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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. Since the Twenty-second Amendment was adopted in 1951, the American presidency has been limited to a maximum of two terms.
- 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 so doing, he greatly expanded the powers of the federal...
- 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
Dwight D. Eisenhower (born October 14, 1890, Denison, Texas,...
- Twenty-second Amendment
Four presidents died in office of natural causes (William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated ( Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy ), and one resigned ( Richard Nixon, facing impeachment and removal from office). [9]
1960: Lyndon B. Johnson: 36: November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969: Lyndon B. Johnson: Democratic: Vacant through Jan. 20, 1965: 1964: Hubert Humphrey: 37: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974: Richard Nixon: Republican: 1968: Spiro Agnew: 1972: Vacant, Oct. 10 – Dec. 6, 1973: Gerald Ford: 38: August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977: Gerald Ford ...
Abraham Lincoln (1861-65): Abraham Lincoln led the nation through its most trying time, the Civil War. A notable statesman and orator, he is one of the most popular presidents in history. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Read more about Abraham Lincoln.
- U.S. Presidents 1789-1829
- U.S. Presidents 1829-1869
- U.S. Presidents 1869-1909
- U.S. Presidents 1909-1945
- U.S. Presidents 1945-1989
- U.S. Presidents 1989-Present
The earliest presidents, most of whom are considered to be Founding Fathers of the United States, are usually the easiest to remember. Streets, counties, and cities are named after all of them across the country. Washington is called the father of his country for good reason: His ragtag Revolutionary army beat the British, and that made the United ...
This period of U.S. history is marked by the searing controversy of enslavement in the Southern states and compromises that tried -- and ultimately failed -- to solve the problem. The Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 all sought to deal with this issue, which inflamed passions both North and Sou...
This period, which stretches from just after the Civil War until the early part of the 20th century, was marked by Reconstruction, including the three Reconstruction Amendments (13, 14 and 15), the rise of the railroads, westward expansion, and wars with Indigenous peoples in the areas where American pioneers were settling. Events like the Chicago ...
Three momentous events dominated this time period: World War I, the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II. Between World War I and the Great Depression came the Roaring '20s, a time of immense social change and huge prosperity, which all came to a screeching halt in October 1929, with the crash of the stock market. The country then plunged...
Truman took over when FDR died in office and presided over the end of World War II in Europe and the Pacific, and he made the decision to use atomic weapons on Japan to end the war. And that ushered in what's called the Atomic Age and the Cold War, which continued until 1991 and the fall of the Soviet Union. This period is defined by peace and pros...
This most recent era of American history is marked by prosperity but also by tragedy: The attacks of Sept.11, 2001, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and including the lost plane in Pennsylvania took 2,996 lives and was the deadliest terrorist attack in history and the most horrific attack on the U.S. since Pearl Harbor. Terrorism and Mide...
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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-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first ...
This Cold War timeline contains important dates and events from 1960 to 1969. It includes events such as the presidency of John F. Kennedy, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Cuban missile crisis and increasing American military involvement in Vietnam.
