Dean Rusk 23, 1963, the day after JFK's assassination, Rusk said the US had "much unfinished business" and offered praises for both the late President Kennedy and LBJ while speaking at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington. When Lyndon B. Johnson died in 1973, Rusk eulogized the former President when he lay in state. On August 29, 1964, amid the ongoing presidential election, Rusk called for bipartisan support to ensure that the US's foreign policy have both consistency and reliability and said Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater was creating "mischief". The following month, at a September 10 press conference in the main
President of Finland early 21st centuries, the powers of the President have been subject to decrease. In constitution amendments, which came into effect in the years 1991, 2000, and 2012, the President's position has become increasingly symbolic. However, the President still leads the nation's foreign politics in conjunction with the Government, and is the chief-in-command of the Finnish Defence Forces. Officially, the head of state of Finland is the President of the Republic of Finland (; ) or, more often, the President of the Republic (', '). This is in contrast to the former presidents, who retain the title "President". Candidates for president