Acting President

An Acting President is a person who temporarily fills the role of an organization's or country's president, either when the real president is unavailable (for example ill or on vacation) or when the post is vacant (for example because of death, injury, resignation, or dismissal).

Famous quotes containing the words acting and/or president:

    “She does not realize that the only difference between us is that she is on one stage and I on another. I feel that I am acting just as much as she is.”
    —William Howard Taft (1857–1930)

    “The President of the United States ... should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves his country best.”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)