List of Presidents of the United States

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 Jan. 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 Facts about the Presidents
George Washington April 30, 1789 March 4, 1797 7 years, 308 days Unanimously elected by electoral college
John Adams March 4, 1797 March 4, 1801 4 years First to live in the White House
Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801 March 4, 1809 8 years First U.S. Secretary of State
James Madison March 4, 1809 March 4, 1817 8 years Fled White House in 1814 before British burned it
James Monroe March 4, 1817 March 4, 1825 8 years Last president to run for re-election unopposed (1820)
John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825 March 4, 1829 4 years His election decided by House of Representatives
Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829 March 4, 1837 8 years First president to ride on a train
Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837 March 4, 1841 4 years First president not born a British subject
William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841 April 4, 1841 32 days Shortest time in office--first president to die in office
John Tyler April 4, 1841 March 4, 1845 3 years, 332 days First VP to become president on death of predecessor
James K. Polk March 4, 1845 March 4, 1849 4 years Only Speaker of the House to become president
Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849 July 9, 1850 1 year, 128 days First not to hold a prior elected office
Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850 March 4, 1853 2 years, 236 days Nominee of the American Party in 1856 election
Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853 March 4, 1857 4 years Only elected president not nominated for re-election
James Buchanan March 4, 1857 March 4, 1861 4 years Only president who was not married
Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 April 15, 1865 4 years, 43 days First president with a beard
Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 March 4, 1869 3 years, 322 days First to be impeached
Ulysses S. Grant March 4, 1869 March 4, 1877 8 years Initials: U.S.G. same as the United States Government
Rutherford B. Hayes March 4, 1877 March 4, 1881 4 years Won 1876 Election by one electoral vote
James Garfield March 4, 1881 Sept. 19, 1881 199 days Shot by an assassin; lived an additional 2.5 months
Chester Arthur Sept. 19, 1881 March 4, 1885 3 years, 166 days Extensively redecorated White House State Floor
Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885 March 4, 1889 4 years Was mayor, governor, president all in less than 3 years
Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889 March 4, 1893 4 years Only grandson of another president
Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893 March 4, 1897 4 years First to serve non-consecutive terms
William McKinley March 4, 1897 Sept. 14, 1901 4 years, 194 days First to use telephone for presidential campaign
Theodore Roosevelt Sept. 14, 1901 March 4, 1909 7 years, 171 days Youngest to assume office
William Howard Taft March 4, 1909 March 4, 1913 4 years Only president to also be Chief Justice of U.S.
Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913 March 4, 1921 8 years Only president with a Ph.D. degree
Warren G. Harding March 4, 1921 Aug. 2, 1923 2 years, 151 days First president to be broadcast over radio
Calvin Coolidge Aug. 2, 1923 March 4, 1929 5 years, 213 days Sworn into office by his father, a notary public
Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929 March 4, 1933 4 years First president born west of Mississippi River
Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933 April 12, 1945 12 years, 39 days Elected to four terms in office
Harry S. Truman April 12, 1945 Jan. 20, 1953 7 years, 283 days Middle initial "S" does not stand for anything
Dwight Eisenhower Jan. 20, 1953 Jan. 20, 1961 8 years Named presidential retreat Camp David for grandson
John F. Kennedy Jan. 20, 1961 Nov. 22, 1963 2 years, 306 days Youngest president to be elected
Lyndon B. Johnson Nov. 22, 1963 Jan. 20, 1969 5 years, 59 days Took the oath of office (1963) on an airplane
Richard Nixon Jan. 20, 1969 Aug. 9, 1974 5 years, 201 days Only president to resign
Gerald Ford Aug. 9, 1974 Jan. 20, 1977 2 years, 164 days Only president not to have been elected
Jimmy Carter Jan. 20, 1977 Jan. 20, 1981 4 years Only president to live to age 100
Ronald Reagan Jan. 20, 1981 Jan. 20, 1989 8 years Only president who survived being shot in office
George Bush Jan. 20, 1989 Jan. 20, 1993 4 years Last president to be born at home
Bill Clinton Jan. 20, 1993 Jan. 20, 2001 8 years Established the White House website
George W. Bush Jan. 20, 2001 Jan. 20, 2009 8 years 2000 election victory decided by Supreme Court
Barack Obama Jan. 20, 2009 Jan. 20, 2017 8 years First African-American president
Donald Trump Jan. 20, 2017 Jan. 20, 2021 4 years First president to be impeached twice
Joe Biden Jan. 20, 2021 Jan. 20, 2025 4 years Served longest in Congress of any president
Donald Trump Jan. 20, 2025 in office in office Currently in office

How Many Presidents Have There Been?

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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