The Last 16 U.S. Presidents: Faces and Fun Facts

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Vocabulary flashcards covering the last 16 U.S. Presidents (from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Donald J. Trump's second presidency), their numerical order, key historical achievements, and distinctive facts.

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Who was the 32nd U.S. President?

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

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Who was the 33rd U.S. President?

Harry S. Truman

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Who was the 34th U.S. President?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Who was the 35th U.S. President?

John F. Kennedy (JFK)

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Who was the 36th U.S. President?

Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)

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Who was the 37th U.S. President?

Richard M. Nixon

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Who was the 38th U.S. President?

Gerald Ford

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Who was the 39th U.S. President?

Jimmy Carter

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Who was the 40th U.S. President?

Ronald Reagan

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Who was the 41st U.S. President?

George H. W. Bush

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Who was the 42nd U.S. President?

Bill Clinton

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Who was the 43rd U.S. President?

George W. Bush

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Who was the 44th U.S. President?

Barack Obama

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Who was the 46th U.S. President?

Joe Biden

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Who was the 45th and 47th U.S. President (first & second presidency)?

Donald J. Trump

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Which president served four terms in office and introduced the New Deal as a way to address the Great Depression?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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This president ordered the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and oversaw the end of World War Il:

Harry S. Truman

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Which president was a five-star general during World War Il and developed the proposal for the Interstate Highway System?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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This president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963:

John F. Kennedy

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Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law and introduced the Great Society to address poverty, racial injustice and social welfare?

Lyndon B. Johnson

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This president resigned from office due to the Watergate scandal:

Richard Nixon

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Which president was never elected as either president or vice president?

Gerald Ford

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This president was a peanut farmer (and Georgia's governor before entering politics:

Jimmy Carter

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Which president. who was the former president of both the Screen Actors Guild and the governor of California, was also known as "The Great Communicator"?

Ronald Reagan

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This president oversaw the end of the Cold War and was formerly the Director of the CIA (and vice president):

George H. W. Bush

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Which president gained popularity by playing the saxophone on a late-night talk show (and served as Arkansas's governor)?

Bill Clinton

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This president was the son of another U.S. president and created the Department of Homeland Security with an executive order following 9/11:

George W. Bush

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Which president was the first African American to hold the office and passed the Affordable Care Act?

Barack Obama

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This president was a reality TV star and real estate mogul before entering politics:

Donald Trump

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Which president was the oldest to assume office?

Donald Trump

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Which president was impeached twice (though not removed from office) and elected to two non-consecutive terms?

Donald Trump