George WashingtonGeorge Washington1788-17961788-1796

George Washington led the Colonial Army in their revolt against Britain. After the war, some in Congress wanted to make Washington king.

With the new constitution, adopted in 1787, Washington was elected president. Being the first, all eyes were on him. Howwould he want people to address him and how would he run theExecutive Department. Washington created the first cabinetpositions and also signed the Judicary Act.

John AdamsJohn Adams1796-18001796-1800

John Adam’s is considered by many to be the person most responsible for convincing the Continental Congress to break away from Britain. The Undeclared War occurred during

Adams presidency. It was also during this time that the Alienand Sedition Acts were passed. Adams and Jefferson continued to be at odds and both ran against each other in the election of1800. With the loss, Adams returned home. John Adams died onJuly 4, 1826 the 50th year anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson1800-18081800-1808

Jefferson was a politician, writer, scientist, and slave owner. He was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence. As president, he had a wine bill of over $11,000 and sometimes even

met foreign amassadors in a wine stained coat. During his Presidency, Jefferson sent the Navy out to destroy the BarbaryPirates, purchased the Louisiana Territory, and sent theLewis and Clark Expedition out. Jefferson freed his slaves afterhis death. Some believe he fathered a child from a slave. Like JohnAdams, Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, the 50th year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

James MadisonJames Madison1808-18161808-1816

James Madison is considered the Father of theConstitution. During his presidency, America’s

Second Revolutionary War occurred (War of 1812). As theBritish burned Washington D.C. Madison’s wife Dolly savedMuch of the art work in the White House before fleeing forHer life.

                                           

James MonroeJames Monroe1816-18241816-1824

Monroe’s Presidency was called the era ofgood feeling. The U.S. entered a period of a

75 years of isolationism. He did issue the Monroe Doctrine which toldEuropeans to stay out of Western Hemisphere affairs. Monroe was The last president to have been directly involved in the RevolutionaryWar. The Erie Canal was built during this time and the MissouriCompromise was agreed to by Northern and Southern leaders.

These are the US Presidents all lined

up in a row!

John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams1824-18281824-1828

The son of John Adams, John Quincy actuallylost the popular and electoral vote to Andy Jackson. Because there was no clear majority the

House decided the election and voted for Adams. Not verypopular because of the election results, John Q. Adams lost hisreelection bid. Returning home he represented Mass. InCongress. In 1838 John Adams Represented the Africans in theSupreme Court in the famous Amestad Case. Jackson dueledwith Charles Dickenson after Dickenson insulted Jackson’swife.

Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson1828-18361828-1836

Andrew Jackson was probably one of the moststubborn presidents in history. He should have been impeached for his removal of the Indians

in Georgia in the famous ‘Trail of Tears’. During the War of 1812he became famous for capturing New Orleans even though the war was over when the battle occurred. Hating the National BankJackson removed all government money out and put it in localbanks triggering inflation and eventually a Depression. He started the Spoils System and the Kitchen Cabinet. Jackson diedwhen on a hot summer day he ate to many cherries and the“gas attack” killed him.

Martin Van BurenMartin Van Buren1836-18401836-1840

Van Buren was Jackson’s hand picked successorwhich meant that everything he did he would be

compared to the popular Andy Jackson. Even though the Panic of 1838 was not his making (Jackson), he was the president and had to assume responsibility in the eyes of thepeople. He was President during the famous Amestad Case.No hand picked successor has ever been reelected.

William HarrisonWilliam Harrison1840-18401840-1840

“Tippicanoe” became famous in the earlyIndian Wars when he defeated the famousChief Pontiac. At the treaty signing aShaman told Harrison he would become

leader of his people and while leader he will die and that every20 years the leader chosen by the American people will die.Harrison was elected in 1840 and died 45 days later of the flu because he gave a 3 hour inauguration speech in freezing weather. In the elections of 1860, 1880, 1900, 1920,1940 and 1960 that president never finished the term. ended the streak when he was elected in 1980.

                                             

John TylerJohn Tyler1840-18441840-1844

‘Tippicanoe and Tyler To’ was the campaign slogan in the election of 1840. When Harrison died people started asking “Tyler Who?” Tyler

will be the first Vice-President to become president upon thedeath or resignation of the president elect. The question that needed to be answered was is Tyler a caretaker with congressdictating policy or is Tyler actually the president. Tyler decidedhe was president according to the constitution. During aNavy parade on the Potomac River, the guns on the ships went off and landed on a dock killing Tyler’s Father-in-Law.

James K. PolkJames K. Polk1844-18481844-1848

’54’40” or Fight’ and ‘Texas Annexation’ were the campaign slogans of Polk. The crying call of Manifest Destiny could be

heard as Polk took office. Wanting to serve only one term Polkaccomplished a lot. He forced war with Mexico, getting all the ofSouthwest as a prize. Polk convinced congress to annex Texas as a State. In an agreement with Britain, the border between theUnited States and Canada was set at the 49th parallel from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific. Just before he left office goldwas discovered in California.

Zachary TaylorZachary Taylor1848-18501848-1850

Zachary Taylor became famous as a result of the Mexican War.He survived two years into his presidency. He was onlythe second president to die in office. In the 1990’s hisrelatives allowed his remains to be dug up to test for arsenic.the fear was Taylor was poisoned which ended up beingFalse.

Millard FillmoreMillard Fillmore1850-18521850-1852

Taking Zachary Taylor’s place, Filmore is mostRemembered for the Compromise of 1850.

Franklin PierceFranklin Pierce1852-18561852-1856

Just before Pierce took office his 11 year old son was killedin a train wreck. His most notable accomplishment wasThe Kansas-Nebraska Act.

James BuchananJames Buchanan1856-18601856-1860

Buchanan was the last president of a unifiedcountry prior to the Civil War. His opponent, John C. Fremont, was the first

Republican to run for the presidency. Even though Fremont lost,he did win the Northern States thus telling Southerner's thatin the election of 1860 they could be in trouble. Some say Buchanan was our only gay president. They say his girl friendcommitted suicide when he wrote her telling her he was gay.There are also letters to his “boyfriend”.

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln1860-18651860-1865

Abraham Lincoln’s goal was to preserve theunion and if that meant the continuation of slavery then so be it, but the South wasn’t

buying it. Shortly after his victory South Carolina led the Southern States in seceding from the Union. Lincoln knew how he wanted to win the war, firing 4 generals beforehe came up with U.S. Grant. When the war was over, Lincolnwanted the South to easily come back into the Union butHe was killed before he could implement it. He carriedletters and bills in his stove pipe hat.

Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson1865-18681865-1868

Taking Lincoln’s place as president he foughtthe Radical Republican’s on their idea aboutthe South. Fearing they would have problems

with Johnson, the Radical’s passed the Tenure in Office Actand when Johnson did not oblige they impeached him. By one vote, Johnson was saved from removal from office.

Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant1868-18761868-1876

Grant won the presidency because he was TheHero of the Civil War. But Grant would notmake a good president. A heavy drinker,

Grant was taken advantage of by his aides. During his twoterms the transcontinental railroad was finished, Custer’s Last Stand occurred and the U.S. celebrated its 100th

Anniversary. Grant once got a ticket for speeding on ahorse. He was born Hiram Ulysses Grant but changed itBecause of H.U.G

Rutherford B. HayesRutherford B. Hayes1876-18801876-1880

Rutherford B. Hayes was involved in one of themost controversial elections in U.S. History. Sam Tilden won the popular vote and and

needed only one electoral vote to win clear majority. Therewere 20 electoral votes in dispute and historians say Tildenhad clear evidence of winning some. But the ElectoralCommission gave all the electoral votes to Hayes and thus theelection. The South was furious but agreed to let Hayesbecome president if Reconstruction ended.

James GarfieldJames Garfield1880-18811880-1881

Garfield wasn’t president very long. He waspresident long enough to ask Lincoln’s

son, Robert, to the White House to tell Garfield all the detailshe could about his fathers assassination. Shortly afterward Garfield himself was assassinated. Being ambidextrous andbilingual, Garfield could write Greek with one hand whilewriting Latin with the other hand.

Chester A. ArthurChester A. Arthur1881-18841881-1884

Arthur knew he had a fatal kidney infection within oneyear after taking office and kept it a secret. He is mostKnown for signing the Pendleton Act.

Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland1884-18881884-18881892-18961892-1896

Grover Cleveland is the only president to have won an election lost the next election and then come back four years later to win again. What

Happened? It might have been the fact that he raised his best friends daughter and then married her in a lavish White Houseceremony. People loved her but word came out that Grover abused her. When he lost the election Mrs. Cleveland told theMaids to keep every thing clean because they would be back. And so they were. Or did he lose because of his rubber jaw?

Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison1888-18921888-1892

Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather was WilliamHarrison. Benjamin was once a ProsecutingAttorney in Chicago. His job was to find

people who were stealing cadavers. The cadavers were usedby medical students for practice. When he broke in to oneoperation he found out that one of the cadavers was hisGrandfather. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed duringhis four years in office.

Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland1884-18881884-18881892-18961892-1896

Grover Cleveland is the only president to have won an election lost the next election and then come back four years later to win again. What

Happened? It might have been the fact that he raised his best friends daughter and then married her in a lavish White Houseceremony. People loved her but word came out that Grover abused her. When he lost the election Mrs. Cleveland told theMaids to keep every thing clean because they would be back. And so they were. Or did he lose because of his rubber jaw?

William McKinleyWilliam McKinley1896-18911896-1891

McKinley took the United States out of itsisolationist beliefs when he asked Congressfor a declaration of war against Spain. The

Spanish-American War got the U.S. involved in theImperialistic movement of the time. Winning reelectionMcKinley will the the 3rd president that is assassinated.

Teddy RooseveltTeddy Roosevelt1891-19081891-1908

Roosevelt became famous when he led theRough Riders up San Juan hill. Roosevelt became known as ‘Teddy the Trust Buster’.

He was the first president to use a telephone and ride in asubmarine. Roosevelt supported Panama’s independence from Colombia and the resulting treaty allowed the U.S.to build the Panama Canal. Roosevelt decided not to runfor reelection in 1908 but returned in 1912 to start theBull Moose Party costing Taft the election.

William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft1908-19121908-1912

Taft never wanted to run for presidentbut his pushy wife convinced him to. Weighing over 300 pounds Taft got stuck

in the White House bathtub and had a special oversized tubinstalled. Taft is considered the first golfing president. As hand picked successor of Roosevelt’s he lost reelection.He later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson1912-19201912-1920

Woodrow Wilson was elected becauseWilliam Howard Taft and Teddy Rooseveltsplit the Republican vote. Wilson won re-

election because he “kept us out of war”. After his re-election,Wilson found himself asking for U.S. participation in WW I.After the war Wilson had a stroke while trying to convince theAmerican people to force the Senate to support the Treaty ofVersailles. Wilson’s wife protected him and in some respects ran the Executive Department. During his tenure, Wilson convinced Congress to create the Federal Reserve System. He allowed sheepTo grow on the White House lawn giving profits to Red Cross.

Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding1920-19231920-1923

“He wasn’t a bad man. He was just simplya slob.” So said Teddy Roosevelt’s daughterat the funeral of Warren Harding. His Ohio

Gang was involved in numerous scandals that came out after hisdeath (the Teapot Dome Scandal to name one). He had anaffair with a women who would bear him a child and writea book about it after his death. This is the first election in whichwomen were allowed to vote.

Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge1923-19281923-1928

If there was a dime on the ground, Coolidgewould fight you for it. He was that cheap.But he was also honest and that was a

great change. Coolidge believed in Laze-Faire which would make him popular but hurt his predecessor. The RoaringTwenties was a signature of the Coolidge Prosperity. Theradio, talkies, sports, prohibition and the automobile all took center stage during this time period

Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover1928-19321928-1932

“A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.” So said Hoover. What a mistake. Less then one year after his famous speech and

becoming president, the Stock Market Crashed and the countryfell into its worst depression in history. Was Hoover at fault?No, but he was the president. He tried to get us out of the Depression but it wasn’t enough and wasn’t fast enough.

Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt1932-19451932-1945

Considered by most people, including hismistress, the greatest president in the history of the U.S. His Social Revolution

of government spending and debt might have saved the Country. New Deal measures included minimum wage, FDIC,and Social Security. Leading this country in WW II, Rooseveltwas the only President to serve more then two terms. He diedafter being reelected for the 4th time with his mistress by hisside.

Harry TrumanHarry Truman1945-19521945-1952

Shortly after becoming president, Truman was told about the atomic bomb. He will decide to drop it on Japan in hopes of ending

the war. Because of the fear of Communism, Truman issuedthe Truman Doctrine based on containing the communist. Tohelp Europe, Truman convinced Congress to pass the MarshallPlan. In a bold move, Truman integrated the military andrecognized Israel. Not expected to win in 1948, Truman surprised everyone. One of his most famous decisions was tofire Gen. MacArthur during the Korean War.

Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower1952-19601952-1960

The war hero Eisenhower ran and won the election of 1952. His running mate was the young and controversial Richard Nixon.

Eisenhower had a major heart attack during his first term.It was also during his first term that McCarthyism took place.When the Russians sent up Sputnik, American’s panicked.Eisenhower was the first president that could not run forMore then two terms.

These are the men who led our country within their

bounded power!

John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy1960-19631960-1963

What started out as Camelot ended in tragedy for the youngest elected president. Kennedy

defeated Richard Nixon in, at that time, the closest election inthe history of the United States. The Cuban Missile Crisis,The Berlin Wall, The first Nuclear Test ban Treaty, CivilRights all took a back seat when on November 22, 1963 threeshots ran out in Dallas and a dead president was the result.

Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. Johnson1963-19681963-1968

“Guns and Butter”. More guns (Vietnam) means less butter (Social Programs). This was Johnson’s problem throughout his time as

president. Johnson pushed his ‘Great Society’ but always theVietnam War was around. Running for election in 1964 Johnson trumped up the Gulf of Tonkin incident and convincedCongress to pass the Tonkin Resolution. “Hey, Hey LBJ, whosekid did you kill today” was the slogan for Vietnam War protestors. After the Tet Offensive in 1968 Johnson decided notto run for a second full term.

Richard NixonRichard Nixon1968-19741968-1974

A Political Player from 1950-1974 it all camecrashing down on Richard Nixon because of the

Watergate Scandal. The Anti-Communist, he became the firstPresident to go to mainland China and meet with Mao. He alsosigned the first SALT agreement with the Soviet Union. A verystrong foreign policy president his downfall started with hisrefusal to pull out of Vietnam. “I will not be the first presidentto lose a war.”, was his fear. His fear ended up costing him.

Frost/Nixon

Gerald FordGerald Ford1974-19761974-1976

Gerald Ford is the first and only non-electedpresident. He became Vice-President whenSpiro Agnew resigned and then became

President when Richard Nixon resigned. Wanting the longnightmare to be over, Ford pardoned Nixon and gave amnesty to draft dodgers. There were two attempts on hislife. One was by one of Charlie Manson’s girls. Gerald Ford’sfirst name is actually Leslie. Ford was drafted by the GreenBay Packers to pay football but declined the offer.

Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter1976-19801976-1980

The man from Plains, Georgia becamepresident out of America’s want for anoutsider. And an outsider he was, which caused him problems with all the insiders.

the highest inflation and interest rates combined helped cause a deep Recession in 1980 and ultimately helped cost himthe election in 1980. Other reasons for not being reelected wasthe Iran Hostage Crisis and Boycotting the 1980 Olympics.

Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan1980-19881980-1988

Nationalism and Patriotism jumped to theforefront when Reagan was elected. Reagan’s ‘Evil Empire’ slogan helpedcreate the first START agreement. Many

admirers believe Ronald Reagan ended the Soviet Bloc. Reaganwas the oldest elected president in history and the first formeractor. As a young life guard, Reagan rescued 77 people fromDrowning.

George H. BushGeorge H. Bush1988-19921988-1992

Bill ClintonBill Clinton1992-20001992-2000

George W. BushGeorge W. Bush2000-20082000-2008

Barak ObamaBarak Obama2009-present2009-present

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               Kennedy - Lincoln Similarities

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both were shot in the head.Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.Both were assassinated by Southerners.Both were succeeded by Southerners.Both successors were named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth,was born in 1839.Lee Harvey Oswald,was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.Both names are comprised of fifteen letters

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.