1. United States Presidents
Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama
Reconstruction to Present Day

3. Assassinated in th Amendment Legacy: Saved the Union Personality: Funny, good listener, plain-spoken, obsessed with detail, & micromanager
Election of 1860 & 1864 (52 years old)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Hannibal Hamlin & Andrew Johnson
Occupation Before Office: Lawyer
Civil War; Reconstruction- 10% Plan, Freedmen’s Bureau, Pacific Railway Act of 1862

5. Finished Lincoln’s 2nd Term in Office
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: None
Occupation: Tailor
Reconstruction, Impeached by Congress because of Radical Republicans
(56 years old) Legacy: Father of Segregation Personality: cold, blunt, honest, stubborn, lacked flexibility

7. Scandals: Whiskey Ring, & Credit Mobilier Battle of Little Bighorn Legacy: Father of the Civil Rights Movement Personality: loved animals, superstitious, artistic, hands-off micromanager, Motto: “Let us have peace”
Election of 1868 & 1872 (46 years old)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President(s): Schuyler Colfax & Henry Wilson
Occupation: Farmer & Soldier
Reconstruction & Gilded Age
Panic of 1873 ($$$)

9. Political Party: Republican Vice-President: William A. Wheeler
Election of 1876
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: William A. Wheeler
Occupation: Lawyer
Gilded Age
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
(54 years old)
Legacy: ended Reconstruction with Compromise of 1877 & Supports Black Suffrage
Personality: outdoorsman, “people person”, & physically fit

11. (49 years old) Legacy: Martyr of the “Spoils System” Personality: gifted speaker & debater, inconsistent, touchy-feely , despised patronage
Election of 1880
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Chester A. Arthur
Occupation: Laborer & Professor
Gilded Age
Assassinated because of attempt of Civil Service Reforms

13. Completed Garfield’s Term of Office
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: None
Occupation: Teacher & Lawyer
Gilded Age
Pendleton Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
(51 years old)
Legacy: Restored dignity to presidency
Personality: passive manager, honest, man of charm, entertainer, emotional, romantic, & procrastinator

15. Political Party: Democrat (47 & 55)
Election of 1884 & 1892
Political Party: Democrat (47 & 55)
Vice-President: Thomas A. Hendricks & Adlai E. Stevenson
Occupation: Lawyer
Gilded Age
Interstate Commerce Commission
Haymarket Square Riot
1894 Pullman Strike
Legacy: 1st president to use veto freely & only President to serve 2 non-consecutive terms
*Only Democrat between 1860 & 1892
Personality: Blunt, honest, efficient, quick temper, narrow-minded, good “money man”, & conservative

17. Grandson of William Henry Harrison
(55 years old)
Grandson of William Henry Harrison
Legacy: “Billion Dollar Congress”
Personality: detail oriented, quit work at noon to be with children, “great public speaker”& 1st to use Christmas tree
Election of 1888
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Levi P. Morton
Occupation: Lawyer
Gilded Age
Battle of Wounded Knee
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Signed Higher Tariff

19. Elections of 1896 & 1900 (54 years old)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Garret Hobart & Theodore Roosevelt
Occupation: Teacher & Lawyer
Gilded Age
Supported Gold Standard
Boxer Rebellion 1900
Annexed Hawaii in 1898
Spanish-American War
Assassinated in 1901
Legacy: Modern politics
Personality: moral, religious, formal manners, friendly

21. Completed McKinley’s Term in Office
Election of 1904
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Charles W. Fairbanks
Occupation: Historian, Soldier, & Rancher
Legacy: The 1st Modern President
(42 years old)
Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
“Big Stick Diplomacy”
Panama Canal
“Trustbuster”
Conservationists
Square Deal
Coal Strike of 1902

22. Personality: Youthful, energetic, craved the spotlight, proud, animated speaker, thirst for knowledge, cherished role of President, strong sense of right & wrong, fearless

24. (51 years old) Legacy: Progressive in the regulation of monopolies Personality: fun, loved baseball & golf, good natured, joked about his size, & did not like being President
Election of 1908
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: James S. Sherman
Occupation: Lawyer
Largest President
Dollar Diplomacy
High Tariff & Slight conservation

26. Political Party: Democrat (56 yrs.) Vice-President: Thomas R. Marshall
Election of 1912 & 1916
Political Party: Democrat (56 yrs.)
Vice-President: Thomas R. Marshall
Occupation: College Professor
World War I
Fourteen Points: League of Nations
Missionary Diplomacy
18th-Prohibition
Federal Reserve Act
19th-Woman’s Suffrage
Legacy: Offered voters “New Freedom” by ending monopolies
Personality: sportsman, joke teller, moody, gifted speaker, poor health

28. Election of 1920: (55 years old) Political Party: Republican
Called for Washington Naval Conference in 1921 & worked for peace
Legacy: did little to meet the economic & social needs of post-war America
Personality: easy-going, poker player, nervous breakdowns, unfaithful in marriage, relaxed, & poor leadership skills
Election of 1920: (55 years old)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Calvin Coolidge
Occupation: Newspaper Editor & Publisher
“Ohio Gang”: Teapot Dome Scandal

30. Completed Harding’s Term of Office
Election of 1924
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Charles G. Dawes
Occupation: Lawyer
Former Governor of Massachusetts who settled Boston Police Strike
(51 years old)
“Silent Cal”
Promised a “Return to Normalcy”
Veteran’s Bonus
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Legacy: Restored dignity to the office after Harding’s scandals
Personality: shy, reserved, man of few words, not innovative

32. Election of 1928
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Charles Curtis
Occupation: Engineer
Food Administrator during WWI
Blamed for the Great Depression
(54 years old)
“Rugged individualism”
Shantytowns = “Hoovervilles”
21st Amendment: Prohibition Ends in 1929
Black Thursday-Stock Market Crash

33. Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Legacy: Identified one of darkest periods in history.
Personality: self-reliant, self-assured, didn’t like small talk, avid fisherman, extremely efficient, hard-working, dull speaker, & detail oriented

35. Elections of 1932, 1936, 1940 & 1944 (51 years)
Political Party: Democrat
Vice-Presidents: John N. Garner, Henry A. Wallace, & Harry S. Truman
Occupation: Lawyer
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”
Great Depression & World War II (DDAY)
New Deal: Relief, Recovery, & Reform
“Court-packing Scheme”
Social Security Act
“Fireside Chats”
Only President elected to 4 Terms in Office
1st 100 Days & 2nd 100 Days
TVA, CCC,WPA, PWA, SEC,

36. Legacy: Fearlessly guided U. S
Legacy: Fearlessly guided U.S. through war & depression, inspiring hope & confidence.
Personality: sensitive, good listener, sportsman, loved movies, card player, charming, worked well under pressure, fearless, strong-willed, suffered from polio

38. Completed FDR’s Term of Office (60 yrs old)
Election of 1948
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Alben W. Barkley
Occupation: Clerk & Farmer
World War II: bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Desegregated the military after WWII
Cold War: Berlin Airlift, Korean War
“The Buck Stops Here”
“Fair Deal”
McCarthyism & Red Scare

39. Legacy: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, established NATO- saved “western civilization”
Personality: even-tempered, reader, pianist, loved to walk outdoors, confident, acted boldly & quickly

41. Political Party: Republican Vice-President: Richard M. Nixon
“Little Rock Nine” Crisis
Brown v. Board of Education
Legacy: Kept the peace & provided prosperity- a time of great national pride.
Personality: superstitious, great cook, poker player, honorable, poor public speaker, never badmouthed others
Elections of 1952 & 1956 (62 yrs)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Richard M. Nixon
Occupation: Soldier
Allied Supreme Commander of WWII- DDAY

43. Legacy: His tragic assassination in Dallas, TX 1963
Election of 1960 (43)
Political Party: Democrat
Vice-President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Occupation: Author, Reporter
Youngest President
Cuban Missile Crisis & Bay of Pigs Invasion
Civil Rights Movement
New Frontier: Space program, & Peace Corps
Legacy: His tragic assassination in Dallas, TX 1963
Personality: graceful, ladies man, very athletic, witty, 1st Catholic

45. Completed JFK’s 2nd Term of Office (55) Election of 1964
Political Party: Democrat
Vice-President: Hubert H. Humphrey
Occupation: Teacher
Escalated the Vietnam War after Tonkin Gulf Resolution
“Great Society”
Pushed for passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & 1968
Declared a war on poverty
Voting Rights Act
Race riots
Medicare & Medicaid
Did not seek a 2nd term

46. Personality: complex, puzzling person, loved to play host, true Texan, competitive, hardworking, ambitious, & intimidating

48. Elections of 1968 & 1972 (56 yrs old) Political Party: Republican
Vietnamization: gradual withdrawal of troops from Vietnam War
1st man on moon
Environmental Protection Agency
Legacy: Watergate Scandal, resignation, & “Tricky Dick”
Personality: serious, avid bowler, pianist, entrepreneur, traditional values, patriotic, secretive
Elections of 1968 & 1972 (56 yrs old)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-Presidents: Spiro T. Agnew & Gerald R. Ford
Occupation: Lawyer
1st President to visit China
Started détente with Soviet Union

50. Completed Nixon’s Term of Office after his resignation (61)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Nelson A. Rockefeller
Occupation: Lawyer
Vietnam troops return home in 1975
Pardoned Richard Nixon for his actions
Accidental President: Only President appointed VP & later succeeds to presidency
Legacy: Restored a sense of integrity to White House after Watergate Scandal.
Personality: dependable, honest, talented athlete, big on compromise, not prepared for presidency
2 assassination attempts by 2 different females

52. Political Party: Democrat Vice-President: Walter Mondale
Election of 1976
Political Party: Democrat
Vice-President: Walter Mondale
Occupation: Business & Farmer
Iran Hostage Crisis
Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island
Panama Canal Treaty
Camp David Accords
Legacy: Fought for human rights & diplomacy- became a exemplary leader of these causes after his presidency.
Personality: religious, shy, intelligent, reader, hired minorities, ambitious, sarcastic, did not delegate

54. Iran-Contra Scandal involving Nicaragua
Elections of 1980 & 1984 (69)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: George H.W. Bush
Occupation: Actor & Lecturer
American hostages released from Iran
“Reaganonmics”
Berlin Wall fall down after Reagan persuaded Gorbachev
Launching of Columbia
Iran-Contra Scandal involving Nicaragua
Challenger Explosion
Appointed 1st woman to Supreme Court

55. Legacy: The “Teflon President”
Personality: former Hollywood actor, charmer, private, loved comics, optimistic, great communicator
*Attempted assassination in 1981

57. Election of 1988 Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Dan Quayle
Occupation: Business
Persian Gulf War with Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
Soviet Union collapses- Berlin Wall
(64 years old)
“Read my lips, no new taxes”
Invasion of Panama
Legacy: Admired as honest & principal leader
Personality: Type A, workaholic, witty, put friends in key positions, decent leader

59. Elections of 1992 & 1996 (46 years old) Political Party: Democrat
Vice-President: Al Gore, Jr.
Occupation: Lawyer
NAFTA is signed
OK City Courthouse Bombing
Impeachment Trial & is acquitted
Monica Lewinski: Public Relations Affair
Brady Bill
Troops sent to Bosnia
Legacy: Provided peace, low crime, & unprecedented prosperity

60. Personality: Flirtatious, chronic womanizer, saxophone player, reader, loved junk food, stubborn & commanding, peacemaker, hated making enemies, & “Slick Willie”

62. Known as “W” Election of 2000 & 2004 (54 years old)
Political Party: Republican
Vice-President: Dick Cheney
Occupation: Business
“No Child Left Behind”
Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorists Attacks on America
Known as “W”
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Bush v. Gore Election 2000: Controversy in Florida with chads (votes)
Legacy: Fought terrorism worldwide
Personality: witty, athletic, party boy, outgoing, cocky, loyal, competitive, energetic

64. TO BE CONTINUED! Election of 2008 Political Party: Democrat
Vice-President: Joe Biden
Current President
“Cash for Clunkers”
Buyouts: GM, Chrysler, & others
(47 years old)
Pushing for National Health Care System
TO BE CONTINUED!