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List of U.S. American Presidents
President of the United
States
The President of the United States is the head of state and head of
government of the United States of America. The U.S. President is the
highest political official in the United States by influence and
recognition. The President of the United States leads the executive
branch of the federal government and is one of only two nationally
elected federal officers (the other being the vice president of the
United States).
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Responsibilities of the American President
Among other powers and
responsibilities, Article II of the United States Constitution charges
the president:
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To
"faithfully execute" federal law
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Makes the
president the commander-in-chief of the United States armed forces
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Allows the
president to nominate executive and judicial officers with the
advice and consent of the Senate
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Allows the
president to grant pardons and reprieves
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Due to the
United States' status as the only remaining superpower, the president of
the United States is generally regarded by Americans as the most
powerful person in the world.
How is the
American President Elected?
The president
of the USA
is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a
four-year term. Since 1951, all presidents have been limited to two
terms by the Twenty-second Amendment.
List of
American Presidents
Following is a list of U.S.
Presidents. As you can see from the list, there have been 44 U.S.
American Presidents to date. American presidents are elected to a
term of 4 years and may serve a maximum of 2 terms. Some U.S.
American presidents in the list served for a longer period before the term
limitation on U.S. Presidents was put into effect. Also, some of the
Presidents on the list only served a year or two of their term due to death in office.
The following is list of all United
States Presidents names in order. The list shows the years that each president spent in office, and
the presidential party the president belonged to.
List of U.S.
American Presidents in Order
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US President
Name |
Years as
President |
Presidential Party |
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1 |
George Washington |
1789-1797 |
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2 |
John Adams |
1797-1801 |
Federalist |
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3 |
Thomas Jefferson |
1801-1809 |
Democratic-Republican |
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4 |
James Madison |
1809-1817 |
Democratic-Republican |
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5 |
James Monroe |
1817-1825 |
Democratic-Republican |
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6 |
John Quincy Adams |
1825-1829 |
Democratic-Republican |
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7 |
Andrew Jackson |
1829-1837 |
Democrat |
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8 |
Martin Van Buren |
1837-1841 |
Democrat |
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9 |
William Henry Harrison |
1841-1841(died In office) |
Whig |
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10 |
John Tyler |
1841-1845 |
Whig |
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11 |
James K. Polk |
1845-1849 |
Democrat |
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12 |
Zachary Taylor |
1849-1850 |
Whig |
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13 |
Millard Fillmore |
1850-1853 |
Whig |
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14 |
Franklen Pierce |
1853-1857 |
Democrat |
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15 |
James Buchanan |
1857-1861 |
Democrat |
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16 |
Abraham Lincoln |
1861-1865 |
Republican |
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17 |
Andrew Johnson |
1865-1869 |
Democrat/National Union |
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18 |
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant |
1869-1877 |
Republican |
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19 |
Rutherford B. Hayes |
1877-1881 |
Republican |
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20 |
James A. Garfield |
1881(died in office) |
Republican |
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President
Name |
Years as President |
Presidential Party |
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21 |
Chester A. Arthur |
1881-1885 |
Republican |
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22 |
Grover Cleveland |
1885-1889 |
Democrat |
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23 |
Benjamin Harrison |
1889-1893 |
Republican |
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24 |
Grover Cleveland |
1893-1897 |
Democrat |
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25 |
William McKinley |
1897-1901 |
Republican |
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26 |
Theodore Roosevelt |
1901-1909 |
Republican |
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27 |
William Howard Taft |
1909-1913 |
Republican |
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28 |
Woodrow Wilson |
1913-1921 |
Democrat |
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29 |
Warren G. Harding |
1921-1923 |
Republican |
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30 |
Calvin Coolidge |
1923-1929 |
Republican |
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31 |
Herbert Hoover |
1929-1933 |
Republican |
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32 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
1933-1945 |
Democrat |
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33 |
Harry S. Truman |
1945-1953 |
Democrat |
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34 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
1953-1961 |
Republican |
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35 |
John F. Kennedy |
1961-1963 |
Democrat |
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36 |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
1963-1969 |
Democrat |
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37 |
Richard M. Nixon |
1969-1974 |
Republican |
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38 |
Gerald R. Ford |
1974-1977 |
Republican |
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39 |
Jimmy Carter |
1977-1981 |
Democrat |
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40 |
Ronald Reagan |
1981-1989 |
Republican |
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41 |
George Bush |
1989-1993 |
Republican |
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42 |
Bill Clinton |
1993-2001 |
Democrat |
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43 |
George W. Bush |
2001-2009 |
Republican |
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44 |
Barack H. Obama |
2009 -Present |
Democrat |
How Many US Presidents Have Been in Office?
There have been 44 U.S. American Presidents to date. Barack Obama is the 44th President.
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