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  1. List of presidents of the United States from 1789 – till date. No. Portrait Name (Birth–Death) Term Party Election Vice President; 1: George Washington (1732–1799) April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797: Unaffiliated: 1788–1789

  2. 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.

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    • 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.
  4. Dec 21, 2020 · YEAR PRESIDENT FIRST LADY VICE PRESIDENT; 1789-1797: George Washington: Martha Washington: John Adams: 1797-1801: John Adams: Abigail Adams: Thomas Jefferson: 1801-1805: Thomas Jefferson [Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson died before Jefferson assumed office; no image of her in P&P collections] Aaron Burr: 1805-1809: Thomas Jefferson: see above ...

    • George Washington (April 30, 1789—March 4, 1797). No party. The 1st U.S. President. Washington served two terms. An American War General in the American Revolutionary War.
    • John Adams (March 4, 1797—March 4, 1801). Federalist. The second President of the United States was a man who resided in New England and was a prominent attorney and politician from Boston.
    • Thomas Jefferson (March 4, 1801—March 1809). Democratic-Republican. The third President of the United States was one of the contributing writers of the Declaration of Independence.
    • James Madison (March 4, 1809—March 4, 1817). Democratic-Republican. Madison is revered as the “Father of the Constitution” and the writer of the U.S. Bill of rights.
  5. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number ...

  6. Presidents Term Began Term Ended; George Washington: April 30, 1789: March 4, 1797: John Adams: March 4, 1797: March 4, 1801 Thomas Jefferson

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