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Who was the 2nd President?

John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington. Learned and thoughtful, John Adams was more remarkable as a political philosopher than as a politician.
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Who was the 3nd President?

Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).
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Who are all the presidents in order?

Presidents by Date
  • Washington, George. 1789-97.
  • Adams, John. 1797-1801.
  • Jefferson, Thomas. 1801-09.
  • Madison, James. 1809-17.
  • Monroe, James. 1817-25.
  • Adams, John Quincy. 1825-29.
  • Jackson, Andrew. 1829-37.
  • Van Buren, Martin. 1837-41.
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Who was the 4th President?

James Madison, America's fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
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Who was the 5th President?

James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825) and the last President from the Founding Fathers. On New Year's Day, 1825, at the last of his annual White House receptions, President James Monroe made a pleasing impression upon a Virginia lady who shook his hand: “He is tall and well formed.
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Who is the 52nd President?

Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Who has the 16th President?

Abraham Lincoln became the United States' 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.
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Who was the youngest President in US?

The youngest person to become U.S. president was Theodore Roosevelt, who, at age 42, succeeded to the office after the assassination of William McKinley. The youngest at the time of his election to the office was John F. Kennedy, at age 43.
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Who was our 1st President?

Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Has any President ever won all 50 states?

A complete fifty-state victory has not been accomplished since the fiftieth state was admitted into the union, though there have been several landslide victories: In 1964, with Lyndon B. Johnson losing Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.
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How many presidents exist?

There have been 46 presidencies (including the current president, Joe Biden, whose term began in 2021), and 45 people have served as president.
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Who was the 7th President?

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man. More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man.
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Who was the 10th President?

John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was an American politician who served as the tenth president of the United States from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841.
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Who was the 6th President?

John Quincy Adams, son of John and Abigail Adams, served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. A member of multiple political parties over the years, he also served as a diplomat, a Senator, and a member of the House of Representatives.
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Who was the 13th President?

Millard Fillmore, a member of the Whig party, was the 13th President of the United States (1850-1853) and the last President not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties.
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Who was the 14th President?

Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician who served as the 14th president of the United States from 1853 to 1857.
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Who are the 9th President?

William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the first to die in office, serving the shortest tenure in U.S. Presidential history.
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What President was in 69?

Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from California. After successfully ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving international relations with the U.S.S.R.
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Who was the 8th President?

Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States (1837-1841), after serving as the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, both under President Andrew Jackson.
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Who was the 11th President?

James Knox Polk (/poʊk/; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He also served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and the ninth governor of Tennessee from 1839 to 1841.
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Who is the 40th President?

Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989.
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