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George Washington
Dates in Office: April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797 VP: John Adams Chief of Staff: None Political Party: Independent Politician Major Policy: Washington supported a national bank and a tax on whiskey. Interesting Fact: First President of the U.S. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/presidents-washington/ -
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Thomas Jefferson
Dates in Office: March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809 VP: Aaron Burr (1801-1805) / George Clinton (1805-1809) Chief of Staff: None Political Party: Democratic-Republican Party Major Policy: President Jefferson signed the Enabling Act Interesting Fact: Wrote Declaoration of Independence http://millercenter.org/president/biography/jefferson-domestic-affairs -
Andrew Jackson
Dates in Office: March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837 VP: John C. Calhoun (1829–1832) / Martin Van Buren (1833–1837) Chief of Staff: None Political Party: Democratic-Republican Party Major Policy: May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act Interesting Fact: Jackson's inaugural was the first one to take place on the east portico of the Capitol building in Washington http://millercenter.org/president/jackson/key-events -
James K. Polk
Dates in Office: March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 VP: George M. Dallas Chief of Staff: None Political Party: Democratic Party Major Policy: negotiated possession of the Oregon Territory from the British and bought California and New Mexico from Mexico after the Mexican-American War Interesting Fact: During his Presidency postage stamps were put into production for the first time http://us-presidents.insidegov.com/q/30/9699/What-were-President-James-K-Polk-s-accomplishments -
Abraham Lincoln
Dates in Office: March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 VP: Hannibal Hamlin (1861-1865) / Andrew Johnson (1865) Chief of Staff: None Political Party: National Union Party Major Policy: Lincoln signed legislation entitled the National Banking Act which established a national currency and provided for the creation of a network of national banks Interesting Fact: Delivered the Gettysburg Address http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln87.html -
Theodoor Roosevelt
Dates in Office: September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909 VP: Charles W. Fairbanks Chief of Staff: None Political Party: Republican Party / Progressive Party Major Policy: The Square Deal Interesting Fact: Roosevelt was the nation's first conservationist President http://millercenter.org/president/biography/roosevelt-domestic-affairs -
Woodrow Wilson
Dates in Office: March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 VP: Thomas R. Marshall Chief of Staff: None Political Party: Democratic Party Major Policy: The Federal Reserve Act Interesting Signed the 19th ammendment granting women voting rights http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/woodrow-wilson-accomplishments-president/2014/08/29/id/591777/ -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dates in Office: March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 VP: John Nance Garner (1933-1941) / Henry A. Wallace (1941-1945) / Harry S. Truman (1945) Chief of Staff: None Political Party: Democratic Party Major Policy: Issued the Truman Doctrine to contain communism Interesting Fact: Forced Japanese surrender in 1945 through the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki http://us-presidents.insidegov.com/q/35/9699/What-were-President-Harry-S-Truman-s-accomplishments -
Harry S. Truman
Dates in Office: April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953 VP: Alben W. Barkley Chief of Staff: John R. Steelman Political Party: Democratic Party Major Policy: Interesting Fact: -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dates in Office: January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961 VP: Richard Nixon Chief of Staff: Walter Bedell Political Party: Republican Party Major Policy: He Sponsored and Signed the Civil Rights Bill of 1957 Interesting Fact: Eisenhower opposed using nuclear weapons on Japan http://www.nps.gov/features/eise/jrranger/5accompX.htm
