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William McKinley
William McKinley
25th President of the United States (1897)

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William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination six months into his second term. During his presidency, he led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War.

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Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
22nd President of the United States (1885 - 1889) and 24th President of the United States (1893 - 1897)

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Grover Cleveland was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, the only President in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885 - 1889 and 1893 - 1897).

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Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
23rd President of the United States (1889 - 1893)

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Benjamin Harrison was a politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a grandson of the ninth President, William Henry Harrison, creating the only grandfather–grandson duo to have held the office.

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Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
21st President of the United States (1881 - 1885)

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Chester A. Arthur was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885; he was the 20th Vice President of the United States and became president upon the death of President James Garfield.

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James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield
20th President of the United States (1881)

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James A. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death by assassination six and a half months later. He was the first sitting member of Congress to be elected to the presidency.

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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
19th President of the United States (1877 - 1881)

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Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States from 1877 to 1881, having served also as an American representative and Governor of Ohio. He was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist, who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings.

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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
18th President of the United States (1869 - 1877)

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Ulysses S. Grant was an American soldier, politician, and international statesman, who served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. During the American Civil War, he led the Union Army as its commanding general.

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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
17th President of the United States (1865 - 1869)

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Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was Vice President of the United States at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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James Buchanan
James Buchanan
15th President of the United States (1857 - 1861)

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James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States (1857–1861), serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 17th United States Secretary of State.

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Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
14th President of the United States (1853 - 1857)

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Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States (1853 - 1857), a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. He alienated anti-slavery groups.

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Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
13th President of the United States (1850 - 1853)

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Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States (1850–1853), and the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former U.S. Representative from New York, he was elected the nation's 12th Vice President in 1848.

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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
12th President of the United States (1849 - 1850)

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Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. He previously was a career officer in the United States Army, rose to the rank of major general and became a national hero.

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James K. Polk
James K. Polk
11th President of the United States (1845 - 1849)

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James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States from 1845 to 1849. He previously was Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841).

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John Tyler
John Tyler
10th President of the United States (1841 - 1845)

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John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States from 1841 to 1845 after briefly serving as the tenth Vice President (1841); he was elected to the latter office on the 1840 Whig ticket with President William Henry Harrison.

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Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
8th President of the United States (1837 - 1841)

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Martin Van Buren was an American statesman who served as the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. He was the first president born after the independence of the United States from the British Empire.

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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
7th President of the United States (1829 - 1837)

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Andrew Jackson was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as a general in the United States Army.

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John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States (1825 - 1829)

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John Quincy Adams was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States Secretary of State from 1817 to 1825.

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George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States (1989 - 1993)

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George H. W. Bush was an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
45th President of the United States (2017 - Present)

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Donald Trump is the 45th and current President of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality.

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Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the United States (1945 - 1953)

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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as Vice President. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe.

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William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
27th President of the United States (1909 - 1913)

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William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States (1909 - 1913) and the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921 - 1930), the only person to have held both offices.

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William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
9th President of the United States (1841)

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William Henry Harrison was a United States military officer and politician who served as the ninth President of the United States in 1841. He died of typhoid or paratyphoid fever 31 days into his term (the shortest tenure).

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George W. Bush
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001 - 2009)

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George W. Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He had previously served as the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

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John Adams
John Adams
2nd President of the United States (1797 - 1801)

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John Adams served as the second President of the United States from 1797 to 1801. He was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain, and also served as the first Vice President of the United States.

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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States (1801 - 1809)

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Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, and Founding Father who served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Previously, he had served as the second Vice President of the United States.

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