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George,Washington,"02221732",Fredericksburg,Virginia
"041789",Federalist
"Father of Our Country"
"Led troops in Revolutionary War"
"Lived in Mount Vernon"
"Worked as a land surveyor"
John,Adams,"10301735",Braintree,Massachusetts
"031797",Federalist
"Attended first Continental Congress"
"First American minister to England"
"Signed Declaration of Independence"
"Died the same day as Jefferson"
Thomas,Jefferson,"04131743","Goochland County",Virginia
"031801",Democrat-Republican
"Wrote Declaration of Independence"
"Lived in Monticello"
"Financed Lewis and Clark Expedition"
"Traveled to Paris with Franklin"
James,Madison,"03161751","Port Conway",Virginia
"031809",Democrat-Republican
"Helped frame Bill of Rights"
"Oversaw War of 1812 efforts"
"Constitutional Convention papers"
"Lived at Montpelier Estate"
James,Monroe,"04281758",Westmoreland,Virginia
"031817",Democrat-Republican
"Helped negotiate Louisiana Purchase"
"Obtained Florida from Spain"
"Famous foreign policy doctrine"
"Served during Era of Good Feelings"
"John Quincy",Adams,"07111767",Quincy,Massachusetts
"031825",Democrat-Republican
"Helped formulate Monroe Doctrine"
"Helped establish Smithsonian"
"Returned to Congress after term"
"Son of the second president"
Andrew,Jackson,"03151767",Waxhaws,"South Carolina"
"031829",Democratic
"Lived at The Hermitage"
"Fought at Battle of New Orleans"
"Slogan was 'Let the people rule'"
"Famous Indian fighter"
Martin,"Van Buren","12051782",Kinderhook,New York
"031837",Democratic
"Known as the 'Little Magician'"
"Suffered financial Panic of 1837"
"Began an independent treasury"
"Jackson's Vice President"
"William Henry",Harrison,"02091773",Berkeley,Virginia
"031841",Whig
"President for only one month"
"First governor of Indiana territory"
"Routed Tecumseh at Tippecanoe"
"Signed Declaration of Independence"
John,Tyler,"03291790",Greenway,Virginia
"041841",Whig
"Signed resolution annexing Texas"
"First to succeed dead President"
"Later joined Confederate Congress"
"Graduated from William and Mary"
"James K.",Polk,"11021795",Mecklenburg,Virginia
"031845",Democratic
"Settled the Canadian border"
"Sent Taylor's troops to Mexico"
"Annexed California to country"
"Compromised on Oregon boundary"
Zachary,Taylor,"11241784","Orange County",Virginia
"031849",Whig
"Called 'Old Rough and Ready'"
"Fought in Mexican Wars"
"Defeated Santa Anna at Buena Vista"
"Worked for California admission"
Millard,Fillmore,"01071800","Cayuga County","New York"
"071850",Whig
"Sent fleet to open trade with Japan"
"Favored Great Compromise of 1850"
"Signed Fugitive Slave Law"
"Nominated by No-Nothing Party"
Franklin,Pierce,"11231804",Hillsboro,"New Hampshire"
"031853",Democratic
"Approved the Gadsden Purchase"
"Favored Kansas-Nebraska Act"
"Brigadier General in Mexican War"
"Nominated after 49 ballots"
James,Buchanan,"04231791",Mercersburg,Pennsylvania
"031857",Democratic
"Faced final breakup over slavery"
"Denied state's right to secede"
"Accepted Dred Scott as binding"
"Only bachelor president"
Abraham,Lincoln,"02121809","Hardin County",Kentucky
"031861",Republican
"Led nation through Civil War"
"Famous Gettysburg Address"
"Wrote Emancipation Proclamation"
"Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth"
Andrew,Johnson,"12291808",Raleigh,"North Carolina"
"041865",Democratic
"First to be impeached by Congress"
"Offered amnesty to Confederates"
"Removed Stanton as War Secretary"
"Lincoln's Vice President"
"Ulysses S.",Grant,"04271822","Point Pleasant",Ohio
"031869",Republican
"Led Union forces in Civil War"
"Ended race restrictions for voting"
"Led a dishonest administration"
"Set up Confederate amnesty bill"
"Rutherford B.",Hayes,"10041822",Delaware,Ohio
"031877",Republican
"Ended period of Reconstruction"
"Reformed the civil service"
"Won election by one electoral vote"
"Last Union troops left the South"
"James A.",Garfield,"11191831",Orange,Ohio
"031881",Republican
"President for only a few months"
"Fought at Shiloh in Civil War"
"General at Chickamauga"
"Shot by Guiteau in Washington"
"Chester A.",Arthur,"10051829",Fairfield,Vermont
"091881",Republican
"First effective civil service laws"
"Helped develop a modern navy"
"Supported Tariff of 1883"
"Collector for Port of New York"
Grover,Cleveland,"03181837",Caldwell,"New Jersey"
"031885",Democratic
"Enlarged the civil service"
"Vetoed pension raids on Treasury"
"More votes than Harrison but lost"
"Independent honest adminstrator"
Benjamin,Harrison,"08201833","North Bend",Ohio
"031889",Republican
"Favored a strong foreign policy"
"Enlarged the US navy"
"Signed Sherman Antitrust Act"
"Six states admitted during term"
Grover,Cleveland,"03181837",Caldwell,"New Jersey"
"031893",Democratic
"Served two nonconsecutive terms"
"Broke the famous Pullman strike"
"Severe depression during term"
"Repealed Sherman Act"
William,McKinley,"01291843",Niles,Ohio
"031897",Republican
"Pushed US into war with Spain"
"Acquired Guam Hawaii and others"
"Battleship Maine sunk during term"
"Killed at Pan American Exposition"
Theodore,Roosevelt,"10271858","New York City","New York"
"091901",Republican
"Led the famous 'Rough Riders'"
"Signed Pure Food and Drugs Act"
"Won the Nobel Peace Prize"
"Wrote 'Winning of the West'"
"William H.",Taft,"09151857",Cincinnati,Ohio
"031909",Republican
"Helped improve Post Office system"
"Started Department of Labor"
"Supported resource conservation"
"First governor of Phillipines"
Woodrow,Wilson,"12281856",Staunton,Virginia
"031913",Democratic
"Led nation during World War I"
"Wrote the 'Fourteen Points'"
"Fought hard for League of Nations"
"Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1919"
"Warren G.",Harding,"11021865",Corsica,Ohio
"031921",Republican
"Embroiled in Teapot Dome scandal"
"Let Cabinet and Congress run nation"
"Most dishonest administration"
"Voted for women's right to vote"
Calvin,Coolidge,"07041872",Plymouth,Vermont
"081923",Republican
"Restored honesty to presidency"
"Approved the World Court"
"Said 'I do not choose to run'"
"Dramatically reduced national debt"
Herbert,Hoover,"08101874","West Branch",Iowa
"031929",Republican
"Worked earlier as mining engineer"
"Great stock market crash of 1929"
"Country went into worst depression"
"War/Peace Institute at Stanford"
"Franklin D.",Roosevelt,"01301882","Hyde Park","New York"
"031933",Democratic
"Led nation during World War II"
"Famous for his 'fireside chats'"
"Helped country out of depression"
"Only president elected four times"
"Harry S.",Truman,"05081884",Lamar,Missouri
"041945",Democratic
"Called for dropping of atomic bomb"
"Doctrine to fight Communist control"
"Governed during Korean War"
"Known for 'the buck stops here'"
"Dwight D.",Eisenhower,"10141890",Denison,Texas
"011953",Republican
"Great World War II General"
"Sent troops to Little Rock"
"Ended the war in Korea"
"Began US space programs"
"John F.",Kennedy,"05291917",Brookline,Massachusetts
"011961",Democratic
"Made USSR remove Cuban missiles"
"Established the Peace Corps"
"'Ask what you can do' speech"
"Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald"
"Lyndon B.",Johnson,"08271908",Stonewall,Texas
"111963",Democratic
"Passed many civil rights laws"
"Unsuccessful at peace in Vietnam"
"Worked to establish 'Great Society'"
"Kennedy's Vice President"
"Richard M.",Nixon,"01091913","Yorba Linda",California
"011969",Republican
"Ended US involvement in Vietnam"
"Opened Communist China relations"
"Vice President under Eisenhower"
"First to resign from office"
"Gerald R.",Ford,"07141913",Omaha,Nebraska
"081974",Republican
"First not elected to office"
"Helped heal Watergate wounds"
"Improved relations with China"
"Served in Congress for 25 years"
Jimmy,Carter,"10011924",Plains,Georgia
"011977",Democratic
"Established Egypt Israel peace"
"Returned Panama Canal to Panama"
"Plagued by Iran hostages"
"Works with 'Habitat for Humanity'"
Ronald,Reagan,"02061911",Tampico,Illinois
"011981",Republican
"Less inflation-increased military"
"Ordered US invasion of Grenada"
"Arms limitations talks with USSR"
"Former California governor"
George,Bush,"06121924",Milton,Massachusetts
"011989",Republican
"Wanted 'a kinder and gentler nation'"
"Ousted Panamanian dictator Noriega"
"Former CIA director/Navy pilot"
"Led Operation Desert Storm"
Bill,Clinton,"08191946",Hope,Arkansas
"011993",Democratic
"Former Arkansas governor"
"Second to be impeached by Congress"
"As a teen, met President Kennedy"
"Fought for health care reform"
"George W.",Bush,"07061946","New Haven",Connecticut
"012001",Republican
"Former Texas governor"
"Father was 41st President"
"Lost popular vote, but won election"
"Owned Texas Rangers baseball team"