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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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).

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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.

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

Politics

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).

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

Politics

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.

Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the United States (1913 - 1921)

Politics

Woodrow Wilson was an American statesman, lawyer, and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the President of Princeton University.

Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
29th President of the United States (1921 - 1923)

Politics

Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular U.S. Presidents to that point.

Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
30th President of the United States (1923 - 1929)

Politics

Calvin Coolidge was a politician and lawyer who served as the 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont, he worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics.

Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
31st President of the United States (1929 - 1933)

Politics

Herbert Hoover was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression.

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