Funerary Typo!
Gerald Ford, in his funeral, was called the 38th president of the united states. Now, if you count GWB as the 43rd president, as most people think, this is true. However, this would be counting Grover Cleveland twice, as many people do as he did not serve consecutive terms.
CthulhuFhtagn
31-12-2006, 02:50
Why wouldn't you count Cleveland twice?
Because he's only one person?
Why wouldn't you count Cleveland twice?
Why would he count as two presidents of america?
Bodies Without Organs
31-12-2006, 02:55
...of course you could also count him as the 48th* US President too...
* or even 55th, for that matter.
Bodies Without Organs
31-12-2006, 02:57
Why would he count as two presidents of america?
Would you be happy if we were forced to say that the 22nd was elected during the term of office of the 23rd?
Makes sense to me. Presidents who serve consecutively only count once, right?
Because he's only one person?
Why would he count as two presidents of america?
because the number represents the Change of the President, not the number of terms total. Had Grover Cleveland served two consecutive terms then he would be counted once since there was no change in the President. but since Benjamin Harris became the 23rd President, Clevelands Second Term was as the 24th President since there was a change in the Presidency.