U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents


  PRESIDENT TERM VICE PRESIDENT(S) PARTY
43.GEORGE W. BUSH
Jul. 6, 1946 -
2001-Richard "Dick" CheneyRepublican
 
42.WILLIAM J. CLINTON
Aug. 19, 1946 -
1993-2001Albert "Al" GoreDemocratic
41.GEORGE H. BUSH
Jun. 12, 1924 -
1989-1993J. Danforth "Dan" QuayleRepublican
40.RONALD W. REAGAN
Feb. 6, 1911 -
1981-1989George H. BushRepublican
39.JAMES EARL "Jimmy" CARTER
Oct. 1, 1924 -
1977-1981Walter F. MondaleDemocratic
38.GERALD R. FORD
Jul. 14, 1913 -
1974-1977Nelson Rockefeller, 1974-1977
None, Aug-Dec 1974
Republican
37.RICHARD M. NIXON
Jan. 9, 1913 - Apr. 22, 1994
1969-1974Gerald R. Ford, 1973-1974
None, Oct-Dec 1973
Spiro T. Agnew, 1969-1973
Republican
36.LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Aug. 27, 1908 - Jan. 22, 1973
1963-1969Hubert Humphrey, 1965-1969
None, 1963-1965
Democratic
35.JOHN F. KENNEDY
May 29, 1917 - Nov. 22. 1963
1961-1963Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic
34.DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Oct. 14, 1890 - Mar. 28, 1969
1953-1961Richard M. NixonRepublican
33.HARRY S. TRUMAN
May 8, 1884 - Dec. 26, 1972
1945-1953Alben W. Barkley, 1949-1953
None, 1945-1949
Democratic
32.FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Jan. 30, 1882 - Apr. 12, 1945
1933-1945Harry S. Truman, 1945
Henry A. Wallace, 1941-1945
John N. Garner, 1933-1941
Democratic
31.HERBERT HOOVER
Aug. 10, 1874 - Oct. 20, 1964
1929-1933Charles CurtisRepublican
30.CALVIN COOLIDGE
Jul. 4, 1872 - Jan. 5, 1933
1923-1929Charles G. Dawes, 1925-1929
None, 1923-1925
Republican
29.WARREN G. HARDING
Nov. 2, 1865 - Aug. 2, 1923
1921-1923Calvin CoolidgeRepublican
28.WOODROW WILSON
Dec. 29, 1856 - Feb. 3, 1924
1913-1921Thomas R. MarshallDemocratic
27.WILLIAM H. TAFT
Sept. 15, 1857 - Mar. 8, 1930
1909-1913None, Oct 1912-Mar 1913
James S. Sherman, 1909-1912
Republican
26.THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Oct. 27, 1858 - Jan. 6, 1919
1901-1909Charles Fairbanks, 1905-1909
None, 1901-1905
Republican
 
25.WILLIAM McKINLEY
Jan. 29, 1843 - Sept. 14, 1901
1897-1901Theodore Roosevelt, 1901
None, Nov 1899-Mar 1901
Garret A. Hobart, 1897-1899
Republican
24.GROVER CLEVELAND
Mar. 18, 1837 - Jun. 24, 1908
1893-1897Adlai E. StevensonDemocratic
23.BENJAMIN HARRISON
Aug. 20, 1833 - Mar. 13, 1901
1889-1893Levi P. MortonRepublican
22.GROVER CLEVELAND
Mar. 18, 1837 - Jun. 24, 1908
1885-1889None, Nov 1885-Mar 1889
Thomas A. Hendricks, 1885
Democratic
21.CHESTER A. ARTHUR
Oct. 5, 1829 - Nov. 18, 1886
1881-1885NoneRepublican
20.JAMES A. GARFIELD
Nov. 19, 1831 - Sept. 19, 1881
1881Chester A. ArthurRepublican
19.RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
Oct. 4, 1822 - Jan. 17, 1893
1877-1881William A. WheelerRepublican
18.ULYSSES S. GRANT
Apr. 27, 1822 - Jul. 23, 1885
1869-1877None, Nov 1875-Mar 1877
Henry Wilson, 1873-1875
Schuyler Colfax, 1869-1873
Republican
17.ANDREW JOHNSON
Dec. 29, 1808 - Jul. 31, 1875
1865-1869NoneDemocratic/
National Union
16.ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Feb. 12, 1809 - Apr. 15, 1865
1861-1865Andrew Johnson, 1865
Hannibal Hamlin, 1861-1865
Republican
15.JAMES BUCHANAN
Apr. 23, 1791 - Jun. 1, 1868
1857-1861John C. BreckinridgeDemocratic
14.FRANKLIN PIERCE
Nov. 23, 1804 - Oct. 8, 1869
1853-1857None, Apr 1853-Mar 1857
William R. King, 1853
Democratic
13.MILLARD FILLMORE
Jan. 7, 1800 - Mar. 8, 1874
1850-1853NoneWhig
12.ZACHARY TAYLOR
Nov. 24, 1784 - Jul. 9, 1850
1849-1850Millard FillmoreWhig
11.JAMES K. POLK
Nov. 2, 1795 - Jun. 15, 1849
1845-1849George M. DallasDemocratic
10.JOHN TYLER
Mar. 29, 1790 - Jan. 18, 1862
1841-1845NoneWhig
9.WILLIAM H. HARRISON
Feb. 9, 1773 - Apr. 4, 1841
1841John TylerWhig
8.MARTIN Van BUREN
Dec. 5, 1782 - Jul. 24, 1862
1837-1841Richard M. JohnsonDemocratic
7.ANDREW JACKSON
Mar. 15, 1767 - Jun. 8, 1845
1829-1837Martin Van Buren, 1833-1837
None, Dec 1832-Mar 1833
John C. Calhoun, 1829-1832
Democratic
6.JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Jul. 11, 1767 - Feb. 23, 1848
1825-1829John C. CalhounDemocratic-
Republican
5.JAMES MONROE
Apr. 28, 1758 - Jul 4, 1831
1817-1825Daniel D. TompkinsDemocratic-
Republican
4.JAMES MADISON
Mar. 16, 1751 - Jun. 28, 1836
1809-1817None, Nov 1814-Mar 1817
Elbridge Gerry, 1813-1814
None, Apr 1812-Mar 1813
George Clinton, 1809-1812
Democratic-
Republican
3.THOMAS JEFFERSON
Apr. 13, 1743 - Jul. 4, 1826
1801-1809George Clinton, 1805-1809
Aaron Burr, 1801-1805
Democratic-
Republican
 
2.JOHN ADAMS
Oct. 30, 1735 - Jul. 4, 1826
1797-1801Thomas JeffersonFederalist
1.GEORGE WASHINGTON
Feb. 22, 1732 - Dec. 14, 1799
1789-1797John AdamsNone

  President Notes
43.George W. BushClosest election since 1960. Florida re-counts delayed declaring a winner for 37 days (5 weeks)!
 
42.Bill ClintonFirst live Internet broadcast of Inauguration.
Second President to be impeached.
40.Ronald ReaganFirst Actor to be elected President. Also, the oldest man to be elected.
38.Gerald FordFirst President to occupy White House without being elected to either President or Vice President.
37.Richard NixonFirst President to resign.
35.John KennedyAssassinated on November 22, 1963.
Appears on the Half Dollar.
34.Dwight EisenhowerThe Presidency was the first elected office, Mr. Eisenhower ever ran for.
33.Harry TrumanFirst televised Inauguration.
Made the momentous decision to drop an Atomic bomb on the citys of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Oversaw a massive renovation of the White House from 1948 to 1952.
Appears on the Dime.
32.Franklin RooseveltOnly president to ever be elected to a 3rd and 4th Term.
First President to ride in an airplane.
Added the East Wing to the White House in the 1940s.
Died on April 12, 1945.
30.Calvin CoolidgeAdded a 3rd floor to the White House in 1927.
29.Warren HardingFirst president to be driven in an automobile to his Inauguration.
Suddenly became ill in August 1923. Died on August 2, 1923.
28.Woodrow WilsonBorn in Staunton, Virginia; where I grew up.
27.William TaftOnly president to keep cows on the White House lawn.
26.Teddy RooseveltFirst president to ride in an automobile.
First president to travel outside of the country while president.
Added the West Wing to the White House in 1902.
 
25.William McKinleyShot on September 6, 1901. Died on September 14, 1901.
Appears on the $500 Bill.
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Grover ClevelandThe only president to serve non-consecutive terms.
Appears on the $1000 Bill.
20.James GarfieldShot on July 2, 1881. Died on September 19, 1881
17.Andrew JohnsonFirst President to be impeached. Missed being put out of office by 1 vote.
16.Abraham LincolnShot on April 14, 1865, and died the next day.
Appears on the $5 Bill and the Penny.
15.James BuchananFirst known photograph of an Inauguration.
12.Zachary TaylorSuddenly became ill and died on July 9, 1850.
10.John TylerFirst president to have his photograph taken.
9.William HarrisonDied of pneumonia after only 1 month in office.
7.Andrew JacksonAppears on the $20 Bill.
4.James MadisonAppears on the $5000 Bill.
3.Thomas JeffersonAppears on the $2 Bill and the Nickel.
 
2.John AdamsFirst President to live in White House.
1.George WashingtonAppears on the $1 Bill and the Quarter.

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