PRESIDENT | TERM | VICE PRESIDENT(S) | PARTY | |
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43. | GEORGE W. BUSH Jul. 6, 1946 - | 2001- | Richard "Dick" Cheney | Republican |
42. | WILLIAM J. CLINTON Aug. 19, 1946 - | 1993-2001 | Albert "Al" Gore | Democratic |
41. | GEORGE H. BUSH Jun. 12, 1924 - | 1989-1993 | J. Danforth "Dan" Quayle | Republican |
40. | RONALD W. REAGAN Feb. 6, 1911 - | 1981-1989 | George H. Bush | Republican |
39. | JAMES EARL "Jimmy" CARTER Oct. 1, 1924 - | 1977-1981 | Walter F. Mondale | Democratic |
38. | GERALD R. FORD Jul. 14, 1913 - | 1974-1977 | Nelson Rockefeller, 1974-1977 None, Aug-Dec 1974 | Republican |
37. | RICHARD M. NIXON Jan. 9, 1913 - Apr. 22, 1994 | 1969-1974 | Gerald R. Ford, 1973-1974 None, Oct-Dec 1973 Spiro T. Agnew, 1969-1973 | Republican |
36. | LYNDON B. JOHNSON Aug. 27, 1908 - Jan. 22, 1973 | 1963-1969 | Hubert Humphrey, 1965-1969 None, 1963-1965 | Democratic |
35. | JOHN F. KENNEDY May 29, 1917 - Nov. 22. 1963 | 1961-1963 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic |
34. | DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Oct. 14, 1890 - Mar. 28, 1969 | 1953-1961 | Richard M. Nixon | Republican |
33. | HARRY S. TRUMAN May 8, 1884 - Dec. 26, 1972 | 1945-1953 | Alben W. Barkley, 1949-1953 None, 1945-1949 | Democratic |
32. | FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Jan. 30, 1882 - Apr. 12, 1945 | 1933-1945 | Harry S. Truman, 1945 Henry A. Wallace, 1941-1945 John N. Garner, 1933-1941 | Democratic |
31. | HERBERT HOOVER Aug. 10, 1874 - Oct. 20, 1964 | 1929-1933 | Charles Curtis | Republican |
30. | CALVIN COOLIDGE Jul. 4, 1872 - Jan. 5, 1933 | 1923-1929 | Charles G. Dawes, 1925-1929 None, 1923-1925 | Republican |
29. | WARREN G. HARDING Nov. 2, 1865 - Aug. 2, 1923 | 1921-1923 | Calvin Coolidge | Republican |
28. | WOODROW WILSON Dec. 29, 1856 - Feb. 3, 1924 | 1913-1921 | Thomas R. Marshall | Democratic |
27. | WILLIAM H. TAFT Sept. 15, 1857 - Mar. 8, 1930 | 1909-1913 | None, Oct 1912-Mar 1913 James S. Sherman, 1909-1912 | Republican |
26. | THEODORE ROOSEVELT Oct. 27, 1858 - Jan. 6, 1919 | 1901-1909 | Charles Fairbanks, 1905-1909 None, 1901-1905 | Republican |
25. | WILLIAM McKINLEY Jan. 29, 1843 - Sept. 14, 1901 | 1897-1901 | Theodore Roosevelt, 1901 None, Nov 1899-Mar 1901 Garret A. Hobart, 1897-1899 | Republican |
24. | GROVER CLEVELAND Mar. 18, 1837 - Jun. 24, 1908 | 1893-1897 | Adlai E. Stevenson | Democratic |
23. | BENJAMIN HARRISON Aug. 20, 1833 - Mar. 13, 1901 | 1889-1893 | Levi P. Morton | Republican |
22. | GROVER CLEVELAND Mar. 18, 1837 - Jun. 24, 1908 | 1885-1889 | None, Nov 1885-Mar 1889 Thomas A. Hendricks, 1885 | Democratic |
21. | CHESTER A. ARTHUR Oct. 5, 1829 - Nov. 18, 1886 | 1881-1885 | None | Republican |
20. | JAMES A. GARFIELD Nov. 19, 1831 - Sept. 19, 1881 | 1881 | Chester A. Arthur | Republican |
19. | RUTHERFORD B. HAYES Oct. 4, 1822 - Jan. 17, 1893 | 1877-1881 | William A. Wheeler | Republican |
18. | ULYSSES S. GRANT Apr. 27, 1822 - Jul. 23, 1885 | 1869-1877 | None, Nov 1875-Mar 1877 Henry Wilson, 1873-1875 Schuyler Colfax, 1869-1873 | Republican |
17. | ANDREW JOHNSON Dec. 29, 1808 - Jul. 31, 1875 | 1865-1869 | None | Democratic/ National Union |
16. | ABRAHAM LINCOLN Feb. 12, 1809 - Apr. 15, 1865 | 1861-1865 | Andrew Johnson, 1865 Hannibal Hamlin, 1861-1865 | Republican |
15. | JAMES BUCHANAN Apr. 23, 1791 - Jun. 1, 1868 | 1857-1861 | John C. Breckinridge | Democratic |
14. | FRANKLIN PIERCE Nov. 23, 1804 - Oct. 8, 1869 | 1853-1857 | None, Apr 1853-Mar 1857 William R. King, 1853 | Democratic |
13. | MILLARD FILLMORE Jan. 7, 1800 - Mar. 8, 1874 | 1850-1853 | None | Whig |
12. | ZACHARY TAYLOR Nov. 24, 1784 - Jul. 9, 1850 | 1849-1850 | Millard Fillmore | Whig |
11. | JAMES K. POLK Nov. 2, 1795 - Jun. 15, 1849 | 1845-1849 | George M. Dallas | Democratic |
10. | JOHN TYLER Mar. 29, 1790 - Jan. 18, 1862 | 1841-1845 | None | Whig |
9. | WILLIAM H. HARRISON Feb. 9, 1773 - Apr. 4, 1841 | 1841 | John Tyler | Whig |
8. | MARTIN Van BUREN Dec. 5, 1782 - Jul. 24, 1862 | 1837-1841 | Richard M. Johnson | Democratic |
7. | ANDREW JACKSON Mar. 15, 1767 - Jun. 8, 1845 | 1829-1837 | Martin 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 | 1825-1829 | John C. Calhoun | Democratic- Republican |
5. | JAMES MONROE Apr. 28, 1758 - Jul 4, 1831 | 1817-1825 | Daniel D. Tompkins | Democratic- Republican |
4. | JAMES MADISON Mar. 16, 1751 - Jun. 28, 1836 | 1809-1817 | None, 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 | 1801-1809 | George Clinton, 1805-1809 Aaron Burr, 1801-1805 | Democratic- Republican |
2. | JOHN ADAMS Oct. 30, 1735 - Jul. 4, 1826 | 1797-1801 | Thomas Jefferson | Federalist |
1. | GEORGE WASHINGTON Feb. 22, 1732 - Dec. 14, 1799 | 1789-1797 | John Adams | None |
President | Notes | |
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43. | George W. Bush | Closest election since 1960. Florida re-counts delayed declaring a winner for 37 days (5 weeks)! |
42. | Bill Clinton | First live Internet broadcast of Inauguration. Second President to be impeached. |
40. | Ronald Reagan | First Actor to be elected President. Also, the oldest man to be elected. |
38. | Gerald Ford | First President to occupy White House without being elected to either President or Vice President. |
37. | Richard Nixon | First President to resign. |
35. | John Kennedy | Assassinated on November 22, 1963. Appears on the Half Dollar. |
34. | Dwight Eisenhower | The Presidency was the first elected office, Mr. Eisenhower ever ran for. |
33. | Harry Truman | First 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 Roosevelt | Only 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 Coolidge | Added a 3rd floor to the White House in 1927. |
29. | Warren Harding | First president to be driven in an automobile to his Inauguration. Suddenly became ill in August 1923. Died on August 2, 1923. |
28. | Woodrow Wilson | Born in Staunton, Virginia; where I grew up. |
27. | William Taft | Only president to keep cows on the White House lawn. |
26. | Teddy Roosevelt | First 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 McKinley | Shot on September 6, 1901. Died on September 14, 1901. Appears on the $500 Bill. |
22. & 24. | Grover Cleveland | The only president to serve non-consecutive terms. Appears on the $1000 Bill. |
20. | James Garfield | Shot on July 2, 1881. Died on September 19, 1881 |
17. | Andrew Johnson | First President to be impeached. Missed being put out of office by 1 vote. |
16. | Abraham Lincoln | Shot on April 14, 1865, and died the next day. Appears on the $5 Bill and the Penny. |
15. | James Buchanan | First known photograph of an Inauguration. |
12. | Zachary Taylor | Suddenly became ill and died on July 9, 1850. |
10. | John Tyler | First president to have his photograph taken. |
9. | William Harrison | Died of pneumonia after only 1 month in office. |
7. | Andrew Jackson | Appears on the $20 Bill. |
4. | James Madison | Appears on the $5000 Bill. |
3. | Thomas Jefferson | Appears on the $2 Bill and the Nickel. |
2. | John Adams | First President to live in White House. |
1. | George Washington | Appears on the $1 Bill and the Quarter. |