The Presidents of the USA

List of Presidents of the USA with Pictures, Facts and Trivia
This article contains important dates and information about the Presidents of the USA, together with their pictures.  The List of Presidents of the USA with their pictures provides details of the political parties they supported and their dates and terms in office. Following the list of Presidents of the USA we have provided interesting facts and trivia about these powerful and influential men. Discover who was the tallest president, the heaviest president, the lightest President, the most intelligent President, who were the greatest, the names of the assassinated Presidents, who died in office and which Presidents were impeached. A comprehensive overview of the Presidents, put a face to the name with the pictures & find out the answers to many of your questions about the Presidents of the USA.

The Presidents of the USA
There have been forty-four presidential administrations but only forty-three Presidents of the USA. Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms from 1885 to 1889 so appears twice on list as the 22nd President of the USA and from 1893 to 1897 as the 24th President of the USA.

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List of Presidents of the USA with Pictures
This helpful list of Presidents of the USA is a great resource for dates and facts for kids that can be used when completing school or college projects and homework. The list of Presidents of the USA are presented in date order detailing their political parties and their terms in office. The list of Presidents of the USA are as follows:

List of Presidents of the USA with Pictures
(Click on a Picture for Short Biographies of the Presidents of the USA)

Name and Political Party

Pictures of Presidents

Number of President
 and Term in Office

George Washington
(Independent)

George Washington

1st President of the USA
(Presidency: 1789-1797)

John Adams
(Federalist)

John Adams

2nd President of the USA
 (Presidency: 1797-1801)

Thomas Jefferson
(Democratic-Republican)

Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the USA
(Presidency: 1801-1809)

James Madison
(Democratic-Republican)

James Madison

4th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1809-1817)

James Monroe
(Democratic-Republican)

James Monroe

5th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1817-1825)

John Quincy Adams
(Democratic-Republican)

John Quincy Adams

6th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1825-1829)

Andrew Jackson
(Democrat)

Andrew Jackson

7th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1829-1837)

Martin Van Buren
(Democrat)

Martin Van Buren

8th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1837-1841)

William Harrison
(Whig)

William Harrison

9th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1841)

John Tyler
(Whig)

John Tyler

10th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1841-1845)

James K. Polk
(Democrat)

James Knox Polk

11th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1841-1849)

Zachary Taylor
(Whig)

Zachary Taylor

12th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1849-1850)

Millard Fillmore
(Whig)

Millard Fillmore

13th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1850-1853)

Franklin Pierce
(Democrat)

Franklin Pierce

14th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1853-1857)

James Buchanan
(Democrat)

James Buchanan

15th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1857-1861)

Abraham Lincoln
(Republican / National Union)

Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the USA (Presidency: 1861-1865)

Andrew Johnson
(Democratic / National Union)

Andrew Johnson

17th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1865-1869)

Ulysses Grant
(Republican)

18th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1869-1877)

Rutherford Hayes
(Republican)

Rutherford Hayes

19th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1877-1881)

James Garfield
(Republican)

James Garfield

20th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1881)

Chester Arthur
(Republican)

Chester Arthur

21st President of the USA
(Presidency: 1881-1885)

Grover Cleveland
(Democrat)

Grover Cleveland

22nd President of the USA
(Presidency: 1885-1889)

Benjamin Harrison (Republican)

Benjamin Harrison

23rd President of the USA
(Presidency: 1889-1893)

Grover Cleveland (Democrat)

Grover Cleveland

24th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1893-1897)

William McKinley (Republican)

William McKinley

25th President of the USA
 (Presidency: 1897-1901)

Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

Theodore Roosevelt

26th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1901-1909)

William Taft
(Republican)

William Taft

27th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1909-1913)

Woodrow Wilson (Democrat)

Woodrow Wilson

28th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1913-1921)

Warren Harding (Republican)

Warren Harding

29th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1921-1923)

Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

Calvin Coolidge

30th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1923-1929)

Herbert Hoover (Republican)

Herbert Hoover

31st President of the USA
(Presidency: 1929-1933)

Franklin D Roosevelt (Democrat)

Franklin D Roosevelt

32nd President of the USA
(Presidency: 1933-1945)

Harry S Truman (Democrat)

Harry S Truman

33rd President of the USA
(Presidency: 1945-1953)

Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)

Dwight Eisenhower

34th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1953-1961)

John F Kennedy (Democrat)

John F Kennedy

35th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1961-1963)

Lyndon Johnson (Democrat)

Lyndon Johnson

36th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1963-1969)

Richard Nixon (Republican)

Richard Nixon

37th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1969-1974)

Gerald Ford
(Republican)

Gerald Ford

38th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1974-1977)

Jimmy Carter
(Democrat)

Jimmy Carter

39th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1977-1981)

Ronald Reagan (Republican)

Ronald Reagan

40th President of the USA
(Presidency: 1981-1989)

George H Bush (Republican)

George H Bush

41st President of the USA
(Presidency: 1989-1993)

Bill Clinton
(Democrat)

Bill Clinton

42nd President of the USA
(Presidency: 1993-2001)

George W Bush (Republican)

George W Bush

43rd President of the USA
(Presidency: 2001-2009)

Barack Obama
(Democrat)

Barack Obama

44th President of the USA
(Presidency: 2009-Present)

List of Presidents of the USA with Pictures
(Click on a Picture for Short Biographies of the Presidents of the USA)

List of Presidents of the USA
The above list of Presidents of the USA contain the names of all the Presidents of the United States, their number of their presidencies, their terms and dates in office and the political parties of all the Presidents of the United States of America. Additional important facts and trivia about the Presidents of the USA are detailed below.

Presidents of the USA: Interesting Facts and Trivia about the Presidents of the USA
The following Facts file contains interesting trivia and answers to the most common questions about the Presidents of the United States of America.

Facts and Trivia on the Presidents of the USA

American Presidents Fact 1: Which Presidents were assassinated? The names of the Four ssassinated Presidents were President Abraham Lincoln, President James Garfield, President William McKinley and President John F. Kennedy.

American Presidents Fact 2: All of the Presidents of the USA who were assassinated have had their likenesses stamped on coins or paper money - refer to Presidents on Money.

American Presidents Fact 3: Who can become a President of the USA? According to Article 2, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to hold office. A President must be a natural born citizen of the US, a resident of the US for 14 years and 35 years of age

American Presidents Fact 4: Who are the Mount Rushmore Presidents? The Mount Rushmore Presidents are President George Washington, President Thomas Jefferson, President Abraham Lincoln, and President Theodore Roosevelt.

American Presidents Fact 5: Was Richard Nixon Impeached? No. The House Judiciary Committee issued 3 articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon but he resigned before the impeachment process could continue to trial.

American Presidents Fact 6: Which Presidents have been impeached? President Andrew Johnson and President Bill Clinton were both impeached. They were both acquitted refer to Impeached Presidents.

American Presidents Fact 7: The Secret Service: Since 1902 the Secret Service has been assigned to protect the President of the USA at all times.
 

American Presidents Fact 8: The term of office for president and vice president is 4 years. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to four terms in office before the adoption of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

American Presidents Fact 9: What are the duties of the Presidents of the USA? Their duties include that of Commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Chief Diplomat, Chief Executive, Legislative Leader and Leader of his political party.

American Presidents Fact 10: Who was the tallest president? The tallest U.S. Presidents were Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson who both stood at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

American Presidents Fact 11: Who was the shortest president? James Madison  was the shortest President who stood at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).

American Presidents Fact 12: Who was the heaviest president? William Howard Taft was the heaviest President weighing in at 300 pounds. His weight earned him the nickname of “Big Bill”.

American Presidents Fact 13: Who was the lightest president? James Madison was the lightest president, weighing 100 pounds.

American Presidents Fact 14: How many presidents have died in office? The Answer is Eight. Four Presidents were assassinated: Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and JFK. The other four presidents to die in office were Harrison, Taylor, Harding and Franklin Roosevelt.

American Presidents Fact 15: Who was the oldest President? Ronald Reagan became the oldest president when he was elected at the age of 69 years old.

American Presidents Fact 16: Who was the youngest President? Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest  president when he took over after William McKinley's assassination at the age of 42.

American Presidents Fact 17: Who was the cleverest President? Probably Thomas Jefferson who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence

American Presidents Fact 18: Which colleges have educated the most presidents? Harvard has educated 7 presidents, Yale has educated 5 Presidents, William and Mary has educated 5 and West Point has educated 2 Presidents

American Presidents Fact 19: Who was the least intelligent President? Warren Harding has been named as the dumbest President

American Presidents Fact 20: Who were left handed Presidents? There were eight left handed Presidents: James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

American Presidents Fact 21: How many Presidents served as Vice Presidents? Fourteen Presidents served as vice presidents: J. Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, a. Johnson, Arthur, T. Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, Nixon, L. Johnson, Ford and George H. Bush.

American Presidents Fact 22: Who were the greatest Presidents of the USA? According to ranking the greatest Presidents have been voted as 1. Abraham Lincoln, 2. George Washington, 3. Thomas Jefferson, 4. Theodore Roosevelt and 5. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Facts and Trivia on the Presidents of the USA

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