presidents review

Washington

1789–1797, None, Whiskey Rebellion

John Adams

1797–1801, Federalist, Alien and Sedition Acts

Jefferson

1801–1809, Democratic-Republican, Louisiana Purchase

Madison

1809–1817, Democratic-Republican, War of 1812

Monroe

1817–1825, Democratic-Republican, Monroe Doctrine

John Quincy Adams

1825–1829, National Republican, Tariff of 1828

Jackson

1829–1837, Democrat, Indian Removal Act

Van Buren

1837–1841, Democrat, Panic of 1837

William Henry Harrison

1841, Whig, Died in office after longest inaugural address

Tyler

1841–1845, Whig, Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Polk

1845–1849, Democrat, Mexican-American War

Taylor

1849–1850, Whig, Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

Fillmore

1850–1853, Whig, Compromise of 1850

Pierce

1853–1857, Democrat, Kansas-Nebraska Act

Buchanan

1857–1861, Democrat, Dred Scott Decision

Lincoln

1861–1865, Republican, Emancipation Proclamation

Andrew Johnson

1865–1869, Democrat (National Union), 14th Amendment

Grant

1869–1877, Republican, 15th Amendment

Hayes

1877–1881, Republican, Compromise of 1877

Garfield

1881, Republican, Assassination

Arthur

1881–1885, Republican, Pendleton Civil Service Act

Cleveland (1st term)

1885–1889, Democrat, Interstate Commerce Act

Benjamin Harrison

1889–1893, Republican, Sherman Antitrust Act

Cleveland (2nd term)

1893–1897, Democrat, Pullman Strike

McKinley

1897–1901, Republican, Spanish-American War

Theodore Roosevelt

1901–1909, Republican, Roosevelt Corollary

Taft

1909–1913, Republican, Dollar Diplomacy

Wilson

1913–1921, Democrat, World War I

Harding

1921–1923, Republican, Teapot Dome Scandal

Coolidge

1923–1929, Republican, Kellogg-Briand Pact

Hoover

1929–1933, Republican, Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

1933–1945, Democrat, New Deal

Truman

1945–1953, Democrat, Marshall Plan

Eisenhower

1953–1961, Republican, Interstate Highway System

Kennedy

1961–1963, Democrat, Cuban Missile Crisis

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963–1969, Democrat, Great Society

Nixon

1969–1974, Republican, Watergate Scandal

Ford

1974–1977, Republican, WIN (Whip Inflation Now) Program

Carter

1977–1981, Democrat, Camp David Accords

Reagan

1981–1989, Republican, Reaganomics

George H. W. Bush

1989–1993, Republican, Americans with Disabilities Act

Clinton

1993–2001, Democrat, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

George W. Bush

2001–2009, Republican, September 11, 2001 attacks

Obama

2009–2017, Democrat, Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Trump

2017–2021, Republican, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Biden

2021–2025, Democrat, American Rescue Plan

Trump (2nd term)

2025–present, Republican, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)