Presidents

John Adams was a Founding Father, America's First Ambassador to the Court of St. James and the Second President of the United States. He was also the first Vice President, serving two terms under George Washington.

John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829, He was the son of John Adams and Abigail Adams and had a long career as a lawyer, diplomat, and politician. He played a key role in helping President James Monroe shape the foreign policy of the United States, which is known as the Monroe Doctrine.

Chester Alan Arthur was the twenty-first President of the United States, from September 19, 1881–March 4, 1885, succeeding President James Garfield after his assassination.

Fifteenth President of the United States James Buchanan was the nation's chief executive when the Union began to dissolve in December 1860, on the eve of the American Civil War.

The 22nd and 24th U.S. President, Grover Cleveland is the only chief executive to serve two nonconsecutive terms in the White House.

Thirteenth President of the United States, Millard Fillmore, was the last Whig president and the last U.S. President not affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties.

James Abram Garfield was an American political and military leader who rose to the rank of major general in the Union army during the American Civil War, and who served as a U.S. congressman and senator before being elected as the 20th President of the United States in 1880.

Ulysses S. Grant was an American military and political leader who rose from humble beginnings to become general-in-chief of Union forces during the Civil War and, afterward, the eighteenth President of the United States.

Grandson of ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison was the nation's twenty-third president from March 4, 1889 to March 4, 1893.

The first U.S. President to die in office, 9th President William Henry Harrison also served the shortest tenure of any chief executive, passing away on April 4, 1841, just thirty days after his inauguration.

Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Ohio, Rutherford Birchard Hayes served as the 19th President of the United States from March 3, 1877, to March 4, 1881.

Andrew Jackson was a hero of the War of 1812 and the 7th President of the United States. He served two terms controversial terms as President and oversaw the removal of Native American Indians from the south, which is known as the Trail of Tears.

Born into poverty, Andrew Johnson rose to become the seventeenth President of the United States in 1865. Although acquitted in his trial before the U.S. Senate, Johnson remains one of only three presidents ever impeached by the House of Representatives.

Abraham Lincoln was an American political leader during the 19th century. Rising from humble beginnings, Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States in 1860. Lincoln's election prompted the secession of several Southern states and eventually the beginning of the American Civil War. Lincoln served as president and commander-in-chief throughout most of the conflict before an assassin's bullet tragically cut his life short on April 15, 1865.

William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. McKinley also served an officer in the Union army during the Civil War, represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives, and served as Governor of Ohio.

James Monroe served as the fifth President of the United States from March 4, 1817, to March 4, 1825, during the Era of Good Feelings.

Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) was the 14th President of the United States. He was a native of New Hampshire who sympathized with Southern views on slavery based on the wording of the U.S. Constitution. As a result, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act.

The first U.S. President to assume office without being elected, 10th President John Tyler later served in the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

Considered by some historians as one of the first professional politicians, Martin Van Buren was a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, Vice-President, and the 8th President of the United States.

George Washington led the Continental Army to victory over the British in the Revolutionary War. He then served two terms as the first President of the United States under the Constitution.