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 |
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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