Presidents

George Washington

Served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, advocated for a moderate Federalist approach, and warned against political parties and permanent alliances in his Farewell Address.

John Adams

Second President of the United States from 1797 to 1801, a Federalist who dealt with the XYZ Affair and the Quasi War with France, and signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law.

Thomas Jefferson

Third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, an Anti-Federalist who oversaw the Louisiana Purchase, maintained Hamilton's economic plan, and enacted the disastrous Embargo Act.

James Madison

Fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817, a Democratic-Republican who dealt with British impressment, the War of 1812, and the Hartford Convention.

James Monroe

Fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825, a Democratic-Republican known for the Monroe Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise, and the Panic of 1819.

John Quincy Adams

Sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829, won the Election of 1824 in a controversial manner known as the "corrupt bargain" and did not secure reelection.

Andrew Jackson

Seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, a Democrat who implemented the Spoils System, faced the Nullification Crisis, and signed the Indian Removal Act leading to the Trail of Tears.

James Polk

Eleventh President of the United States from 1845 to 1849, a Democrat who was expansionist, annexed Texas, and provoked the Mexican-American War.

Franklin Pierce

Fourteenth President of the United States from 1853 to 1857, a Democrat who supported the Fugitive Slave Law and saw the birth of the Republican Party with the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Abraham Lincoln

Sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 to 1865, a Republican who led during the Civil War, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and pushed for the 13th Amendment.

Andrew Johnson

Seventeenth President of the United States from 1865 to 1869, a Democrat who took over Reconstruction, was impeached by Congress, and vetoed key civil rights legislation.

Ulysses S

Eighteenth President of the United States from 1869 to 1877, a Republican who passed the 15th Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1875, and the Amnesty Act.

Rutherford B

Nineteenth President of the United States from 1877 to 1881, a Republican who ended federal military presence in the South after a disputed election.

Teddy Roosevelt

Twenty-sixth President of the United States from 1901 to 1909, a Republican known for the Square Deal, conservation efforts, and the Big Stick Policy.

Taft

Twenty-seventh President of the United States from 1909 to 1913, a Republican who prosecuted US Steel and passed the 16th Amendment, leading to a split in the Republican Party.

Woodrow Wilson

Twenty-eighth President of the United States from 1913 to 1921, a Democrat who proposed the League of Nations, endorsed women's suffrage, and led the US into WWI.

Warren G

Twenty-ninth President of the United States from 1921 to 1923, a Republican who promised a "return to normalcy" after WWI.

Herbert Hoover

Thirty-first President of the United States from 1929 to 1933, a Republican who struggled during the Great Depression and set up the RFC.

FDR

Thirty-second President of the United States from 1933 to 1945, a Democrat who implemented the New Deal, repealed Prohibition, and led the US through WWII.

Harry S

Thirty-third President of the United States from 1945 to 1953, a Democrat who desegregated the military, adopted containment policy, and led during the Korean War.

Dwight D

Thirty-fourth President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, a Republican who warned against the military-industrial complex and practiced brinkmanship in foreign policy.

JFK

Thirty-fifth President of the United States from 1961 to 1963, a Democrat known for the space race and the March on Washington.

LBJ

Thirty-sixth President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, a Democrat who passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act, and escalated US involvement in Vietnam.

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