CREATE TABLE table_204_278 (id NUMBER, "name of president" CLOB, "picture" CLOB, "life span" CLOB, "year of presidency" CLOB, "place of conference" CLOB)

who was the first president in the 1900 's ?
SELECT "name of president" FROM table_204_278 WHERE "year of presidency" >= 1900 ORDER BY "year of presidency" LIMIT 1
SELECT "name of president" FROM "table_204_278" WHERE "year of presidency" >= 1900 ORDER BY "year of presidency" FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY