable world image at the same time. You are the president of the United States of America. The President of the United States of America has nine different “hats that he wears.” He is the Chief Executive, the head of executive branch that enforces the law. He is the Chief Legislature and presents legislation. He is the chief of state and is responsible for the wellbeing of the country and providing services to the people. He is the chief of economy and controls the budget. The constitution makes the president head of the nation’s military forces and is the commander in chief. The President is the Head of state and a living symbol of America. This job includes welcoming foreign leaders, and promoting U.S. traditions. He is the director of foreign policy and only he can make treaties with other countries, although the senate must approve. He is the head of his political party. The president is the chief citizen and is the face of the people, and represents the people of America as a popular leader. The president is never able to switch off. He is on the job 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the time he gets inaugurated to the time he steps out of office. Gray hairs, stress lines, and glazed over eyes are all something that the president should expect to have more of by the time he’s finished his terms. The pressure and expectations of hundreds of millions of people weigh heavy on the mind and is extremely stressful. It is difficult for the president to relax and find time completely to himself. He has a complete lack of privacy. Everywhere he goes he will be followed by secret service, and will be recognized by people when he is in public. He will not have much time for his family. He is raising a country as well as raising two daughters while trying to be a good husband at the same time. He is a family man who has millions of additional children to take care of. Every move that the president makes in analyzed and studied. He is constantly under a microscope and subject to critics. There is always people who are interested in every single move he makes as president, and he knows it. He knows how careful and thought out everything he says must be. The president has professional writers to help him make sense and make sure he doesn’t embarrasses himself, which in hindsight, embarrasses America. A lunatic might try to threaten the president’s life at any time. It is nothing unheard of, and though usually false alarms four different presidents have been assassinated while in office. Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy were all assassinated while in office. There was an attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan on Monday, March 30, 1981, 69 days after he was inaugurated. President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. Reagan suffered a punctured lung and heavy internal bleeding. Every president’s campaign trail is relatively similar. A candidate announces plan to run for office. This announcement kicks off the candidate's official campaign. Speeches and debates start in full force. Then the candidate campaigns to win delegate support. The nominee for president is announced at national party conventions. After the convention, the election campaign begins. In this stage, presidential candidates from different parties compete against each other. The citizens and Electoral College cast their votes, and in January the winner is inaugurated. Candidates use many different tactics to gain an edge over their opposition. Throughout his trail the president may take shots at the opposing candidate to point out his flaws and give himself a better image. Presidential debates will be held, press conferences will take place, and rallies are constructed. After a Presidents term he is judged on how well he did by the waves in the ocean he made.