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List of Presidents of the United States
"Presidents of the United States", "American Presidents", and "U
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Presidents" redirect here
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For other uses, see President of the
United States (disambiguation)
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The White House in Washington, D
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is the president's official residence, the center of the
administration, and a prominent symbol of the office
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Under the United States Constitution, the President of the United States is the head of state and
head of government of the United States
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The president is also the commander-in-chief of the United States
Armed Forces
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Since the ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States
Constitution in 1951, no person may be elected president more than twice, and no one who has
served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected may be elected more
than once
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The president must be at least 35 years of age, has to have
lived in the United States for 14 years, and has to be a "natural born" citizen of the United States
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For American
leaders before this ratification, see President of the Continental Congress
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There have been 43 people sworn into office, and 44 presidencies, as Grover Cleveland served
two non-consecutive terms and is counted chronologically as both the 22nd and 24th president
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Harding,[5] and Franklin D
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Garfield,[6][7] William McKinley,[8] and John F
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[9]
George Washington, the first president, was inaugurated in 1789 after a unanimous vote of the
Electoral College
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Franklin D
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A constitutional amendment,
affecting presidents after Harry Truman, was passed to limit the number of times an individual can
be elected president
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Warren Harding was the first elected after women gained voting rights in 1920
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Adams, Rutherford B
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Bush – lost the popular
vote but assumed office; Bush was subsequently re-elected with a popular majority
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Kennedy has been the only president of Roman Catholic faith, and the current president, Barack
Obama, is the first president of African descent
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PortraitPresident
Term of office Party Term
[n 1] Previous office
Vice President
1
Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington
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jpg
John Adams
October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826
(aged 90)
[15][16][17]
March 4, 1797
–
March 4, 1801
[n 3] Federalist
3
(1796) 1st
Vice President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
3
Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800
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jpg
James Madison
March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836
(aged 85)
[21][22][23]
March 4, 1809
–
March 4, 1817 DemocraticRepublican
6
(1808) 5th
United States Secretary of State
(1801–1809)
Vacant
April 20, 1812 – March 4, 1813

Whig

[n 5]
7
(1812)
Elbridge Gerry
March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814
[n 4]
Vacant
November 23, 1814 – March 4, 1817
[n 5]
5
James Monroe White House portrait 1819
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Tompkins
9
(1820)
6
JQA Photo
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Calhoun
March 4, 1825 – December 28, 1832
[n 6]
7
Andrew Jackson Daguerrotype-crop
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jpg
Martin Van Buren
December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862
(aged 79)
[33][34][35]
March 4, 1837
–
March 4, 1841
[n 3][n 7]
Democratic 13
(1836) 8th
Vice President of the United States
Richard Mentor Johnson

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William Henry Harrison daguerreotype edit
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jpg
John Tyler
March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862
(aged 71)
[39][40][41]
April 4, 1841
–
March 4, 1845 Whig
April 4, 1841 – September 13, 1841 10th
Vice President of the United States
[n 8] Vacant
[n 5]
Independent
September 13, 1841 – March 4, 1845
[n 9]
11
Polkpolk
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Polk
November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849
(aged 53)
[42][43][44]
March 4, 1845
–
March 4, 1849 Democratic 15
(1844) 9th
Governor of Tennessee
(1839–1841)
George M
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Zachary Taylor
November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850
(aged 65)
[45][46][47]
March 4, 1849
–
July 9, 1850
[n 10][n 4]
Whig 16
(1848) Major General of the 1st Infantry Regiment
United States Army
(1846–1849)
Millard Fillmore
13
Millard Fillmore-Edit1
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jpg
Franklin Pierce
November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869
(aged 64)
[51][52][53]
March 4, 1853
–
March 4, 1857 Democratic 17

(1852) Brigadier General of the 9th Infantry
United States Army
(1847–1848)
William R
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James Buchanan
April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868
(aged 77)
[54][55][56]
March 4, 1857
–
March 4, 1861 Democratic 18
(1856) United States Minister to the
Court of St James's
(1853–1856)
John C
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jpg
February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865
(aged 56)
[57][58][59]
March 4, 1861
–
April 15, 1865
[n 10][n 11]
Republican
19
(1860) U
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Representative for Illinois' 7th
(1847–1849)
Hannibal Hamlin
March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865
Republican
National Union
[n 12] 20
(1864)
Andrew Johnson
March 4, 1865 – April 15, 1865
17

Abraham Lincoln



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