USH Presidents 1969-2025

Supported by the "silent majority"

Richard Nixon

Promoted détente to ease Cold War tensions

Richard Nixon

First U.S. president to visit Communist China

Richard Nixon

Initiated ping-pong diplomacy

Richard Nixon

Signed SALT I to reduce/limit nuclear arms

Richard Nixon

Involved in the Watergate scandal

Richard Nixon

Only U.S. president to resign from office

Richard Nixon

College football star; received offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers

Gerald Ford

Only unelected president

Gerald Ford

Pardoned Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

Promoted WIN (Whip Inflation Now) as domestic policy

Gerald Ford

Signed the Helsinki Accords

Gerald Ford

Survived two assassination attempts by women within three weeks

Gerald Ford

Wife, Betty Ford, founded the Betty Ford Clinic for alcohol addiction

Gerald Ford

Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy

Jimmy Carter

First president born in a hospital

Jimmy Carter

Came from a peanut farming family

Jimmy Carter

Brokered the Camp David Accords

Jimmy Carter

Boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow

Jimmy Carter

Faced the Iran Hostage Crisis

Jimmy Carter

Oldest living president at age 98

Jimmy Carter

First job was as a lifeguard; credited with 77 rescues

Ronald Reagan

Worked as an announcer for the Chicago Cubs

Ronald Reagan

Acted in over 50 films

Ronald Reagan

Served as president of the Screen Actors Guild

Ronald Reagan

Worked as a secret FBI informant in Hollywood

Ronald Reagan

Served as the 33rd governor of California

Ronald Reagan

Advocated supply-side economics

Ronald Reagan

Survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.

Ronald Reagan

Proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), known as "Star Wars"

Ronald Reagan

Appointed the first female justice to the Supreme Court

Ronald Reagan

Gave the famous "Tear down this wall" speech

Ronald Reagan

Enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday

George H. W. Bush

Youngest pilot to earn his wings; flew 58 combat missions against Japan

George H. W. Bush

Became a self-made millionaire in the oil industry by age 40

George H. W. Bush

Served as a congressman from Houston

George H. W. Bush

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

George H. W. Bush

Chairman of the Republican National Committee

George H. W. Bush

Director of the CIA

George H. W. Bush

Served 8 years as vice president

George H. W. Bush

Led the U.S. during the Persian Gulf War in Iraq and Kuwait

George H. W. Bush

Skydived on his 90th birthday

George H. W. Bush

Met President John F. Kennedy at age 16

Bill Clinton

Became the nation's youngest governor at age 32 in Arkansas

Bill Clinton

Married Hillary Rodham in 1975; they had one daughter

Bill Clinton

Oversaw a federal budget surplus for the first time in 30 years

Bill Clinton

Signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Bill Clinton

Responded to the Oklahoma City bombing

Bill Clinton

Had a scandal with a 22-year-old intern, Monica Lewinsky

Bill Clinton

Impeached for perjury

Bill Clinton

Eldest of six children of President George H. W. Bush

George W. Bush

All-around athlete at Yale University

George W. Bush

Credited his wife with helping turn his life around

George W. Bush

Quit drinking in 1986

George W. Bush

Father of twin daughters

George W. Bush

Former owner of the Texas Rangers MLB team

George W. Bush

Served as the 46th governor of Texas

George W. Bush

Won the controversial 2000 election with voting irregularities in Florida

George W. Bush

President during the 9/11 terrorist attacks

George W. Bush

Signed the Patriot Act

George W. Bush

Criticized for the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina

George W. Bush

Took up painting as a hobby post-presidency

George W. Bush

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii

Barack Obama

Spent part of his childhood in Indonesia

Barack Obama

Mother was Caucasian and father was African American

Barack Obama

Graduated from Harvard Law School

Barack Obama

U.S. Senator from Illinois (2004-2008)

Barack Obama

Inaugurated as president in January 2009

Barack Obama

Appointed two female justices to the Supreme Court

Barack Obama

Responded to the Boston Marathon terrorist attack

Barack Obama

Repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy

Barack Obama

Signed the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Barack Obama

Signed multiple book deals after his presidency

Barack Obama

Estimated net worth around $40 million

Barack Obama

Born in Queens, New York

Donald Trump

Worked in the family real estate business

Donald Trump

Married three times and has five children

Donald Trump

Hosted the reality TV show "The Apprentice"

Donald Trump

Initial presidential campaign was not taken seriously

Donald Trump

Nominated three justices to the Supreme Court

Donald Trump

Impeached twice but not removed from office

Donald Trump

Initiated Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Donald Trump

Richest president in U.S. history, worth $3.1 billion

Donald Trump

Known as a germaphobe; does not drink or smoke

Donald Trump

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Joe Biden

Earned a law degree from Syracuse University; was a mediocre student

Joe Biden

Elected to the Senate in 1972 at age 29, the sixth-youngest in U.S. history

Joe Biden

Second Catholic president in U.S. history

Joe Biden

Married Neilia Hunter in 1966

Joe Biden

Had three children: Beau, Hunter, and Amy

Joe Biden

First wife and daughter were killed in a 1972 car accident

Joe Biden

Married his second wife, Jill, in 1977

Joe Biden

Ran for president in 1988 and 2008

Joe Biden

Served as vice president under Barack Obama (2009-2017)

Joe Biden

Elected president in 2020; oldest to take office at age 78

Joe Biden

First female vice president, Kamala Harris, served with him

Joe Biden

Nominated Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

Joe Biden

Oversaw the controversial withdrawal from Afghanistan

Joe Biden

Faced economic inflation reaching 8.9% during his term

Joe Biden