This is a list of U.S. presidents in order from George Washington to the present showing the dates and how many years each served in office. The presidents of the United States are elected for a four year term in office. The president's term begins and ends on January 20 of the year following an election, with dates of March 4 for inaugurations prior to the 20th amendment.
| Name of President | Term Began | Term Ended | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | April 30, 1789 | March 4, 1797 | 7 years, 308 days |
| John Adams | March 4, 1797 | March 4, 1801 | 4 years |
| Thomas Jefferson | March 4, 1801 | March 4, 1809 | 8 years |
| James Madison | March 4, 1809 | March 4, 1817 | 8 years |
| James Monroe | March 4, 1817 | March 4, 1825 | 8 years |
| John Quincy Adams | March 4, 1825 | March 4, 1829 | 4 years |
| Andrew Jackson | March 4, 1829 | March 4, 1837 | 8 years |
| Martin Van Buren | March 4, 1837 | March 4, 1841 | 4 years |
| William Henry Harrison | March 4, 1841 | April 4, 1841 | 32 days |
| John Tyler | April 4, 1841 | March 4, 1845 | 3 years, 332 days |
| James K. Polk | March 4, 1845 | March 4, 1849 | 4 years |
| Zachary Taylor | March 4, 1849 | July 9, 1850 | 1 year, 128 days |
| Millard Fillmore | July 9, 1850 | March 4, 1853 | 2 years, 236 days |
| Franklin Pierce | March 4, 1853 | March 4, 1857 | 4 years |
| James Buchanan | March 4, 1857 | March 4, 1861 | 4 years |
| Abraham Lincoln | March 4, 1861 | April 15, 1865 | 4 years, 43 days |
| Andrew Johnson | April 15, 1865 | March 4, 1869 | 3 years, 322 days |
| Ulysses S. Grant | March 4, 1869 | March 4, 1877 | 8 years |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1881 | 4 years |
| James Garfield | March 4, 1881 | September 19, 1881 | 199 days |
| Chester Arthur | September 19, 1881 | March 4, 1885 | 3 years, 166 days |
| Grover Cleveland | March 4, 1885 | March 4, 1889 | 4 years |
| Benjamin Harrison | March 4, 1889 | March 4, 1893 | 4 years |
| Grover Cleveland | March 4, 1893 | March 4, 1897 | 4 years (8 years total) |
| William McKinley | March 4, 1897 | September 14, 1901 | 4 years, 194 days |
| Theodore Roosevelt | September 14, 1901 | March 4, 1909 | 7 years, 171 days |
| William Howard Taft | March 4, 1909 | March 4, 1913 | 4 years |
| Woodrow Wilson | March 4, 1913 | March 4, 1921 | 8 years |
| Warren G. Harding | March 4, 1921 | August 2, 1923 | 2 years, 151 days |
| Calvin Coolidge | August 2, 1923 | March 4, 1929 | 5 years, 213 days |
| Herbert Hoover | March 4, 1929 | March 4, 1933 | 4 years |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | March 4, 1933 | April 12, 1945 | 12 years, 39 days |
| Harry S. Truman | April 12, 1945 | January 20, 1953 | 7 years, 283 days |
| Dwight Eisenhower | January 20, 1953 | January 20, 1961 | 8 years |
| John F. Kennedy | January 20, 1961 | November 22, 1963 | 2 years, 306 days |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | November 22, 1963 | January 20, 1969 | 5 years, 59 days |
| Richard Nixon | January 20, 1969 | August 9, 1974 | 5 years, 201 days |
| Gerald Ford | August 9, 1974 | January 20, 1977 | 2 years, 164 days |
| Jimmy Carter | January 20, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | 4 years |
| Ronald Reagan | January 20, 1981 | January 20, 1989 | 8 years |
| George Bush | January 20, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | 4 years |
| Bill Clinton | January 20, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | 8 years |
| George W. Bush | January 20, 2001 | January 20, 2009 | 8 years |
| Barack Obama | January 20, 2009 | January 20, 2017 | 8 years |
| Donald Trump | January 20, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | 4 years |
| Joe Biden | January 20, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | 4 years |
| Donald Trump | January 20, 2025 | Currently in Office | 4+ years including prior term |
There have been a total of 45 Presidents of the United States. The list of presidents above has 47 rows due to the non-consecutive terms of Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, but the number of individuals to have served as president is 45. For information about the order of the presidents please visit our Presidential Numbering page.
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