17503 868 Language & Reference Politics & Citizenship Political Tasks true Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:00:39 -0700 /system/videos/3/03/75/01/17503.flv /system/videos/3/03/75/01/17503_hd.flv politics, political, united, states, u.s., running, office, election, elected How To Become President http://www.howcast.com/videos/17503-How-To-Become-President http://www.howcast.com/videos/17503-How-To-Become-President/edit approved 176 1280 720 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=17503"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=17503" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 13 Stabbey http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/become_president_hd_1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 3026 false false false 40675 1 21 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/21.jpg Be a citizen Be a “natural born” United States citizen. This means you were born in the U.S. or in one of its territories, or — if you were born on foreign soil — both of your parents were American.

]]> 40676 2 33 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/33.jpg Be at least 35 Be at least 35 years old. You might be 34 and wise beyond your years, but the rules still apply.

]]> 40677 3 40 Tip That’s pretty much it for the official rules. But while the U.S. Constitution made the requirements of becoming president very simple, the unofficial rules are, well… a bit more limiting. We’ll explain.

]]> 40678 4 51 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/51.jpg Be tall Be tall. Only a few presidents were below the average height, and that was a long time ago. Tall is a must for the big cheese. Short is for Congress and movie stars.

]]> 40679 5 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/62.jpg Be white, male, and straight Be white, male, and straight. So far, no other race, gender and sexual preference has even come close.

]]> 40680 6 70 Tip This unofficial rule could have an expiration date of November 2008.

]]> 40681 7 75 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/75.jpg Be Protestant Be a Protestant. Sure, John F. Kennedy was a Catholic and Thomas Jefferson was agnostic, but that’s only two out of 42. Statistically, the overwhelming majority of Commanders in Chief have been Protestant. So even if you don’t believe in a Protestant God… fake it.

]]> 40682 8 91 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/91.jpg Marry a woman Be married, preferably to an attractive and likeable woman. Only one of all the Presidents was a lifelong bachelor. Americans don’t trust a single man in the top job.

]]> 40683 9 102 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/102.jpg Be rich Be rich. Forget being born in a lowly log cabin—only about two presidents were actually born poor, and that doesn’t include Abraham Lincoln, who was actually middle class. At least half of our Presidents were in the top 3% of society, with more than a dozen in the top 1%. Start saving your pennies now!

]]> 40684 10 121 Tip It helps to be a “power napper.” Thanks to non-stop campaigning and fundraising, presidential candidates often need to be fully functional on little or no sleep.

]]> 40685 11 131 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/131.jpg Be Presidential Be “presidential.” What does that mean? Well, adopt a thoughtful demeanor. Be truthful, but not necessarily honest. Talk about issues, but not necessarily solutions. Advocate policies that are in your own, your party’s, and your major donors’ best interest, but say they’re in the best interest of the country. That kind of thing.

]]> 40686 12 151 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/17503/151.jpg Keep your eye on the dream Keep your eye on the dream. Anybody can become president if they really believe in themselves… unless, of course, they’re under 35, not a natural born citizen, Muslim, Mormon, Jewish, atheist, gay, bi, single, short, poor, vegan, honest, or hate to kiss ass or babies.

Good luck!

]]> 40687 13 169 Fact Only six of all the U.S. presidents have been left-handed.

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