text: Nathaniel Gorham ( May 27 , 1738 -- June 11 , 1796 , his first name is sometimes spelt Nathanial ) was the fourteenth President of the United States in Congress assembled , under the Articles of Confederation .
simplified: Nathaniel Gorham ( May 27 , 1738 -- June 11 , 1796 ) was the fourteenth President of the United States in Congress .