US Presidents

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  1. 1. Second President, He was the first president to live in the White House
  2. 5. 16th President, was 6' 4" and the tallest president in US history; was anti-slavery and pro-women's suffrage; was shot at Ford's Theater
  3. 9. Fourth President, He is widely considered the primary author of the US Constitution
  4. 13. 12th President, he died on the 4th of July; some suspected he might have been poisoned by pro-slavery conspirators
  5. 14. 19th President, was the first president to travel to the West Coast in 1880 as part of his Great Western Tour
  6. 19. 29th President, is known as one of the worst presidents in the history of the United States. He was a likeable and nice guy, but his administration was full of crooks
  7. 21. 11th President,was the first president to help start the tradition of playing "Hail to the Chief".
  8. 25. 21st President, became president after Garfield was assassinated in 1881.
  9. 26. 45th and 47th President, was a reality TV host before Presidency and is the current President
  10. 30. 36th President, became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the vice president from 1961 to 1963
  11. 31. First President, cut down a cherry tree
  12. 35. 10th President, had 15 legitimate children with his two wives, more than any other president.
  13. 38. 14th President, He was nicknamed "Fainting Frank" after being injured in the Mexican-American War.
  14. 41. 25th President, He was assassinated at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York in 1901.
  15. 42. 38th President, In one of his most controversial acts, he granted a presidential pardon to Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal.
  16. 43. 15th President, He was the only US president to never marry.
  17. 44. Sixth President, was the only American president to be elected to the House of Representatives after his presidency
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  1. 1. 35th President, the first Catholic President of the United States, the youngest person elected to the presidency, and is notably known for his leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis; assassinated as he rode in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963
  2. 2. Seventh President, disliked paper money, but his portrait appears on the $20 bill
  3. 3. Third President, bought the Louisiana purchase
  4. 4. Eighth President, was a founder of the Democratic Party.
  5. 6. 28th President, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919 for his work establishing the League of Nations. The League of Nations was created to promote world peace after World War I.
  6. 7. 33rd President, most recognized for authorizing the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan during World War II, inheriting the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, and for his significant contributions to the Civil Rights movement by desegregating the armed forces
  7. 8. 37th President, impeached after the Watergate Scandal
  8. 10. 13th President, He was nicknamed "The Accidental President" because he became president after the death of Zachary Taylor.
  9. 11. 18th President,earned the nickname "the Butcher" during the Civil War for his persistence and guile in winning key victories for the Union
  10. 12. 20th President, He proved the Pythagorean theorem and published it in 1876; He was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau in 1881.
  11. 15. 26h President, the first President to win a Nobel Peace Prize, has a famous stuffed animal named after him
  12. 16. 34th President, fought in World War II, rising to the rank of five-star general and becoming the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
  13. 17. 41st President, He presided over the invasion of Panama and the Gulf War; his son was also a President
  14. 18. 23rd President, known as the "Centennial President" because he was inaugurated in 1889, 100 years after George Washington.
  15. 20. 39th President, In 1982, he established the Carter Center to promote and expand human rights, which earned him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002; he died in January of 2025
  16. 22. 30th President, was nicknamed ''Silent Cal'' because he was so quiet, but he could also be funny and chatty in private
  17. 23. 32nd President, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms
  18. 24. 46th President, was Barack Obama's Vice President, had the first female Vice President
  19. 27. Ninth President, He was the first president to die in office, serving only 32 days in 1841.
  20. 28. 40th President, he was an actor in Westerns and ignored the AIDS crisis until it became an epidemic
  21. 29. 42nd President, he was scandalized by his affair with his secretary; his wife ran for President in 2016
  22. 32. 43rd President, he was President during the 9/11 attacks
  23. 33. 17th President, became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865
  24. 34. 22nd and 24th President, real first name was actually Stephen; Ohio's biggest city is named after him
  25. 36. 31st President, He was the first president born west of the Mississippi River. · He signed the congressional resolution that made the Star Spangled Banner the national anthem
  26. 37. 27th President, He was also the tenth chief justice of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1930
  27. 39. 44th President, he Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as "the ACA" or "Obamacare", the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
  28. 40. Fifth President, is the only US president besides Washington to have a country's capital named after him: Monrovia, Liberia