APUSH PRESIDENTS

Andrew Johnson

The first president in American history to be impeached.

Theodore Roosevelt

Rough Rider during the Spanish-American War; ran again in 1912 as a member of the Bull-Moose (or Progressive) Party.

Ronald Reagan

Influential president elected in 1980; known for the Iran-Contra Scandal and the phrase, 'Mr. Gorbachev: Tear down this wall!'.

George Washington

Commanding general of the Continental Army and first president of the United States; involved in the whiskey rebellion.

John Quincy Adams

Elected as a result of a 'corrupt bargain' in 1824.

William Henry Harrison

Fought against Tecumseh; president for only one month.

Herbert Hoover

Secretary of Commerce, president during the 1929 stock market crash; demonstrated laissez-faire governing.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Supreme Allied Commander during WWII; president during a prosperous economic period.

James Madison

Father of the Constitution; president during the War of 1812.

Ulysses S. Grant

Commanding general of the Union during the Civil War; elected president in 1868.

William Taft

Hand-selected by Teddy Roosevelt; challenged by Roosevelt in 1912.

James Buchanan

Preceded Lincoln; often blamed for the Civil War.

James Monroe

President during the Era of Good Feelings; his doctrine aimed to keep Europe out of American affairs.

James K. Polk

Expansionist president; known for the Mexican-American War; '54-40 or Fight!'.

Woodrow Wilson

President during World War I; known for the 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Entered office after the Compromise of 1877.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

32nd president; implemented the New Deal during the Great Depression.

John Adams

Second president; known for the XYZ Affair and Alien and Sedition Acts.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Escalated the Vietnam War; signed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

Zachary Taylor

Died a year into his presidency; American General during the Mexican-American War.

Richard Nixon

Served on HUAC; resigned amidst Watergate scandal.

George Walker Bush

Elected in 2000 against Al Gore; presided over 9/11 attacks.

John F. Kennedy

First Catholic president; associated with the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Thomas Jefferson

Author of the Declaration of Independence; founded the Democratic-Republicans.

Warren G. Harding

First president elected when women could vote; associated with a 'return to normalcy'.

Grover Cleveland

Only president to serve non-consecutive terms.

Andrew Jackson

General at the Battle of New Orleans; involved in the Indian Removal Act.

Barack Obama

First minority president; known for healthcare reform.

William McKinley

President during the Spanish-American War.

Harry Truman

Dropped atomic bombs on Japan; known for the Truman Doctrine.

Abraham Lincoln

President during the Civil War; issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Bill Clinton

Second president to be impeached; known for NAFTA and economic surplus.