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Washington D.C citizens alone among U.S territories have the right to directly vote for the President of the United States although the Democratic and Republican political parties nominate their presidential candidates at national conventions which include delegates from the five major territories. Hurricanes (or their remnants) occasionally track through the area in late summer and early fall but are often weak by the time they reach Washington partly due to the city's inland location. Flooding of the Potomac River however caused by a combination of high tide storm surge and runoff has been known to cause extensive property damage in the neighborhood of Georgetown, See also: Presidency of Franklin Pierce and Origins of the American Civil War. At the start of each two-year session the House elects a speaker who does not normally preside over debates but serves as the majority party's leader in the Senate the vice president is the ex officio president of the Senate in addition the Senate elects an officer called the president pro tempore Pro tempore means for the time being and this office is usually held by the most senior member of the Senate's majority party and customarily keeps this position until there is a change in party control Accordingly the Senate does not necessarily elect a new president pro tempore at the beginning of a new Congress in both the House and Senate the actual presiding officer is generally a junior member of the majority party who is appointed so that new members become acquainted with the rules of the chamber. . .

1800 893,602 108,435 1,002,037 11% 5,308,483 19% The highest natural elevation in the District is 409 feet (125 m) above sea level at Fort Reno Park in upper northwest Washington the lowest point is sea level at the Potomac River the geographic center of Washington is near the intersection of 4th and L Streets NW. Main article: Convict lease Mayoral election results When the election of 1792 neared Washington did not publicly announce his presidential candidacy but silently consented to run to prevent a further political-personal rift in his cabinet the Electoral College unanimously elected him president on February 13 1793 and John Adams as vice president by a vote of 77 to 50. Washington with nominal fanfare arrived alone at his inauguration in his carriage Sworn into office by Associate Justice William Cushing on March 4 1793 in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia Washington gave a brief address and then immediately retired to his Philadelphia presidential house weary of office and in poor health.