AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
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1.  GEORGE WASHINGTON 
Born 2/22/1732 in Pope's Creek, Virginia.Died 12/14/99 
Previous experience: Surveyor, farmer, Continental Congress delegate 
Vice President: John Adams 
Term of Office: 4/30/1789-3/3/1797 

2.  JOHN ADAMS  
Born 10/30/1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts.Died 7/4/1826 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Continental Congress delegate, Vice President 
Political Party: Federalist 
Vice President: Thomas Jefferson 
Term of office: 4/4/1797-3/3/1801 

3.  THOMAS JEFFERSON  
Born 4/13/1743 in Shadwell, Virginia Died 7/4/1826 
Previous experience: Continental Congress delegate, governor, Secretary of State, Vice President 
Political Party: Democratic-Republican 
Vice Presidents: Aaron Burr, George Clinton  
Term of office: 3/4/1801-3/3/1809 
Key Events: Author of the Declaration of American Independance. 

4.  JAMES MADISON 
Born 3/16/1751 in Port Conway, Virginia.  
Died 6/28/1836 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Continental Congress delegate, Congressman, Secretary of State 
Political Party: Democratic-Republican 
Vice Presidents: George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry 
Term of office: 3/4/1809-3/3/1817 

5.  JAMES MONROE  
Born 4/28/1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Died 7/4/1831 
Previous experience: Soldier, lawyer, Continental Congress delegate, Senator, Governor, Secretary of State, Secretary of War 
Political Party: Democratic-Republican  
Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins 
Term of office: 3/4/1817-3/3/1825 

6.  JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 
Born 7/11/1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts. Died 2/23/48 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Senator, Secretary of State, Congressman 
Political Party: Democratic-Republican 
Vice President: John C. Calhoun 
Term of office: 3/4/1825-3/3/29 

7.  ANDREW JACKSON  
Born 3/15/1767 in Waxhaw District, South Carolina. Died 6/8/1845 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Congressman, military leader, governor, Senator 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice Presidents: John C. Calhoun, Martin Van Buren 
Term of office: 3/4/1829-3/3/37 

8.  MARTIN VAN BUREN  
Born 12/5/1782 in Kinderhook, New York. 
Died 7/24/1862 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Senator, governor, Secretary of State, Vice President 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Richard M. Johnson 
Term of office: 3/4/1837-3/3/41 

9.  WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON  
Born 2/9/1773 in Berkeley, Virginia. Died 4/4/1841 
Previous experience: Military leader, territorial governor, Congressman, Senator 
Political Party: Whig 
Vice President: John Tyler 
Term of office: 3/4/1841- 4/4/41 
Key events: Shortest term in office.  

10.  JOHN TYLER  
Born 3/29/1790 in Charles City County, Virginia. Died 1/18/62 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Congressman, governor, Senator, Vice President 
Political Party: Whig 
Vice President: None 
Term of office: 4/6/1841 - 3/3/45 

11.  JAMES KNOX POLK 
Born 11/2/1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Died 6/15/49 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Congressman, governor 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: George M. Dallas 
Term of office: 3/4/1845-3/3/49 

12.  ZACHARY TAYLOR  
Born 11/24/1784 in Montebello, Orange County, Virginia. Died 7/9/50 
Previous experience: Military leader 
Political Party: Whig 
Vice President: Millard Fillmore 
Term of office: 3/4/1849-7/9/50 

13.  MILLARD FILLMORE 
Born 1/7/1800 in Summerhill, New York Died 3/8/74 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Congressman, Vice President 
Political Party: Whig 
Vice President: None 
Term of office: 7/10/1850-3/3/53 

14.  FRANKLIN PIERCE  
Born 11/23/1804 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire.Died 10/8/69 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Congressman, Senator 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: William R. King 
Term of office: 3/4/1853-3/3/57 

15.  JAMES BUCHANAN 
Born 4/23/1791 in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania. Died 6/1/68 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Congressman, Senator, member of Cabinet 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: John C. Breckenridge 
Term of office: 3/4/1857-3/3/61 

16.  ABRAHAM LINCOLN 
Born 2/12/1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. Died 4/15/65 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Congressman, Senatorial candidate 
Political Party: Republican (called National Union in the election of 1864) 
Vice Presidents: Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson 
Term of office: 3/4/1861-4/15/65 
Key Events - Civil War, Abolition of Slavery, Assassinated 

17.  ANDREW JOHNSON  
Born 12/29/1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina.Died 7/31/75 
Previous experience: Congressman, governor, Senator 
Party: National Union 
Vice President: None 
Term of office: 4/15/1865-3/3/69 

18.  ULYSSES S. GRANT 
Born 4/27/1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio.Died 7/23/85 
Previous experience: Army General Civil War 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice Presidents: Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson 
Term of office: 3/4/1869-3/3/77 

19.  RUTHERFORD BIRCHARD HAYES 
Born 10/4/1822 in Delaware, Ohio. Died 1/17/93 
Previous experience: Lawyer, military leader, Congressman, governor 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: William A. Wheeler 
Term of office: 3/4/1877-3/3/81 

20.  JAMES A. GARFIELD  
Born 11/19/1831 in Orange, Ohio Died 9/17/81 
Previous experience: Military leader, Congressman, Senator 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: Chester A. Arthur 
Term of office: 3/4/1881-9/17/81 
Key Events: Assassinated 
20th President. Could reputedly write Latin with his right hand and Greek with his left hand simultaneously. 

21.  CHESTER A. ARTHUR  
Born 10/5/1830 in Fairfield, Vermont.Died 11/18/86 
Previous experience: Public official, Vice President 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: None 
Term of office: 9/20/1881-3/3/85 

22.  GROVER CLEVELAND  
Born 3/18/1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey. Died 6/24/1908 
Previous experience: Lawyer, sheriff, mayor, governor 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Thomas A. Hendricks 
Term of office: 3/4/1885-3/3/89 

23.  BENJAMIN HARRISON  
Born 8/20/1833 in North Bend, Ohio. Died 3/13/1901 
Previous experience: Lawyer, military leader, Senator 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: Levi P. Morton 
Term of office: 3/4/1889-3/4/93 

24.  GROVER CLEVELAND  
Born 3/18/1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey.Died 6/24/1908 
Previous experience: Lawyer, sheriff, mayor, governor 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Adlai E. Stevenson 
Term of office: 3/4/1893-3/3/87 


25.  WILLIAM MCKINLEY  
Born 1/29/1843 in Niles, Ohio. Died 9/14/1901 
Previous experience: Soldier, lawyer, Congressman, governor 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice Presidents: Garret A. Hobart, Theodore Roosevelt 
Term of office: 3/4/1897-9/14/1901 
Key Events: Assassinated 

26.  THEODORE ROOSEVELT 
Born 10/27/1858 in New York, New York. 
Died 1/6/1919 
Previous experience: governor, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice President 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: Charles W. Fairbanks 
Term of office: 9/14/1901-3/3/09 

27.  WILLIAM H. TAFT  
Born 9/15/1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Died 3/8/1930 
Previous experience: Lawyer, judge, Governor of Philippines, Secretary of War 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: James S. Sherman 
Term of office: 3/4/1909-3/3/13 

28.  WOODROW WILSON 
Born 12/28/1856 in Staunton, Virginia.Died 2/3/1924 
Previous experience: Princeton University President, Governor of New Jersey 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Thomas R. Marshall 
Term of office: 3/4/1913-3/3/21 

29.  WARREN G. HARDING  
Born 11/2/1865 in Corsica, Ohio. Died 8/2/23 
Previous experience: lieutenant governor, Senator 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: Calvin Coolidge 
Term of office: 3/4/1921-8/2/23 

30.  CALVIN COOLIDGE  
Born 7/4/1872 in Plymouth, Vermont. Died 1/5/33 
Previous experience: lawyer, public official, governor, Vice President 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: Charles G. Dawes 
Term of office: 8/3/1923-3/3/29 - 30th President  

31.  HERBERT C. HOOVER 
Born 8/10/1874 in West Branch, Iowa. Died 10/20/64 
Previous experience: Secretary of Commerce 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: Charles Curtis 
Term of office: 3/4/1929-3/3/33 

32.  FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 
Born 1/30/1882 in Hyde Park, New York. Died 4/12/45 
Previous experience: Public official, lawyer, governor 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice Presidents: John N. Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry S. Truman 
Term of office: 3/4/1933-4/12/45 
Key Events: WW2  

33.  HARRY S TRUMAN  
Born 5/8/1884 in Lamar, Missouri. Died 12/26/72 
Previous experience: judge, Senator, Vice President 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Alben W. Barkley 
Term of office: 4/12/45-1/20/53 
Key Events: Berlin Airlift. Captain of artillery battery WW1, company D. Was vice president for only 82 days before becoming President. Atom bomb after 4 months in office. 

34.  DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER 
Born 10/14/1890 in Denison, Texas. Died 3/28/69 
Previous experience: Military leader, college president 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: Richard M. Nixon 
Term of office: 1/20/53-1/20/61 
Key Events: Korean War 

35.  JOHN F. KENNEDY 
Born 5/29/17 in Brookline, Massachusetts.  
Died 11/22/63 
Previous experience: Congressman, Senator, author 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson 
Term of office: 1/20/61-11/22/63 
Key Events: Cold War, Cuban crisis, Assassinated 

36.  LYNDON B. JOHNSON 
Born 8/27/1908 in Stonewall, Texas. 
Died 1/22/73 
Previous experience: public official, Vice President 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey 
Term of office: 11/22/63-1/20/69 
Key Events: Kennedy asassination, Vietnam  

37.  RICHARD M. NIXON 
Born 1/9/13 in Yorba Linda, California. 
Died 4/22/94 
Previous experience: Lawyer, Congressman, Senator, Vice President 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice Presidents: Spiro T. Agnew, Gerald R. Ford 
Term of office: 1/20/69-8/9/74 
Key Events: Vietnam War, Watergate  

38.  GERALD R. FORD  
Born 7/14/13 in Omaha, Nebraska 
Previous experience: Congressman, Vice President 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: Nelson A. Rockefeller 
Term of office: 8/9/74 - 1/20/77 
Key Events: Pardoned Nixon 

39.  JAMES E. CARTER  
Born 10/1/24 in Plains, Georgia 
Previous experience: Naval officer, businessman, state senator, governor 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Walter F. Mondale 
Term of office: 1/20/77-1/20/81 Won Nobel Peace Prize 2002

40.  RONALD W. REAGAN  
Born 2/6/11 in Tampico, Illinois 
Previous experience: actor, union official, governor 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: George H.W. Bush 
Term of office: 1/20/81-1/20/89 
Key Events: Almost died from assasination attempt.  Won the Cold War and saw the demise of the USSR.

41.  GEORGE H.W. BUSH 
Born: 6/12/24 in Milton, Massachusetts 
Previous experience: Vice President, Congressman, ambassador, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
Political Party: Republican 
Vice President: J. Danforth Quayle 
Term of office: 1/20/89-1/20/93 
Key Events: Gulf War against Iraq to free Kuwait

42.  WILLIAM J. CLINTON 
Born 8/19/46 in Hope, Arkansas 
Previous experience: governor 
Political Party: Democratic 
Vice President: Albert Gore, Jr. 
Term of office: 1/20/93 - January 2001 
Key Events: Impeachment, Balkan conflicts  

43.  GEORGE W. BUSH 
Born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut 
Previous experience: Military pilot, major investor Texas Rangers baseball team, governor of Texas 
Political Party: Republican 
Term of Office: January 20, 2001 - 
Key Events: Osama Bin Laden's terrorist attack on Sept 11 2001, War against Taliban and Al Quaida