Who was the first American President to resign from office?
Counselor to the President Counselor to the President Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the President of the United States and senior members of the Executive Office of the President. The current office-holders are Kellyanne Conway and Johnny DeStefano. It should not be confused with the office of White House Counsel, who is the chief legal advisor to the President and the White House, which is also an appointed position, not a nominated and then Senate-confirmed one – unlike the Attorney General or Solicitor General. The position was created during the administration of Richard Nixon, where it
Resign-to-run laws permits a person to run for office and simultaneously be a candidate for President or Vice President of the United States. This statute permitted Lyndon B. Johnson to run for Vice President in 1960 and, at the same time, seek re-election as United States Senator from Texas. Lloyd Bentsen took advantage of the same provision in 1988 when he was the Vice Presidential running mate of Michael Dukakis. Resign-to-run laws Resign-to-run laws are laws in several jurisdictions in democracies where a current office-holder cannot run for another office. Section 38-296 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, entitled "Limitation upon filing for