In 1996, he played the President of the United States in the sci-fi film Independence Day. A year later he had a major role in Lost Highway (1997) and voiced Korso in the animated post-apocalyptic film Titan A.E. Here, see photos of U.S. presidents celebrating Independence Day through the years: 1914 President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to mark the Fourth of July. Joshua T. Adams was a United States four-star General who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces. During the post-War of 1996, Adams helped in foiling an alien attempt to devastate the North Atlantic seaboard via artificial tsunamis. During the War of 2016, he became the sole surviving member of Three Founding Fathers —all of whom also served as president—died on July 4: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe. Adams and Jefferson both died in 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Adams’s last words were “Thomas Jefferson still lives,” though Jefferson had actually died hours Thomas Whitmore was the President of the United States in the 1st film, serving as the tritagonist, and returns as the tetartagonist in its sequel. He ultimately died saving his daughter when he entered the Queen's Pod above Earth, face-to-face with the Earth's Harvester Queen. Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the 1890s, is a combination of the words June and nineteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, the day when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of President Thomas Whitmore is the president of the United States of America, and one of the main protagonists in the movie Independence Day, and it's sequel Independence Day: Resurgence. Before he became the recent president he was a pilot in the Gulf War and got into a fight that David started. US Independence Day: On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson. The Cry of Dolores is most commonly known by the locals as "El Grito de Independencia" (The Independence Cry). Every year on the eve of Independence Day, the president of Mexico re-enacts the cry from the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City while ringing the same bell Hidalgo used in 1810. Thomas J. Whitmore (c.1953 – July 4, 2016) was an American politician who served the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to his interest in American politics, he was a fighter pilot who fought in the Gulf War. Today we celebrate our Independence Day! ~ President Whitmore. Independence Day is a 1996 film about a worldwide alien attack and the subsequent rallying of humankind to fight back on July 4. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Written by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. EARTH. Take a good look. It could be your last. Taglines. President Thomas Whitmore : It's a fine line between standing behind a principle and hiding behind one. You can tolerate a little compromise, if you're actually managing to get something accomplished. Elizabeth Lanford (c. 1963 – July 4, 2016) was an American politician who served as the 45th President of the United States and was the first woman to hold the office. Lanford was also the first female Vice President under President Lucas Jacobs from 2005 to 2013. During the War of 2016, Lanford and her cabinet were killed by Harvesters in the Cheyenne bunker in Colorado. She was succeeded Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 American science fiction action film co-written, directed, and co-produced by Roland Emmerich and co-written and co-produced by Dean Devlin, serving as a sequel to Independence Day (1996). The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 epic science fiction action film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich and starring an ensemble cast that includes Jeff Goldblum, Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, and Harvey Fierstein. The film focus on a a hostile alien invasion of The Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in the original printing, is the founding document of the United States. On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the Second Continental Congress, who convened at Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in the colonial capital of Philadelphia. These delegates Thomas J. Whitmore was the 42nd President of the United States in the Independence Day-franchise. He was in office from 1993 to 2001. Prior to this he was a fighter pilot who fought in the Gulf War. Whitmore was a major leading figure in the War of 1996 against the invading aliens. This page is for all who served as the President of the United States. Independence Day (1996) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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