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The office of '''President''' of the United States has been held by 43 men since the office was established. Elections take place in years divisible by 4; the term for the president begins in the following year. The first ter of office started on 30 April 1789; subsequent terms of office began on 4 March of the year the term started until after the ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933; terms starting in 1937 have started on 20 January. Seven presidents have died in office, and one resigned; the vice-president succeeded to office immediately. | |||
The holders of the office of President have been: | |||
#[[George Washington]] 1789-1797 | #[[George Washington]] 1789-1797 | ||
#[[John Adams]] 1797-1801 | #[[John Adams]] 1797-1801 | ||
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#[[James Buchanan]] 1857-1861 | #[[James Buchanan]] 1857-1861 | ||
#[[Abraham Lincoln]] 1861-1865 | #[[Abraham Lincoln]] 1861-1865 | ||
#[[ | #[[Andrew Johnson]] 1865-1869 | ||
#[[Ulysses S. Grant]] 1869-1877 | #[[Ulysses S. Grant]] 1869-1877 | ||
#[[Rutheford B. Hayes]] 1877-1881 | #[[Rutheford B. Hayes]] 1877-1881 | ||
Revision as of 10:03, 19 June 2007
The office of President of the United States has been held by 43 men since the office was established. Elections take place in years divisible by 4; the term for the president begins in the following year. The first ter of office started on 30 April 1789; subsequent terms of office began on 4 March of the year the term started until after the ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933; terms starting in 1937 have started on 20 January. Seven presidents have died in office, and one resigned; the vice-president succeeded to office immediately.
The holders of the office of President have been:
- George Washington 1789-1797
- John Adams 1797-1801
- Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809
- James Madison 1809-1817
- James Monroe 1817-1825
- John Quincy Adams 1825-1829
- Andrew Jackson 1829-1837
- Martin Van Buren 1837-1841
- William Henry Harrison 1841
- John Tyler 1841-1845
- James K. Polk 1845-1849
- Zachary Taylor 1849-1850
- Millard Fillmore 1850-1853
- Franklin Pierce 1853-1857
- James Buchanan 1857-1861
- Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865
- Andrew Johnson 1865-1869
- Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877
- Rutheford B. Hayes 1877-1881
- James Garfield 1881
- Chester Arthur 1881-1885
- Grover Cleveland 1885-1889
- Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
- Grover Cleveland 1893-1897
- William McKinley 1897-1901
- Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909
- William Howard Taft 1909-1913
- Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921
- Warren G. Harding 1921-1923
- Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929
- Herbert Hoover 1929-1933
- Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945
- Harry S. Truman 1945-1953
- Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961
- John F. Kennedy 1961-1963
- Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969
- Richard Nixon 1969-1974
- Gerald Ford 1974-1977
- Jimmy Carter 1977-1981
- Ronald Reagan 1981-1989
- George Bush 1989-1993
- Bill Clinton 1993-2001
- George W. Bush 2001-present