Presidential Timeline

George Washington

Period: Apr 30, 1789 to Mar 4, 1797

George Washington was the 1st President. He was president from 30 April, 1789 - 4 March, 1797.

John Adams

Period: Mar 4, 1797 to Mar 4, 1801

John Adams was the 2nd President. He was president from 4 March, 1797 - 4 March, 1801.

Thomas Jefferson

Period: Mar 4, 1801 to Mar 4, 1809

Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President. He was president from
4 March, 1801 - 4 March, 1809.

James Madison

Period: Mar 4, 1809 to Mar 4, 1817

James Madison was the 4th President. He was president from 4 March, 1809 - 4 March, 1817.

James Monroe

Period: Mar 4, 1817 to Mar 4, 1825

James Monroe was the 5th President. He was president from 4 March, 1817 - 4 March, 1825.

John Q. Adams (Quincy)

Period: Mar 4, 1825 to Mar 4, 1829

John Q. Adams (Quincy) was the 6th President. He was president from 4 March, 1825 - 4 March, 1829.

Andrew Jackson

Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1837

Andrew Jackson was the 7th President. He was president from 4 March, 1829 - 4 March, 1837.

Martin Van Buren

Period: Mar 4, 1837 to Mar 4, 1841

Martin Van Buren was the 8th President. He was president from 4 March, 1837 - 4 March, 1841.

William Henry Harrison

Period: Mar 4, 1841 to Apr 4, 1841

William Henry Harrison was the 9th President. He was president from 4 March, 1841 - 4 April, 1841.

John Tyler

Period: Apr 4, 1841 to Mar 4, 1845

John Tyler was the 10th President. He was president from 4 April, 1841 - 4 March, 1845.

James K. Polk (Knox)

Period: Mar 4, 1845 to Mar 4, 1849

James K. Polk (Knox) was the 11th President. He was president from 4 March, 1845 - 4 March, 1849.

Zachary Taylor

Period: Mar 4, 1849 to Jul 9, 1850

Zachary Taylor was the 12th President. He was president from 4 March, 1849 - 9 July, 1850.

Millard Fillmore

Period: Jul 9, 1850 to Mar 4, 1853

Millard Fillmore was the 13th President. He was president from 9 July, 1850 - 4 March, 1853.

Franklin Pierce

Period: Mar 4, 1853 to Mar 4, 1857

Franklin Pierce was the 14th President. He was president from 4 March, 1853 - 4 March, 1857.

James Buchanan

Period: Mar 4, 1857 to Mar 4, 1861

James Buchanan was the 15th President. He was president from 4 March, 1857 - 4 March, 1861.

Abraham Lincoln

Period: Mar 4, 1861 to Apr 15, 1865

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President. He was president from 4 March, 1861 - 15 April, 1865, the day he was assassinated.

Andrew Johnson

Period: Apr 15, 1865 to Mar 4, 1869

Andrew Johnson was the 17th President. He was president from 15 April, 1865 - 4 March, 1869.

Ulysses S. Grant

Period: Mar 4, 1869 to Mar 4, 1877

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President. He was president from 4 March, 1869 - 4 March, 1877.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Period: Mar 4, 1877 to Mar 4, 1881

Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th President. He was president from 4 March, 1877 - 4 March, 1881

James A. Garfield (Abram)

Period: Mar 5, 1881 to Sep 19, 1881

James A. Garfield (Abram) was the 20th President. He was president from 5 March, 1881 - 19 September, 1881, the day he was assassinated.

Chester A. Arthur (Alan)

Period: Sep 19, 1881 to Mar 4, 1885

Chester A. Arthur (Alan) was the 21st President. He was president from 19 September, 1881 - 4 March, 1885.

Grover Cleveland

Period: Mar 4, 1885 to Mar 4, 1889

Grover Cleveland was the 22nd President. He was president from 4 March, 1885 - 4 March, 1889.

Benjamin Harrison

Period: Mar 4, 1889 to Mar 4, 1893

Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President. He was president from 4 March, 1889 - 4 March, 1893. He was the grandson of ninth president, William H. Harrison.

Grover Cleveland

Period: Mar 4, 1893 to Mar 4, 1897

Grover Cleveland was the 24th President. He was President from 4 March, 1893 - 4 March, 1897. He was the only president to have served two inconsecutive terms.

William McKinley

Period: Mar 4, 1897 to Sep 14, 1901

William McKinley was the 25th President. He was president from 4 March, 1897 - 14 September, 1901, the day he was assassinated.

Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt

Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909

Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt was the 26th President. He was president from 14 September, 1901 - 4 March, 1909.

William H. Taft (Howard)

Period: Mar 4, 1909 to Mar 4, 1913

William H. Taft (Howard) was the 27th President. He was president from 4 March, 1909 - 4 March, 1913.

Woodrow Wilson

Period: Mar 4, 1913 to Mar 4, 1921

Woodrow Wilson was the 28h President. He was president from 4 March, 1913 - 4 March, 1921.

Warren G. Harding (Gamaliel)

Period: Mar 4, 1921 to Aug 2, 1923

Warren G. Harding (Gamaliel) was the 29th President. He was president from 4 March, 1921 - 2 August, 1923, the date of his mysterious death.

Calvin Coolidge

Period: Aug 2, 1923 to Mar 4, 1929

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President. He was president from 2 August, 1923 - 4 March, 1929.

Herbert Hoover

Period: Mar 4, 1929 to Mar 4, 1933

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President. He was president from 4 March, 1929 - 4 March, 1933.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) (Delano)

Period: Mar 4, 1933 to Apr 12, 1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was the 32nd President. He was president from 4 March, 1933 - 12 April, 1945, the day of his death.

Harry S. Truman

Period: Apr 12, 1945 to Jan 20, 1953

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President. He was president from 12 April, 1945 - 20 January, 1953.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Period: Jan 20, 1953 to Jan 20, 1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President. He was president from 20 January, 1953 - 20 January, 1961.

John F. Kennedy (JFK) (Fitzgerald)

Period: Jan 20, 1961 to Nov 22, 1963

John F. Kennedy (JFK) (Fitzgerald) was the 35th President. He was president from 20 January, 1961 - 22 November, 1963, the day of his assassination.

Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) (Baines)

Period: Nov 22, 1963 to Jan 20, 1969

Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) (Baines) was the 36th President. He was president from 22 November, 1963 - 20 January, 1969.

Richard Nixon

Period: Jan 20, 1969 to Aug 9, 1974

Richard Nixon was the 37th President. He was president from 20 January, 1969 - 9 August, 1974. In August, he was impeached for cheating in the presidential election. His Vice President - Spiro Agnew - resigned before they could catch them in their cheating.

Gerald Ford

Period: Aug 9, 1974 to Jan 20, 1977

Gerald Ford was the 38th President of the United States of America. He was president from 9 August, 1974 - 20 January, 1977. He was the only president and vice president never to be elected.

James 'Jimmy' Carter

Period: Jan 20, 1977 to Jan 20, 1981

James 'Jimmy' Carter was the 39th President of the United States of America. He was president from 20 January, 1977 - 20 January, 1981.

Ronald Reagan

Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States of America. He was president from 20 January, 1981 - 20 January, 1989.

George H. W. Bush

Period: Jan 20, 1989 to Jan 20, 1993

George H. W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States of America. He was president from 20 January, 1989 - 20 January, 1993.

Bill Clinton

Period: Jan 20, 1993 to Jan 20, 2001

William 'Bill' J. Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States of America. He was president from 20 January, 1993 - 20 January, 2001.

George W. Bush

Period: Jan 20, 2001 to Jan 20, 2009

George W. Bush was the 43rd President of the United States of America. He was president from 20 January, 2001 - 20 January, 2009.

Barack Obama

Period: Jan 20, 2009 to Jan 20, 2016

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. He has been president since 20 January, 2009.