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Speaking Home Page Stanley L. Klos is a historian, adjunct professor, author, entrepreneur, and former Italian Basketball Association player. He was the U.S. Senate Republican WV Nominee in 1994.Stan’s education includes a BA in American Studies and Zoology, MA in Rhetorical Theory and a Ph. D Candidacy in Communications and Marketing. He attended, respectively, St. Peter’s College, Idaho State University and The Pennsylvania State University. In 1983, upon the discovery of 18th Century Philadelphia shipping records in his attic, Stan began to acquire historic documents. Since then, he has authored numerous publications while assembling ephemera collections that have headlined a plethora of universities, national historic sites, libraries, and museums special exhibits. His most recent exhibit, Forgotten Founders: Historic Documents and Medallions of Freedom, being featured at the 2008 RNC Convention’s CivicFest. Stan has keynoted numerous special events including the Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center Museum’s grand opening and the 2003 re-entombment of First Lady Martha & President Samuel Huntington. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W07X9FW3TFY.
His founding U.S. History work has appeared in hundreds of print and digital publications including U.S. News & World Report 2006 cover story, “Washington? Get in Line" & the Discovery Channel’s “Unsolved History: Plots To Kill Lincoln.” He has authored two books, President Who? Forgotten Founders & The Rise of the U.S. Presidency.
Stan is an avid real estate historic preservationist who has re-developed 32 historically significant properties ranging from Vaudeville theaters to Revolutionary War Taverns in four states. He is a co-founder of various historic pursuits including the James Monroe Birthplace Commission and Dinosaur Safaris, Inc., in Shell, Wyoming. In 1999 he established an innovative internet education company, Virtualology.com. As a real estate entrepreneur he acquired RE/MAX of Pennsylvania N/W expertly managing a marketing mix that increased yearly commission revenue from $240K to $36 million in 12 years. Stan participated, as a Regional Owner, in the executive mastermind that expanded RE/MAX into the world’s largest real estate entity. Stan was an Italian Basketball Association player for Amaro Harrys and Captain of a 1978 U.S. Basketball Team competing out of Bologna. Stan has served on diverse boards including the WV Independent Colleges & Universities, Pittsburgh YMCA Deer Valley Camp, and the Mercy Center. Stan is the father of eight children residing in Palm Harbor, Florida.
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CREDENTIALS: BA, MA & Ph.D. Candidate in American Studies and Rhetorical Theory at St. Peters College, Idaho State and Penn State Universities, respectively. Nationally recognized scholar (Unsolved Mysteries, US News and World Report, NY Times), keynote speaker (President Samuel Huntington’s entombment), & rare document exhibitor (Smithsonian to Waldorf=Astoria) on the U.S. Founding. Entrepreneur and/or co-founder: Re/Max of Pennsylvania n/w, Dinosaur Safaris, Inc., James Monroe Birthplace Commission, Virtualology.com and eight children.
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When is the Birthday Click Here to answer our two question U.S. Birthday Survey Who was the first President of the United States? The book answers this question by unraveling the evolution of the U.S. Presidency from Peyton Randolph in 1774 to George Washington in 1789. The work also has an account of the capitols where the Continental Congress, United States in Congress Assembled and the current U.S. Constitutional government held their formal sessions until the permanent seat of government was fully established in Washington D.C. on February 4, 1801. Finally, the book concludes with the full printings of the following U.S. Founding documents: The 1774 Articles of Association, 1775 Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms, 1776 Declaration of Independence, 1777 Articles of Confederation, 1783 Treaty of Paris, 1787 Northwest Ordinance, the US Constitution of 1787, Bill of Rights and all Amendments.
US FOUNDING STORIES: TAVERN TO TAVERN:
Continental Congress caucuses in Philadelphia’s City Tavern on Sept. 4,
1774 and the Confederation fades away in a NYC tavern on March 2, 1789.
MARVELOUS JULY: United Colonies Declare War On King and Country on
July 6, 1775, Twelve Colonies declare themselves as “Free and Independent
States” on July 2, 1776; The twelve new States approve the Declaration of
Independence on July 4, 1776; NY makes it unanimous on July 9, 1776. USCA
certifies New Hampshire’s ratification of the current constitution
creating the confederation transition committee to a republic on July 2,
1788. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? - Continental Congress orders
all delegates to sign Pledges of Secrecy on November 7, 1775 which
continues even during the great Constitution Convention of 1787. THE
FIRST CONSTITUTION: Articles of Confederation was passed on November
15, 1777 but was not ratified until March 1, 1781 creating the “Perpetual
Union” of the USA. THE TREATY THAT ENDED THE WAR: Treaty of Paris
was signed by Peace Commissioners on Sept. 3, 1783 and was ratified by
President Thomas Mifflin on January 14, 1784. THE SECOND US
CONSTITUTION: Philadelphia Convention approves it on Sept. 17, 1787;
the USCA sends it to the States unaltered on Sept. 28, 1787; New
Hampshire, the ninth State ratifies the new constitution meeting the
2/3rds requirement on June 21, 1788; the Confederation is dissolved and
the new U.S. Republic is born on March 4, 1789; U.S. House of
Representatives achieves a quorum on April 1, 1789; U.S. Senate achieves a
quorum on April 6, 1789; George Washington is inaugurated as U.S.
President on April 30, 1789; U.S. Supreme Court Convenes with Chief
Justice John Jay presiding Feb. 2, 1790; Rhode Island becomes the 13th
State to ratify averting a constitutional crisis on May 29, 1790.
GROUNDHOG DAY: The surprising US Founding significance of February 2,
1787; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S RESIGNATION – The Commander-in-Chief
resigns on Dec. 23, 1783 to a US President who conspired to fire him in
1778.
Foreign Born US President Arthur St. Clair Born in 1734 in Thurso, Scotland, Arthur St. Clair studied medicine and purchased an officer's commission in the British Army. Sent to North America during the French and Indian War, he gained fame on the Plains of Abraham, where Gen. Sir James Wolfe led a force storming the fort at Quebec City. The young Lt. St. Clair grabbed the battle flag from a fallen soldier and rallied the troops to a victory. He rose in rank and esteem. Eventually, he was sent to the western portion of Pennsylvania as an agent of the Penn family, which appointed him King's Magistrate of Bedford County. As a hero of the late war, he was awarded land -- thousands of acres. In the mid-18th century, Pittsburgh was disputed territory. Both Pennsylvania and Virginia laid claim to the fort at the headwaters of the Ohio. The British, heavily in debt from the French and Indian War, withdrew their garrison and, in the confusion, a Virginian named John Connolly seized Fort Pitt and rechristened it Fort Dunmore, in honor of the Virginia governor who had given blessing to the seizure. St. Clair marched in from the Westmoreland village of Hannastown and announced himself as the King's Magistrate' and arrested Connolly. This ended Fort Pitt's occupation by Virginians and secured Pennsylvania’s claim to Pittsburgh. Lord Dunmore, Virginia's governor who was deprived of his eponymous fort, wrote angrily to Pennsylvania Gov. John Penn and demanded St. Clair's removal. In the politest go-to-hell letter of Colonial America, Penn responded that he considered St. Clair a gentleman, although perhaps a bit rash, but begged forgiveness "for not complying" with the request, "which you will allow me to think not only unreasonable, but somewhat dictatorial." In 1775 St. Clair took up the cause of “rebellion” and was commissioned a brigadier general in the Continental Army in 1775. He was sent to a familiar place: Quebec, the scene of his earlier heroics for the British. A ragtag army of Colonials had been beaten by British forces there and St. Clair moved north, where he reorganized and rescued the group leading the defeated troops to safety. A grateful Congress promoted him to major general. He accompanied Washington's forces across the Delaware and into Trenton. Washington became St. Clair's sponsor of sorts and credited the general with the advice that led the Continental Army into Princeton for another victory. St. Clair's reputation was growing. Congress dispatched him to Ticonderoga to secure the region in northern New York. It was thought impregnable, but St. Clair found it in poor shape and when the British arrived, he made a decision to pull out. Consigned to an advisory role by political leaders that no longer trusted him after losing Fort Ticonderoga, St. Clair spent much of the war on the fringes, and commanding a regiment that protected Philadelphia. He finally rejoined Washington at Yorktown, where the war ended with American independence. In 1783 he was summoned by President Boudinot to free Congress which was being held hostage in Independence Hall by 300 munitions troops demanding back pay. Through his efforts the President and Congressional members passed through the jeering lines of soldiers and fled to Princeton never to return to Philadelphia. In 1786, St. Clair was elected a delegate to the unicameral government of the United States in Congress Assembled. By 1787 the US government was collapsing under the Treaty of Paris. The US government insolvent, the dollar had collapsed & was recalled, Massachusetts was in rebellion, & Congress failed to elect a US President for 3 months. On February 2, 1787 Congress elected western Pennsylvania’s Delegate, Arthur St. Clair as the ninth President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation. Despite this ominous beginning that many Americans thought marked the end of the “Perpetual Union,” 1787 would end as the most eventful and enlightened legislative year in United States history. St. Clair’s landmark government would go on to enact out current US Constitution and the Northwest Ordinance. Few citizens of western Pennsylvania know that their most notable patriarch, Arthur St. Clair, “U.S. Presidential installation day” has been bequeathed to Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog. An excellent story for President’s month Stan Klos is the foremost expert on the birth and evolution of the US Presidency. His third Book, Happy Birthdays USA provides a concise history of the US Presidency this February 2nd story.
AVAILABILITY: Florida, nationwide by arrangement, via telephone and Internet video; available last-minute. CONTACT: Stanley Klos (727) 771-1776; Stan@StanKlos.com www.StanKlos.com
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Speaking Home Page TODAY'S EXCERPT Lady Christina daughter of the Earl of Traquair, Scotland and US first lady. Cyrus Griffin, the last US President under the Articles of Confederation, was educated in Britain, studying law at the University of Edinburgh and at the Temple in London. In Europe Griffin was admired for his fresh, unwavering colonial spirit and his bright mind at the University of Edinburgh. It was at the University he became a close friend to Charles Stuart, Lord Linton, first son and heir of the Earl of Traquair. During the Christmas holiday, with Cyrus being so far from home, Charles invited him to his family's Traquair estate. John Stuart, the Earl of Traquair had three daughters, the Lady Christina, the Lady Mary and the Lady Louisa. The Lady Christina was strikingly beautiful and her personality so magnetic that the handsome Cyrus Griffin couldn't resist making a bold, but private, declaration to win the Lady's heart. When the Earl learned of Cyrus' intentions, he immediately admonished his son Lord Linton for allowing this Virginia plebian to enter Traquair's noble gates. The Earl reportedly raved and ranted at the rest of his family, for not uncovering this mischief sooner as such a scandal threatened the social standing of his noble house. Cyrus was escorted off the estate becoming persona non grata in the House of Traquair. The Earl forbade Christina from ever seeing Cyrus again and implemented estate security measures to end the love affair.
The courtship did not end and it became real runaway months later through the forests, over hill and dale in a wild flight from Traquair on a spring day in 1770. In the escape, the Lady Christina fell and broke her ankle. Family legend has it that Cyrus, underdetermined to let the event spoil their passionate plans, scooped her up and carried her through the countryside not to a doctor but to a parson. The minister, despite their disheveled appearance and her swollen ankle, united them in the bonds of matrimony on April 29, 1770. The couple took residence in London while Griffin completed his studies. They returned to Virginia in 1776 with two children. President's Griffin’s social status as President of the United States in Congress Assembled in 1788 New York was second to none under the Articles of Confederation. His office, English education, and marriage to nobility solidified his standing as the pinnacle in confederation society among the nation's leaders. Lady Christina’s state dinners held for foreign dignitaries were legendary. Cyrus Griffin’s last Presidential duty was acted out at the inauguration of President George Washington of which Lady Christina was mightily involved in the celebration festivities. The Presidential installation Broadside published by the new Federal Government marked the beginning of a Presidency and political system under the Constitution of 1787 and the demise of the Confederation government states in part: Broadside Announcing Ceremonial for Washington's Inauguration, 29 April 1789 THE Committees of both Houses of Congress, appointed to take order for conducting the ceremonial of the formal reception, &c. of the President of the United Stares, on Thursday next, have agreed to the following order thereon, viz. That General Webb, Colonel Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel Fish, Lieut. Col. Franks, Major L'Enfant, Major Bleecker, and Mr. John R. Livingston, be requested to serve as Assistants on the occasion. That a chair he placed in the Senate-Chamber for the President of the United States. That a chair be placed in the Senate-Chamber for the Vice-President, to the right of the President’s chair; and that the Senators take their seats on that side of the chamber on which the Vice-President’s chair shall be placed. That a chair be placed in the Senate-Chamber for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the left of the President’s chair—and that the Representatives take their seats on that side of the chamber on which the Speaker’s chair shall be placed.
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$9.95 each Economic Home Runs Effective US Historic Solutions to Current American Challenges Today with the federal debt soaring, off shore oil exploration in doubt, real estate foreclosures at an all time high and Europe slipping on Greece, the United States is facing dire economic and governmental challenges. Many citizens doubt America can recover and believe the United States is in a state of rapid decline. Mr. Klos disagrees and offers: 13 Ways to Restore U.S. Prosperity
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13 Historic Ways to Restore U.S. Prosperity
1. Move investment real estate out of the Passive Income category into the Portfolio Tax Category to offset gains and losses with Wall Street Equities while limiting home mortgage tax deductions to 70% of the purchase price of all primary & secondary residences from homeowners’ ordinary income. Result: This will restore a strong and balance real estate market saving homeowners, states, counties, banks, and the federal government trillions of dollars in lost property value. – North American Land Company2. Lease federal land; don’t sell it, with 25% of the proceeds going toward retiring the federal debt, 25% to the federal agency responsible for the real estate, 25% to the hosting state and 25% to the federal treasury. Result: The National debt will decrease. BLM, National Parks, National Highway System, Military, etc… would be funded with land lease revenues netting a much stronger ROI than outright land sales. After 99 years the land along with all of its improvements reverts back to “We The People” to lease again. -- 1787 Northwest Ordinance3. Repeal the 17th Amendment with each state bi-cameral legislative body electing a U.S. Senator every six years. Result: This will overturn William Randolph Hearst and fellow robber barons scheme to influence the U.S. Senate through funding and media influence peddling of statewide U.S. Senate Campaigns. The States, as the framers intended, will once again check the federal government through the U.S. Senate. -- 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention4. Repeal U.S. Public Law 62-5 that limits the House of Representatives to 435 members restoring the House to citizens while providing emerging political parties with a mechanism for meaningful growth. Result: Congress will increase to 2400 hundred representatives with limited staff answerable to constituents who know their representatives personally as the framers intended. Corporations, PACS, Lobbyists and the Media will lose their influence on representatives who will once again become the voice of “We The People.” -- 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention5. Expand medical, nursing, and health care education institutions to the double the rate at which the U.S. currently graduates doctors and nurses. Result: These newly educated health care workers will know how to live vigorous lives and be well equipped to care for 75 million aging baby boomers who think death is a preventable disease. -- 1910 Flexner Study6. Waive one year of Federal Income Tax for college graduates for every 18 dual enrollment credits earned in high school at area community colleges. Result: This will expedite the evolution of the secondary educational system into collegiate learning while greatly advancing our children’s education. -- 1838 Common School Journal Horace Mann7. Provide federal grants to primary schools that instruct their students in the Spanish, French and or the Portuguese languages which are, along with English, the national tongues of the Americas. Result: U.S. citizens will better understand the cultures of their neighbors in the America’s facilitating communication and trade between neighbors. -- 1839 Ohio Bilingual Education8. Negotiate and establish at least ten 250 year term land leases for city-states in strategically located emerging international markets similar to the Hong Kong agreement enacted by Great Britain and China. Result: U.S. business and culture will reap the benefits of nationalized safe zones all across the globe maximizing a quid pro quo access to each other’s goods & services. -- 1784 Far East Trade Mission: The Empress of China9. Implement the metric system at the federal, state and local levels. Result: The U.S. is one of three countries that do not officially use the metric system, along with Burma (Myanmar) & Liberia. It will improve our engineering & international competitiveness. -- 1975 Metric Conversion Act10. Create a U.S. Organization for Energy Economic Co-operation to develop green and nuclear energy technology with the goal of replacing fossil fuels. Special attention should be given to developing new breeder reactors that run off of the current nuclear waste stockpile and the retired nuclear arsenal Result: A new generation of Green Energy and Nuclear reactors, consuming nuclear waste, will lead to U.S. energy independence. -- 1939 The Manhattan Project11.Provide Federal Tax incentives for superconducting power lines updating and expanding high voltage electric transmission to service to 500 million Americans. Result: As alternative energy sources begin to emerge new lossless and high voltage transmission systems will be in place to efficiently carry the electricity necessary to replace fossil fuels currently powering everything from motor vehicles to microwaves while meeting the ever expanding future energy demands of modern technology. -- 1936 Rural Electrification Act12.Execute long term maintenance contracts for federal road, bridge and other infrastructure systems. Result: Construction companies will be diligent providing maintenance and repair because conscientiousness will maximize their profits and thus lower federal and state costs while lengthening the useful life U.S. infrastructure. --1755 Braddock and 1806 National Roads13. Reconsider, “The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers,” William Shakespeare. Result: The law is the glue that holds this great nation together. Without lawyers we would not have frontline defenders of liberty and freedom. Numerous legal reforms, however, are required such as a bill preventing frivolous litigation – 1777 Articles of Confederation
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TAVERN TO TAVERN: The U.S. Founding Story
Happy Birthdays
USA
Click Here to answer our two question U.S. Birthday Survey First Edition Still Available - $14.95Firs About the Book: When is the birthday of the United States of America? “July 4th, 1776 ” any first grader would answer. Perhaps, but open your mind and imagine a secret Hippie beginning that was conceived in a Philadelphia Tavern, delivered in a NYC Tavern, and cradled in a renovated City Hall. The USA Founding was a complicated but most miraculous birth. Your listeners and readers will be surprised to know:
Spark conversation and controversy when acclaimed educator and historian Stanley Klos explains more on-air. An expert on the cloaked-in-secrecy founding of our nation, Professor Klos will be your ideal guest year-round, especially on the heels of President’s Day and as we look toward Memorial Day, Flag Day and Independence Day.
CREDENTIALS:
Stanley Klos is a nationally-recognized scholar, speaker, entrepreneur and
former U.S. Senate candidate. He’s been interviewed by scores of shows and
publications, including FOX, Discovery, Today Show, US News & World Report
and the New York Times. Prof. Klos has authored several books including
HAPPY BIRTHDAYs USA and President Who? Forgotten Founders CONTACT: Stanley Klos, (727) 771-1776 (FL); Stan@stanklos.com; www.StanKlos.com
When is the True Birthday of the United States?
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July 2, 1776: "I just can't see any answer but July 2 which was the day the Continental Congress voted for Independence. Thank you for your very interesting book, which will help me teach American Revolution Class." -- William Pencak, Penn State Professor of History July 4, 1776: "You asked my view about 'when is the birthday of the United States of America.' While this is a matter about which reasonable people can disagree, I believe the best bet is the traditional answer, July 4, 1776, for two reasons. First, that is when the Declaration of Independence was initially approved, providing unambiguous indication of our intent to leave Great Britain and become a separate nation. Second, this is the date that has long been recognized as our national birthday; after many years, this sort of traditional recognition has a persuasive force of its own. By way of legal analogy, think of adverse possession or laches. Thanks for sending me a copy of Happy Birthdays USA. You pulled together a lot of very engaging information about how our country came to be, and it is certainly important to keep memory alive about the founding. The process of birth was more complicated than most people imagine. " -- W. Taylor Reveley, III - President, The College of William and Mary in Virginia. " Stan, I'm afraid I voted for July 4 in the poll. Just a traditionalist, I guess. The other dates are worth remembering but they're not THE birthday. I liked your new book. It's an interesting read about things most people don't think about." -- Thomas Fleming, Best Selling Author.
September 17, 1787: "Stan, I have already voted but sort of hoped we would be given a second and third choice. Naturally I went for September 17th but my heart also belongs to April 30th. Can I pretend I am from Chicago and stuff the ballot box? Is there a runner-up prize? Your book is great. It is now my one and only source for anything from that period of time. Have actually gone back and started it over again for I wanted to underline and tag pages for future reference. Great detail and I could not be more impress that you have been able to find, document, and express all this information so well. Really, really well done." -- Thomas Connelly, Philanthropist, The Historic US Flag Exhibitor and Entrepreneur September 3, 1783: "My vote, to answer your question, is September 3, 1783 when the Treaty of Paris is signed by the Peace Commissioners." -- Kim Sajet, President & CEO, Historical Society of Pennsylvania June 12, 1776: "Here in Virginia we recognize June 12, 1776, as one of the birthdays as well. That was the day the House of Burgesses passed the Virginia Declaration of Rights which was the precursor to the Bill of Rights -- a great and courageous document. Thank you for the copy of Happy Birthdays USA, I am delighted to have it." -- Colin G. Campbell, President Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
When is The Birthday of the United States of America? July 4, 1776 - Twelve States vote to approve the Declaration of Independence. 25% July 2, 1776 - Twelve Colonies declare themselves as “Free and Independent States.” 11.6% August 2, 1776 – Thirteen State Delegations sign the Declaration of Independence. 9.6% March 1, 1781 - Articles of Confederation is constitutionally ratified by all 13 States at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. 9.2% September 3, 1783 - Treaty of Paris is signed by the U.S. and British Peace Commissioners. 5.9% November 15, 1777 – Continental Congress, in York, PA, passes the Articles of Confederation and sends the new constitution to the States for the required unanimous ratification. 4.5% April 9, 1784 - Treaty of Paris is ratified by King George III. 3.6% July 6, 1775 - Continental Congress approves the "Declaration on Taking Arms" or declares war against Great Britain 3.5% May 29, 1790 – Rhode Island becomes the 13th and final State to ratify the current U.S. Constitution meeting the legal requirement that only all thirteen States can alter or discard the Articles of Confederation of the United States. 3.4% July 9, 1776 - New York approves “The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.” 3% September 17, 1787 - 12 State delegations approve the current U.S. Constitution and recommends that the USCA send it to the States with a 2/3rds ratification requirement. 3% February 2, 1781 – Maryland, the 13th State, authorizes its delegates to ratify the Articles of Confederation. 2.9% January 14, 1784 - Treaty of Paris is ratified by Thomas Mifflin as President of the United States, in Congress Assembled 2% September 5, 1774 – First Continental Congress convenes at Philadelphia’s Carpenters Hall. 2% July 2, 1788 - USCA certifies New Hampshire’s ratification and creates a transition committee. 1.8% September 4, 1774 – First Caucus of the Continental Congress at Philadelphia’s City Tavern 1.6% June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes the ninth State to ratify the current U.S. Constitution meeting the 2/3rds requirement. 1.6% March 4, 1789 – USCA establishes this date to dissolve the Confederation and install the new U.S. Republic. 1.4% April 30, 1789 - George Washington is inaugurated as U.S. President. 1.2% September 28, 1787 – United States, in Congress Assembled (USCA) resolves to send the U.S. Constitution to the States unaltered with a 2/3rds ratification requirement. 1.1% October 20, 1774 - Continental Congress passes the Articles of Association. .9% June 12, 1776 - The House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Declaration of Rights at Colonial Williamsburg. .7% February 2, 1790 – U.S. Supreme Court Convenes with Chief Justice John Jay presiding .7% June 15, 1775 - Continental Congress appoints George Washington as Commander-in-Chief .4% April 1, 1789 - U.S. House of Representatives achieves a quorum. .4%
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Peyton Randolph - U.S. Presidency began with the establishment of the Continental Congress of the United Colonies of America in 1774. 28.5% George Washington - was the first to take the oath of office as United States President and Commander-in-Chief under the current U.S. Constitution of 1787. 25% John Hancock - U.S. Presidency began with “The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America” in 1776 21.2% John Hanson - first person elected under the U.S. Constitution of 1777 on November 5, 1781 by a Congress formed solely under The Articles of Confederation 10.3% Samuel Huntington - Continental Congress President who became President of the United States, in Congress Assembled (USCA) when the Articles of Confederation was ratified on March 1, 1781. 4% Samuel Johnson (even though he declined the Presidency) - the first person elected under the U.S. Constitution of 1777, The Articles of Confederation, on July 10, 1781. 3.7% John Adams - took the Vice Presidential office on April 21, 1789, nine days before George Washington, and was therefore the de facto U.S. President. 2% Thomas Mifflin - President of the United States who ratified the Treaty of Paris in 1784, along with King George III, officially ending the war with Great Britain. 1.6% Henry Laurens - the Continental Congress President when the Articles of Confederation was passed on November 15, 1777. 1.1% Thomas McKean - second person elected under the U.S. Constitution of 1777, The Articles of Confederation, on July 10, 1781 as President of the United States, in Congress Assembled. 1.1% Cyrus Griffin - under his U.S. Presidency the current constitution was ratified by the required nine States dissolving the U.S. Confederation. .8% Elias Boudinot - President of the United States when the Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783. .5% Arthur St. Clair - under his U.S. Presidency the Northwest Ordinance and current constitution were passed. St. Clair's Congress sent the current constitution to the States for ratification. .2%
What Others Are Saying About This Author Washington? Get in Line: “Indeed, the document officially names this new collective "The United States of America." And when the Articles failed, the writers of the Constitution used them as a starting point when they expressed their desire "to form a more perfect union." Eighty years later, Abraham Lincoln specifically cited the "perpetual union" created by the Articles as justification for forcibly keeping the South from seceding. "The Articles of Confederation not only formed our nation," says Stanley Klos, author of President Who? Forgotten Founders, "it was used to preserve it … “The Presidents were the ones who held it together," says Klos, "even though our first government was a miserable failure." - Cover Story, US News and World Report Chopping Down History: “One of the declared objectives of our Constitution states, 'in order to form a more perfect union,' Mr. Klos said. ''What does that say? We already had a union. We're not talking about a lie here,'' he continued. ''George Washington was first president under the Constitution of 1787. We're talking about a half-truth.'' -- The New York Times “Quick – who was the first U.S. President? Wrong! At least, so this site tells us – documenting, as it does, no fewer than 10 possible holders of the office between 1774 and 1778. These ten men were the leaders of the Confederation Congress and Continental Congress, which (as you know if you read clear through that John Adams biography like you said you did) preceded Mr. Washington’s inauguration in 1789. Deep historical truth? Trivial anomaly? Read all about it and decide for yourself on this absorbing corner of the great Virtualology.com site.” -- USA TODAY Hot Sites Smithsonian’s American Presidency A Glorious Burden on Stanley L. Klos’ Exhibit and Lecture: “What we like to say to people when they come here is: 'George Washington was the first president of the United States, right?' ‘Wrong.’ That's from David Halaas, museum division director for the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center.” -- Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “… a thought provoking argument for “righting” our history books about the very early years of our democracy. Samuel Huntington, His Excellency the President of the United States in Congress Assembled, indeed!” -- Lee Langston-Harrison, Curator James Madison’s Montpelier "I am fortunate to have had such a high-minded opponent in this last race. Some of the tactics that you resisted are truly deplorable and represent just the sort of campaigning which so often serves to cause the American people to dislike politics and distrust politicians. I am proud to know you and glad you are a fellow West Virginian. Diogenes with a lighted lamp in broad daylight, worked the street of Athens "looking for a man" I have found one: Stan Klos.” --- Robert C. Byrd, United States Senator
“Thank you so much for taking the time to bring your exhibit to Patrick Henry College. People were thrilled with your presentation on Friday Night that helped make the evening the success that it was. Please let me know if we can ever help you in any way.” - - Mike Farris, President of Patrick Henry College “The power of the documents is absolute. They are what they are and the real thing. Mr. Klos' program and documents are as good as anything in any museum in the country. Better than in many, in fact. They are extraordinary American History Documents.” --- Ellsworth Brown, President Carnegie Institute and Museums “This is a brilliant and most enjoyable book which helps us to rediscover our rich history and heritage. Stan Klos clearly establishes that Virginia -- not Delaware -- became the first State in the Perpetual Union of the United States America ... because it was the first to ratify the Articles of Confederation (1779). You too will want to read his documentation complete with photographs and facsimiles of primary source documents of our lively and enlightening Americana history.” -- G. William Thomas, President, James Monroe Memorial Foundation Scholar Seeks Place For 1st 'Presidents: " ‘If you go into the national archives, the first thing that greets you is the Treaty of Paris proclamation signed under the great seal of the United States of America by our president, Thomas Mifflin,’ Klos says. ‘It ended the war with Great Britain.’ Klos has written a book on the subject and formed a corporation called Forgotten Founders. He had an exhibit at the 2004 Republican convention and plans another at this year's Republican convention. ‘We love the debate because it gets kids interested,’ Gleaves Whitney said. ‘This is great stuff. It's fun, and we're approaching Memorial Day, Flag Day, the Fourth of July. Why not?’" --- Tampa Tribune
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