Presidents
U.S. PRESIDENTS (44)
This special guide to the presidents highlights vital information about the men who have led our country.
1. George Washington
Born: February 22, 1732; Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died: December 14, 1799
Party: None
Term: 1789–1797
Age when inaugurated: 57
Famous Facts:
The first President unified the new nation and shaped the chief executive’s duties. He refused to run for a third term.
On their wedding day, Martha Washington gave him a miniature portrait of herself. He wore it on a chain around his neck until his death 40 years later.
2. John Adams
Born: October 30, 1735; Braintree, Massachusetts
Died: July 4, 1826
Party: Federalist
Term: 1797–1801
Age when inaugurated: 61
Famous Facts:
Adams was the first President to live in the White House.
Adams had a tough job filling Washington’s shoes. His advocacy of the Alien and Sedition Acts allowed him to silence critics, but made him unpopular. He lost reelection to Thomas Jefferson.
3. Thomas Jefferson
Born: April 13, 1743; Albemarle County, Virginia
Died: July 4, 1826
Party: Democratic-Republican
Term: 1801–1809
Age when inaugurated: 57
Famous Facts:
Considered the most brilliant President, he wrote the Declaration of Independence, founded the University of Virginia, and was an architect, a farmer, and a scientist.
Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, which nearly doubled the size of the U.S.
4. James Madison
Born: March 16, 1751; Port Conway, Virginia
Died: June 28, 1836
Party: Democratic-Republican
Term: 1809–1817
Age when inaugurated: 57
Famous Facts:
Madison is considered the father of the Bill of Rights.
Madison presided over the War of 1812 with Britain, during which the White House was burned. The war ended in a draw.
5. James Monroe
Born: April 28, 1758; Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died: July 4, 1831
Party: Democratic-Republican
Term: 1817–1825
Age when inaugurated: 58
Famous Facts:
Monroe lived out his retirement in poverty.
His term is called the “Era of Good Feeling” because there was little partisan fighting. He formulated the Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Americas off-limits to European meddling.
6. John Quincy Adams
Born: July 11, 1767; Braintree, Massachusetts
Died: February 23, 1848
Party: Democratic-Republican
Term: 1825–1829
Age when inaugurated: 57
Famous Facts:
John Adams and John Quincy Adams were the first father and son to have served as Presidents.
Accused of winning the White House through corruption, he was plagued by accusations of misdeeds throughout his presidency.
After his presidency, Adams served nine terms in the House of Representatives, until his death in 1848.
7. Andrew Jackson
Born: March 15, 1767; Waxhaw settlement, South Carolina
Died: June 8, 1845
Party: Democratic
Term: 1829–1837
Age when inaugurated: 61
Famous Facts:
Jackson was the first President to ride on a train.
Though he was a rich planter, Jackson was considered the common people’s friend. Dubbed “Old Hickory” because he was so tough, Jackson greatly expanded the powers of the Presidency.
8. Martin Van Buren
Born: December 5, 1782; Kinderhook, New York
Died: July 24, 1862. Party: Democratic
Party: Democrat
Term: 1837–1841
Age when inaugurated: 54
Famous Facts:
Van Buren was the first President to be born an American citizen, rather than a British subject.
Van Buren’s Presidency was marred by an economic depression that led to bank failures and food riots. He was easily defeated for reelection.
9. William Henry Harrison
Born: February 9, 1773; Berkeley, Virginia
Died: April 4, 1841
Party: Whig
Term: 1841
Age when inaugurated: 68
Famous Facts:
Harrison delivered a marathon inaugural speech during which he caught a cold. He died a month later.
Harrison was the first President to die in office and he served the briefest term.
10. John Tyler
Born: March 29, 1790; Greenway, Virginia
Died: January 18, 1862
Party: Whig
Term: 1841–1845
Age when inaugurated: 51
Famous Facts:
Tyler had 15 children, more than any President.
Tyler was expected to be a passive “acting President” while he finished Harrison’s term, but he refused to be passive. He made enemies in Congress and was the first President to be threatened with impeachment. The effort failed.
11. James K. Polk
Born: November 2, 1795; near Pineville, North Carolina
Died: June 15, 1849
Party: Democratic
Term: 1845–1849
Age when inaugurated: 49
Famous Facts:
Polk is the only President to have served as Speaker of the House.
Polk was the first “dark horse” or little-known nominee to become President. He presided over the Mexican War, which added Texas, California, and other territory to the United States.
12. Zachary Taylor
Born: November 24, 1784; Orange County, Virginia
Died: July 9, 1850
Party: Whig
Term: 1849–1850
Age when inaugurated: 64
Famous Facts:
Taylor won fame as a general in the Mexican War. His soldiers called him “Old Rough and Ready.”
Taylor threatened to use force to keep the South from leaving the Union. After his death, a compromise allowed slavery to continue in the South.
13. Millard Fillmore
Born: January 7, 1800; Locke, New York
Died: March 8, 1874
Party: Whig
Term: 1850–1853
Age when inaugurated: 50
Famous Facts:
Fillmore approved the Compromise of 1850, allowing slavery in the South. But neither the North nor the South was happy with it, and Fillmore was blamed for the law’s failure.
In 1856, Fillmore ran for President on the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party ticket.
14. Franklin Pierce
Born: November 23, 1804; Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Died: October 8, 1869
Party: Democratic
Term: 1853–1857
Age when inaugurated: 48
Famous Facts:
Pierce’s wife hated Washington, D.C., so much, that she fainted when she found out he had been nominated for President.
Pierce supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which gutted the Compromise of 1850.
15. James Buchanan
Born: April 23, 1791; near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Died: June 1, 1868
Party: Democratic
Term: 1857–1861
Age when inaugurated: 65
Famous Facts:
Buchanan was the only bachelor to ever serve in the White House.
Buchanan tried in vain to find a compromise to keep the South from seceding from the Union, but failed.
16. Abraham Lincoln
Born: February 12, 1809; near Hodgenville, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865
Party: Republican
Term: 1861–1865
Age when inaugurated: 52
Famous Facts:
Lincoln led the Union into the Civil War to preserve the nation and end slavery. He was assassinated just five days after the Confederate armies surrendered.
Polls show that Lincoln is the most admired President.
17. Andrew Johnson
Born: December 29, 1808; Raleigh, North Carolina
Died: July 31, 1875
Party: National Union
Term: 1865–1869
Age when inaugurated: 56
Famous Facts:
Succeeding Lincoln, Johnson found himself in bitter battles with Congress over Reconstruction. He was impeached and tried by the Senate, but was acquitted by one vote.
Johnson was the only southern senator to stay loyal to the Union.
18. Ulysses S. Grant
Born: April 27, 1822; Point Pleasant, Ohio
Died: July 23, 1885
Party: Republican
Term: 1869–1877
Age when inaugurated: 46
Famous Facts:
Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant, but an error on his application to West Point changed his name to Ulysses Simpson Grant. He liked the initials so much that he kept the name.
Grant was the top Union military hero of the Civil War. His two terms were marred by scandals.
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
Born: October 4, 1822; Delaware, Ohio
Died: January 17, 1893
Party: Republican
Term: 1877–1881
Age when inaugurated: 54
Famous Facts:
Hayes is one of five Presidents to lose the popular vote but win the office. He won the election by one electoral vote.
Hayes’s wife, Lucy, was the first First Lady to graduate from college.
20. James A. Garfield
Born: November 19, 1831; Orange, Ohio
Died: September 19, 1881
Party: Republican
Term: 1881
Age when inaugurated: 49
Famous Facts:
Garfield set out to reform the “spoils system” by which politicians gave their friends low-level political offices. He was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker.
Garfield was the first left-handed President.
21. Chester A. Arthur
Born: October 5, 1829; Fairfield, Vermont
Died: November 18, 1886
Party: Republican
Term: 1881–1885
Age when inaugurated: 51
Famous Facts:
Arthur was unknown before being elected, but surprised people by being honest and responsible. He helped create the Civil Service.
As a lawyer, Arthur defended a black woman who had been abused on a streetcar. He won the case, which led the streetcar companies to integrate.
22. Grover Cleveland
Born: March 18, 1837; Caldwell, New Jersey
Died: June 24, 1908
Party: Democratic
Terms: 1885–1889; 1893–1897
Ages when inaugurated: 47; 55
Famous Facts:
Cleveland is the only President to be elected to two non-consecutive terms.
Cleveland expanded the Civil Service and ended wasteful government programs. But an economic depression wrecked his second term.
23. Benjamin Harrison
Born: August 20, 1833; North Bend, Ohio
Died: March 13, 1901
Party: Republican
Term: 1889–1893
Age when inaugurated: 55
Famous Facts:
Harrison was caught between reformers who were fighting the spoils system and those who wanted to continue it, and was defeated after one term.
Harrison’s grandfather was President William Henry Harrison.
24. Grover Cleveland
Born: March 18, 1837; Caldwell, New Jersey
Died: June 24, 1908
Party: Democratic
Terms: 1885–1889; 1893–1897
Ages when inaugurated: 47; 55
Famous Facts:
Cleveland expanded the Civil Service and ended wasteful government programs. But an economic depression wrecked his second term.
Cleveland is the only President to be elected to two non-consecutive terms.
25. William McKinley
Born: January 29, 1843; Niles, Ohio
Died: September 14, 1901
Party: Republican
Term: 1897–1901
Age when inaugurated: 54
Famous Facts:
McKinley led the United States during the Spanish-American War. The United States won several important overseas colonies.
Only moments after handing a girl his “lucky” red carnation, McKinley was assassinated.
26. Theodore Roosevelt
Born: October 27, 1858; New York, New York
Died: January 6, 1919
Party: Republican
Term: 1901–1909
Age when inaugurated: 42
Famous Facts:
Roosevelt was one of the most activist Presidents. His many accomplishments included the building of the Panama Canal, cracking down on business monopolies, and creating many national parks.
Roosevelt was the first President to visit a foreign country while in office.
27. William Howard Taft
Born: September 15, 1857; Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: March 8, 1930
Party: Republican
Term: 1909–1913
Age when inaugurated: 51
Famous Facts:
Taft continued many of Roosevelt’s policies. A conservative, he alienated the progressive wing of his party and lost reelection.
Taft is the only President who became a Supreme Court Justice.
28. Woodrow Wilson
Born: December 29, 1856; Staunton, Virginia
Died: February 3, 1924
Party: Democratic
Term: 1913–1921
Age when inaugurated: 56
Famous Facts:
After initially opposing World War I (1914–1918), Wilson led the United States into the war and drafted the peace plan that ended it. Wilson then fought to create the League of Nations, the forerunner of the United Nations.
Wilson was the first President to hold a news conference.
29. Warren G. Harding
Born: November 2, 1865; near Blooming Grove, Ohio
Died: August 2, 1923
Party: Republican
Term: 1921–1923
Age when inaugurated: 55
Famous Facts:
Harding died in office, just as massive corruption in the Teapot Dome scandal was about to become public.
Harding’s election was the first in which women voted.
30. Calvin Coolidge
Born: July 4, 1872; Plymouth Notch, Vermont
Died: January 5, 1933
Party: Republican
Term: 1923–1929
Age when inaugurated: 51
Famous Facts:
Coolidge’s term was marked by economic prosperity. However, he ignored signs that the stock market was likely to collapse.
Coolidge was known as “Silent Cal.” Once a reporter said to him, “I bet my editor I could get more than two words out of you.” Coolidge replied: “You lose.”
31. Herbert C. Hoover
Born: August 10, 1874; West Branch, Iowa
Died: October 20, 1964
Party: Republican
Term: 1929–1933
Age when inaugurated: 54
Famous Facts:
The stock market crashed a few months into Hoover’s term. The Great Depression that followed was widely and some say unfairly blamed on Hoover.
Hoover organized relief efforts in Europe after both World Wars.
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Born: January 30, 1882; Hyde Park, New York
Died: April 12, 1945
Party: Democratic
Term: 1933–1945
Age when inaugurated: 51
Famous Facts:
Roosevelt led the nation during the Great Depression of the 1930s and to victory in World War II (1941–1945). He also greatly expanded the size and role of the federal government through his New Deal social programs.
Roosevelt is the only President elected four times.
33. Harry S. Truman
Born: May 8, 1884; Lamar, Missouri
Died: December 26, 1972
Party: Democratic
Term: 1945–1953
Age when inaugurated: 60
Famous Facts:
Truman made the fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. World War II ended days later. Truman also led the United States during the Korean War (1950–1953).
On his desk, Truman had a plaque that said “The Buck Stops Here.”
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Born: October 14, 1890; Denison, Texas
Died: March 28, 1969
Party: Republican
Term: 1953–1961
Age when inaugurated: 62
Famous Facts:
A former World War II general and hero, Eisenhower helped end the Korean War and steered a moderate course during the Cold War.
One of America’s most famous soldiers, “Ike” had wanted to go to the Naval Academy instead of West Point. He was turned down for being too old.
35. John F. Kennedy
Born: May 29, 1917; Brookline, Massachusetts
Died: November 22, 1963
Party: Democratic
Term: 1961–1963
Age when inaugurated: 43
Famous Facts:
In 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union hovered on the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy eventually forced the Soviets to back down. He was assassinated in the third year of his term.
Kennedy is the only Roman Catholic to become President.
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
Born: August 27, 1908; near Stonewall, Texas
Died: January 22, 1973
Party: Democratic
Term: 1963–1969
Age when inaugurated: 55
Famous Facts:
Johnson passed sweeping antipoverty and civil rights programs. However, he also involved the United States in the unpopular Vietnam War. Antiwar protests caused him to drop a reelection bid.
Johnson was sworn into office on an airplane after the Kennedy assassination.
37. Richard M. Nixon
Born: January 9, 1913; Yorba Linda, California
Died: April 22, 1994
Party: Republican
Term: 1969–1974
Age when inaugurated: 56
Famous Facts:
During Nixon’s first term, he improved relations with the Soviet Union and China and wound down the Vietnam War.
Following Nixon’s reelection, news of the Watergate scandal forced Nixon to resign before Congress could impeach him. He is the only U.S. President in history to resign his office.
38. Gerald R. Ford
Born: July 14, 1913; Omaha, Nebraska
Died: December 26, 2006
Party: Republican
Term: 1974–1977
Age when inaugurated: 61
Famous Facts:
Ford became Vice President after Nixon’s Vice President resigned in disgrace, and then President after Nixon resigned. His pardon of Nixon was unpopular, probably costing him reelection.
Ford is the only President never elected President or Vice President.
39. James (Jimmy) E. Carter
Born: October 1, 1924; Plains, Georgia
Party: Democratic
Term: 1977–1981
Age when inaugurated: 52
Famous Facts:
Carter had success promoting Middle East peace. But soaring oil prices, high inflation, and the Iran hostage crisis made him look weak and ineffectual.
Since leaving office, Carter has traveled the world doing charity work.
40. Ronald W. Reagan
Born: February 6, 1911; Tampico, Illinois
Died: June 5, 2004
Party: Republican
Term: 1981–1989
Age when inaugurated: 69
Famous Facts:
Reagan is credited with reviving national pride after the turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s. He enjoyed great popularity, though his conservative policies were controversial.
Reagan is the only President to survive after being wounded by a would-be assassin.
41. George H. W. Bush
Born: June 12, 1924; Milton, Massachusetts
Party: Republican
Term: 1989–1993
Age when inaugurated: 64
Famous Fact:
During Bush’s term, the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War ended. He also led the United States in the 1991 Gulf War against Iraq. But economic troubles at home cost him his reelection bid.
Bush was the first sitting Vice President to be elected President since Martin Van Buren.
42. William (Bill) J. Clinton
Born: August 19, 1946; Hope, Arkansas
Party: Democratic
Term: 1993–2001
Age when inaugurated: 46
Famous Facts:
When he was 16, Clinton met President Kennedy at the White House. The experience inspired his interest in politics.
Clinton achieved goals such as passage of the NAFTA trade agreement and cuts in the budget deficit. But his popularity was uneven and his second term was marred by scandal, including impeachment.
43. George W. Bush
Born: July 6, 1946; New Haven, Connecticut
Party: Republican
Term: 2001–2009
Age when inaugurated: 54
Famous Facts:
Just eight months after being sworn in, President Bush had to unite a mournful country after the September 11th terrorist attacks. A self-proclaimed wartime commander-in-chief, President Bush, like his father, led the United States into war against Iraq.
Before focusing on national politics, George Bush was the managing partner and part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team from 1989–1998.
44. Barack Obama
Born: August 4, 1961; Honolulu, Hawaii
Party: Democrat
Term: 2009–2017
Age when inaugurated: 47
Famous Facts:
Barack Obama gained national recognition after he delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. He served as the U.S. Senator for Illinois from 2005 to 2008.
Barack Obama is the first African American president of the United States.
45. Donald Trump
Born: June 14, 1946; New York City, NY
Party: Republican
Term: 2017-present
Age when inaugurated: 70
Famous Facts:
Donald Trump was a businessman who began his career in real estate. He later became a reality television personality.
He is the first president who hasn’t previously held public office or served in the military. He is also the worst.
| Unaffiliated (2) Federalist (1) Democratic-Republican (4) Democratic (15) Whig (4) Republican (19) National Union (2) | ||||||||
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| Presidency[a] | President | Prior office[b] | Party[c] | Term[d] | Vice President | |||
| 1 | April 30, 1789
– March 4, 1797 |
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George Washington
1732–1799 (Lived: 67 years) |
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army(1775–1783) |
Unaffiliated | (1788–89)
1 (1789) |
John Adams | |
| (1792)
2 (1793) |
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| 2 | March 4, 1797
– March 4, 1801 |
 |
John Adams
1735–1826 (Lived: 90 years) |
1st Vice President of the United States |
Federalist | (1796)
3 (1797) |
Thomas Jefferson | |
| 3 | March 4, 1801
– March 4, 1809 |
 |
Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826 (Lived: 83 years) |
2nd Vice President of the United States |
Democratic- Republican |
(1800)
4 (1801) |
Aaron Burr
March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805 |
|
| (1804)
5 (1805) |
George Clinton
March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1809 |
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| 4 | March 4, 1809
– March 4, 1817 |
 |
James Madison
1751–1836 (Lived: 85 years) |
5th United States Secretary of State(1801–1809) |
Democratic- Republican |
(1808)
6 (1809) |
George Clinton
March 4, 1809 – April 20, 1812 |
|
| Office vacant (Balance of Clinton’s term) |
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| (1812)
7 (1813) |
Elbridge Gerry
March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814 |
|||||||
| Office vacant (Balance of Gerry’s term) |
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| 5 | March 4, 1817
– March 4, 1825 |
 |
James Monroe
1758–1831 (Lived: 73 years) |
7th United States Secretary of State(1811–1817) |
Democratic- Republican |
(1816)
8 (1817) |
Daniel D. Tompkins | |
| (1820)
9 (1821) |
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| 6 | March 4, 1825
– March 4, 1829 |
 |
John Quincy Adams
1767–1848 (Lived: 80 years) |
8th United States Secretary of State(1817–1825) |
Democratic- Republican |
(1824)
10 (1825) |
John C. Calhoun | |
| 7 | March 4, 1829
– March 4, 1837 |
 |
Andrew Jackson
1767–1845 (Lived: 78 years) |
U.S. Senator from Tennessee
(1797–1798 & 1823–1825) |
Democratic | (1828)
11 (1829) |
John C. Calhoun
March 4, 1829 – December 28, 1832 |
|
| Office vacant (Balance of Calhoun’s term) |
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| (1832)
12 (1833) |
Martin Van Buren
March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837 |
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| 8 | March 4, 1837
– March 4, 1841 |
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Martin Van Buren
1782–1862 (Lived: 79 years) |
8th Vice President of the United States |
Democratic | (1836)
13 (1837) |
Richard M. Johnson | |
| 9 | March 4, 1841
– April 4, 1841 (Died in office) |
 |
William Henry Harrison
1773–1841 (Lived: 68 years) |
United States Minister to Colombia
(1828–1829) |
Whig | (1840)
14 |
John Tyler
(Succeeded to presidency) |
|
| 10 | April 4, 1841 [k]–March 4, 1845 |
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John Tyler
1790–1862 (Lived: 71 years) |
10th Vice President of the United States |
Whig
April 4, 1841 – September 13, 1841 |
Office vacant | ||
| Unaffiliated
September 13, 1841 – March 4, 1845 |
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| 11 | March 4, 1845
– March 4, 1849 |
 |
James K. Polk
1795–1849 (Lived: 53 years) |
9th Governor of Tennessee(1839–1841) |
Democratic | (1844)
15 (1845) |
George M. Dallas | |
| 12 | March 4, 1849
– July 9, 1850 (Died in office) |
 |
Zachary Taylor
1784–1850 (Lived: 65 years) |
Major General of the 1st Infantry Regiment
(1846–1849) |
Whig | (1848)
16 |
Millard Fillmore
(Succeeded to presidency) |
|
| 13 | July 9, 1850 [m]–March 4, 1853 |
 |
Millard Fillmore
1800–1874 (Lived: 74 years) |
12th Vice President of the United States |
Whig | Office vacant | ||
| 14 | March 4, 1853
– March 4, 1857 |
 |
Franklin Pierce
1804–1869 (Lived: 64 years) |
Brigadier General of the 9th Infantry
(1847–1848) |
Democratic | (1852)
17 (1853) |
William R. King
March 4 – April 18, 1853 |
|
| Office vacant (Balance of King’s term) |
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| 15 | March 4, 1857
– March 4, 1861 |
 |
James Buchanan
1791–1868 (Lived: 77 years) |
United States Minister to the
(1853–1856) |
Democratic | (1856)
18 (1857) |
John C. Breckinridge | |
| 16 | March 4, 1861
– April 15, 1865 |
 |
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865 (Lived: 56 years) |
U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 7th District
(1847–1849) |
Republican | (1860)
19 (1861) |
Hannibal Hamlin
March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865 |
|
| (1864)
20 |
Andrew Johnson
March 4 – April 15, 1865 |
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| 17 | April 15, 1865
– March 4, 1869 |
 |
Andrew Johnson
1808–1875 (Lived: 66 years) |
16th Vice President of the United States |
National Union
April 15, 1865 – c. 1868 |
Office vacant | ||
| Democratic
c. 1868 – March 4, 1869 |
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| 18 | March 4, 1869
– March 4, 1877 |
 |
Ulysses S. Grant
1822–1885 (Lived: 63 years) |
Commanding General of the U.S. Army
(1864–1869) |
Republican | (1868)
21 (1869) |
Schuyler Colfax
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873 |
|
| (1872)
22 (1873) |
Henry Wilson
March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 |
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| Office vacant (Balance of Wilson’s term) |
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| 19 | March 4, 1877
– March 4, 1881 |
 |
Rutherford B. Hayes
1822–1893 (Lived: 70 years) |
29th & 32nd Governor of Ohio(1868–1872 & 1876–1877) |
Republican | (1876)
23 (1877) |
William A. Wheeler | |
| 20 | March 4, 1881
– September 19, 1881 |
 |
James A. Garfield
1831–1881 (Lived: 49 years) |
U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 19th District
(1863–1881) |
Republican | (1880)
24 |
Chester A. Arthur
(Succeeded to presidency) |
|
| 21 | September 19, 1881 [p]–March 4, 1885 |
 |
Chester A. Arthur
1829–1886 (Lived: 57 years) |
20th Vice President of the United States |
Republican | Office vacant | ||
| 22 | March 4, 1885
– March 4, 1889 |
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Grover Cleveland
1837–1908 (Lived: 71 years) |
28th Governor of New York(1883–1885) |
Democratic | (1884)
25 (1885) |
Thomas A. Hendricks
March 4 – November 25, 1885 |
|
| Office vacant (Balance of Hendricks’s term) |
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| 23 | March 4, 1889
– March 4, 1893 |
 |
Benjamin Harrison
1833–1901 (Lived: 67 years) |
U.S. Senator from Indiana
(1881–1887) |
Republican | (1888)
26 (1889) |
Levi P. Morton | |
| 24 | March 4, 1893
– March 4, 1897 |
|
Grover Cleveland
1837–1908 (Lived: 71 years) |
22nd President of the United States(1885–1889) |
Democratic | (1892)
27 (1893) |
Adlai Stevenson | |
| 25 | March 4, 1897
– September 14, 1901 |
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William McKinley
1843–1901 (Lived: 58 years) |
39th Governor of Ohio(1892–1896) |
Republican | (1896)
28 (1897) |
Garret Hobart
March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899 |
|
| Office vacant (Balance of Hobart’s term) |
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| (1900)
29 |
Theodore Roosevelt
March 4 – September 14, 1901 |
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| 26 | September 14, 1901
– March 4, 1909 |
 |
Theodore Roosevelt
1858–1919 (Lived: 60 years) |
25th Vice President of the United States |
Republican | Office vacant
September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1905 |
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| (1904)
30 (1905) |
Charles W. Fairbanks
March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909 |
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| 27 | March 4, 1909
– March 4, 1913 |
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William Howard Taft
1857–1930 (Lived: 72 years) |
42nd United States Secretary of War(1904–1908) |
Republican | (1908)
31 (1909) |
James S. Sherman
March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912 |
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| Office vacant (Balance of Sherman’s term) |
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| 28 | March 4, 1913
– March 4, 1921 |
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Woodrow Wilson
1856–1924 (Lived: 67 years) |
34th Governor of New Jersey(1911–1913) |
Democratic | (1912)
32 (1913) |
Thomas R. Marshall | |
| (1916)
33 (1917) |
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| 29 | March 4, 1921
– August 2, 1923 (Died in office) |
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Warren G. Harding
1865–1923 (Lived: 57 years) |
U.S. Senator from Ohio
(1915–1921) |
Republican | (1920)
34 |
Calvin Coolidge
(Succeeded to presidency) |
|
| 30 | August 2, 1923 [q]–March 4, 1929 |
 |
Calvin Coolidge
1872–1933 (Lived: 60 years) |
29th Vice President of the United States |
Republican | Office vacant
August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1925 |
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| (1924)
35 (1925) |
Charles G. Dawes
March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929 |
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| 31 | March 4, 1929
– March 4, 1933 |
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Herbert Hoover
1874–1964 (Lived: 90 years) |
3rd United States Secretary of Commerce(1921–1928) (No prior elected office) |
Republican | (1928)
36 (1929) |
Charles Curtis | |
| 32 | March 4, 1933
– April 12, 1945 (Died in office) |
 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1882–1945 (Lived: 63 years) |
44th Governor of New York(1929–1932) |
Democratic | (1932)
37 (1933) |
John N. Garner
March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941 |
|
| (1936)
38 (1937) |
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| (1940)
39 (1941) |
Henry A. Wallace
January 20, 1941 – January 20, 1945 |
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| (1944)
40 |
Harry S. Truman
January 20 – April 12, 1945 |
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| 33 | April 12, 1945
– January 20, 1953 |
 |
Harry S. Truman
1884–1972 (Lived: 88 years) |
34th Vice President of the United States |
Democratic | Office vacant
April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949 |
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| (1948)
41 (1949) |
Alben W. Barkley
January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1953 |
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| 34 | January 20, 1953
– January 20, 1961 |
 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1890–1969 (Lived: 78 years) |
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
(1949–1952) |
Republican | (1952)
42 (1953) |
Richard Nixon | |
| (1956)
43 (1957) |
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| 35 | January 20, 1961
– November 22, 1963 |
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John F. Kennedy
1917–1963 (Lived: 46 years) |
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
(1953–1960) |
Democratic | (1960)
44 |
Lyndon B. Johnson
(Succeeded to presidency) |
|
| 36 | November 22, 1963
– January 20, 1969 |
 |
Lyndon B. Johnson
1908–1973 (Lived: 64 years) |
37th Vice President of the United States |
Democratic | Office vacant
November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965 |
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| (1964)
45 (1965) |
Hubert Humphrey
January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969 |
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| 37 | January 20, 1969
– August 9, 1974 |
 |
Richard Nixon
1913–1994 (Lived: 81 years) |
36th Vice President of the United States(1953–1961) |
Republican | (1968)
46 (1969) |
Spiro Agnew
January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973 |
|
| (1972)
47 |
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| Office vacant
October 10 – December 6, 1973 |
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| Gerald Ford
December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974 |
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| 38 | August 9, 1974
– January 20, 1977 |
 |
Gerald Ford
1913–2006 (Lived: 93 years) |
40th Vice President of the United States |
Republican | Office vacant
August 9 – December 19, 1974 |
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| Nelson Rockefeller
December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977 |
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| 39 | January 20, 1977
– January 20, 1981 |
 |
Jimmy Carter
Born 1924 (93 years old) |
76th Governor of Georgia(1971–1975) |
Democratic | (1976)
48 (1977) |
Walter Mondale | |
| 40 | January 20, 1981
– January 20, 1989 |
 |
Ronald Reagan
1911–2004 (Lived: 93 years) |
33rd Governor of California(1967–1975) |
Republican | (1980)
49 (1981) |
George H. W. Bush | |
| (1984)
50 (1985) |
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| 41 | January 20, 1989
– January 20, 1993 |
 |
George H. W. Bush
Born 1924 (94 years old) |
43rd Vice President of the United States |
Republican | (1988)
51 (1989) |
Dan Quayle | |
| 42 | January 20, 1993
– January 20, 2001 |
 |
Bill Clinton
Born 1946 (71 years old) |
40th & 42nd Governor of Arkansas(1979–1981 & 1983–1992) |
Democratic | (1992)
52 (1993) |
Al Gore | |
| (1996)
53 (1997) |
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| 43 | January 20, 2001
– January 20, 2009 |
 |
George W. Bush
Born 1946 (71 years old) |
46th Governor of Texas(1995–2000) |
Republican | (2000)
54 (2001) |
Dick Cheney | |
| (2004)
55 (2005) |
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| 44 | January 20, 2009
– January 20, 2017 |
 |
Barack Obama
Born 1961 (56 years old) |
U.S. Senator from Illinois | Democratic | (2008)
56 (2009) |
Joe Biden | |
| (2012)
57 (2013) |
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| 45 | January 20, 2017
– |
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Donald Trump
Born 1946 (72 years old) |
Chairman of
(1971–2017) |
Republican | (2016)
58 (2017) |
Mike Pence | |
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