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List of Presidents of the United States who served in either the House of Representatives, the Senate, or both houses of Congress.
President of the Continental Congress. Notes. ^ Presidents are numbered according to uninterrupted periods served by the same person. For example, George Washington served two consecutive terms and is counted as the first president (not the first and second).
No.[a]Name (birth–death)Term [14]Party [b][15]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, 2009Fourteen former vice presidents (R. Johnson, Breckinridge, Morton, Stevenson, Fairbanks, Garner, Wallace, Barkley, Nixon, Humphrey, Mondale, Quayle, Gore, and Pence) all made failed runs for the presidency. Breckinridge was nominated by the Southern Democratic Party in 1860 but came in second in the Electoral College.
Vice PresidentPresident Served UnderYear (s) ServedNotes2009–2017Did not run as incumbent vice president ...1981–1989Incumbent vice president succeeded Reagan ...1973–1974Became president after Nixon's ...1961–1963Became president after Kennedy's ...Sep 3, 2024 · Sep. 3, 2024, 5:37 PM ET (AP) The Latest: Presidential campaigns begin sprint to election day. As the head of the government of the United States, the president is arguably the most powerful government official in the world. The president is elected to a four-year term via an electoral college system.
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Feb 17, 2022 · The Continental Presidents were the men elected to preside over the Continental Congress and the Confederation Congress from 1774 to 1789. Peyton Randolph of Virginia was elected as the first President of the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress. Image Source: New York Public Library Digital Collection.
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The Second Continental Congress, the governing body that wrote and approved the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, had eight Presidents of Congress prior to the start of the new official government under the Articles.
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By the numbers. There have been 46 presidencies (including the current president, Joe Biden, whose term began in 2021), and 45 people have served as president. Grover Cleveland was elected to two nonconsecutive terms, and as such is considered the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.
