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The president is elected to a four-year term via an electoral college system. Since the Twenty-second Amendment was adopted in 1951, the American presidency has been limited to a maximum of two terms. The table provides a list of presidents of the United States.
- Twenty-second Amendment
Twenty-second Amendment, amendment (1951) to the...
- Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party, first opposition political...
- Federalist
Federalist Party, early U.S. national political party that...
- James Madison
Madison was born at the home of his maternal grandmother....
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
In 1900 Roosevelt entered Harvard University, where he spent...
- William Henry Harrison
Gen. James Winchester, whom Harrison had ordered to prepare...
- Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding (born November 2, 1865, Corsica [now...
- Franklin Pierce
Pierce entered political life in New Hampshire as a...
- Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States (1974–77),...
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
On June 6, 1944, he gambled on a break in bad weather and...
- Twenty-second Amendment
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander ...
No. [a]PortraitName (birth–death)Term [14]January 20, 2021 – IncumbentDonald Trump (b. 1946) [74]January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021Barack Obama (b. 1961) [73]January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017George W. Bush (b. 1946) [72]January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009Flag of the President of the United States. This is a list of men who served as the president of the United States.
Presidency [a]Presidency [a]PortraitPresidentJanuary 20, 2021 – IncumbentJanuary 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009People also ask
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- George Washington. John Adams. No Party Designation. 1789-1797.
- John Adams. Thomas Jefferson. Federalist. 1797-1801.
- Thomas Jefferson. Aaron Burr, George Clinton. Democratic-Republican. 1801-1809.
- James Madison. George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry. Democratic-Republican. 1809-1817.
- George Washington (1789–97): George Washington is a well-known historical figure and was the first president of the United States of America after leading the Continental army in a victory for independence.
- John Adams (1797-1801): John Adams served as the vice president to George Washington before going on to become the second president of the United States of America.
- Thomas Jefferson (1801-09): Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States of America and was responsible for the purchase of Louisiana and American Western Expansion.
- James Madison (1809-17): James Madison was the fourth president of the United States of America. He is often touted as the father of the Constitution. Read more about James Madison.
1 In elections from 1789 to 1804, each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which was to be vice president. 2 In early elections, electors were chosen by legislatures, not by popular vote, in many states.
The incumbent president is Joe Biden, who assumed office on January 20, 2021. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College.
