Presidential Timetoast

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    George Washington

    -Westmoreland County, VA
    -local school, self taught
    -French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, and Quasi-War with France
    -No previous office held.
    -Father of his Country
    Important Event: December 15, 1791
    Ratifying the Bill of Rights
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    John Adams

    From: Braintree, MA
    Education: Harvard University
    Military: Head of the War and Ordnance Board
    Previous Offices held: Served U.S. government as a senior diplomat in Europe
    Important: April 4, 1800
    Federal Bankruptcy Act
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    Thomas Jefferson

    From: Shadwell, VA
    Education: The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg
    Military: responsible for providing militia soldiers as replacements for the Virginia regiments of the Continental Army.
    Previous Offices held: Vice President of the United States. Governor of Virginia. Virginia State Delegate. United States Secretary of States. United States Ambassador to France.
    Important: June 4, 1805
    Treaty of Peace and Amity in Tripoli
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    James Madison

    From: Belle Grove
    Education: Princeton University. The College of New Jersey.
    Military: colonel and commander of the Orange County Regiment, Virginia Militia
    Previous Offices held: Representative. United States Secretary of States
    Important: June 1, 1812
    War message
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    James Monroe

    From: Monroe Hall, VA
    Education: Williams in Mary. Campbelltown Academy.
    Military: Third Virginia Infantry
    Previous Offices held: US Secretary of War. Senator VA. Governor of Virginia.
    Important: December 2, 1823
    Monroe Doctrine Announced
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    John Quincy Adams

    From: Braintree MA
    Education: Harvard University
    Military: Adams served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War
    Previous Offices held: United States Minister for Russia. United States Ambassador to United Kingdom. United States Secretary of States.
    Important: March 1, 1827
    Ports closed to British
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    Andrew Jackson

    From: Waxhaws
    Education: sporadic education.
    Military: commissioned a major general in the Regular Army of the United States to fight the British at Pensacola
    Previous Offices held: Senator, TN
    Important: December 10, 1832
    Nullification Proclamation
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    Martin Van Buren

    From: Kinderhook, NY
    Education: Claverack College
    Military: n/a
    Previous Offices held: VP of the US. US Ambassador to United Kingdom. Governor of New York.
    Important: May 1, 1839
    The Comet and the Encomium
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    William Henry Harrison

    From: Berkley Plantation, VA
    Education: Uni. of Pennsylvania
    Military: major general in the Army during the War of 1812
    Previous Offices held: Senator, OH. United States Minister to Gran Colombia
    Important: Defeated the combined British and Indian forces, and killed Tecumseh.
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    John Tyler

    From: Greenway Plantation, VA
    Education: William & Mary
    Military: Charles City Rifles, a local militia company formed to defend Richmond.
    Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, VA Senator
    Important: March 1, 1845
    President Tyler Signs Joint Resolution for Texas Annexation
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    James Knox Polk

    From: Pineville, NC
    Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Military: Extended the territory of the United States through the Mexican–American War during his presidency
    Previous Offices held: Governor of Tennessee, Representative of TN.
    Important: August 6, 1846
    Independent Treasury Law
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    Zachary Taylor

    From: Orange County, VA
    Education: basic education
    Military: He enlisted at the age of twenty-two and became an officer in the United States Army in 1808.
    Previous Offices held: n/a
    Important: May 1, 1850
    Compromise of 1850
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    Millard Fillmore

    From: Summer Hill, NY
    Education: He became prominent in the Buffalo area as an attorney and politician.
    Military: n/a ?
    Previous Offices held: VP of the United States. NY State Comptroller
    Important: September 18, 1850
    Fugitive Slave Bill
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    Franklin Pierce

    From: Hillsborough, NH
    Education: Bowdoin College, Phillips Exeter Academy, Northampton Law School.
    Military:
    Previous Offices held: Brigade commander in General Winfield Scott's army.
    Important: On May 30, 1854, President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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    James Buchanan

    From: Cove Gap, PA
    Education: Dickinson College.
    Military: Buchanan served in a reserve unit during the War of 1812.
    Previous Offices held: US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, United States Secretary of State, Senator, PA.
    Important: May 4, 1858
    English Bill Passed
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    Abraham Lincoln

    From: Laure Country, KY
    Education: self-educated
    Military: Illinois Militia
    Previous Offices held: Illinois State Representative
    Important: September 22, 1862
    Emancipation Proclamation
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    Andrew Johnson

    From: Raleigh, NC
    Education: no school
    Military: Military Governor of Tennessee
    Previous Offices held: Senator, TN
    Important: February 24, 1868
    House of Representatives votes to impeach Johnson
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    Ulysses S. Grant

    From: Point Pleasant, OH.
    Education: United States Military Academy
    Military: He was charged with training volunteers for war, and was soon promoted to Brigadier General of volunteers.
    Previous Offices held: United States Interim Secretary of War. Commanding General of the United States.
    Important: March 30, 1870
    Fifteenth Amendment
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    Rutherford B. Hayes

    From: Delaware, OH
    Education: Harvard Uni., Kenyon College
    Military: 23rd Ohio Infantry
    Previous Offices held: Governor of Ohio
    Important: Hayes May 29, 1879
    Hayes vetoes appropriations bill
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    James Garfield

    From: Moreland Hills,, OH
    Education: Hiram College, Williams College
    Military: Brigadier general.
    Previous Offices held: Representative
    Important: July 2, 1881
    Garfield Shot, July 4, 1881
    Normal School for Colored Teachers established
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    Chester A. Arthur

    From: Fairfield, VT
    Education: State and National Law School, Union College.
    Military: Active member of the New York Militia, renamed the National Guard New York in 1862.
    Previous Offices held: May 6, 1882
    Chinese Exclusion Act revised
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    Grover Cleveland

    From: Caldwell, NJ
    Education: elementary education
    Military: avoided military service
    Previous Offices held: Governor of New York
    Important: January 19, 1886
    Cleveland Signs Presidential Succession Act
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    Benjamin Harrison

    From: North Bend, OH
    Education: Miami University, Farmers College
    Military: Helped from the 70th Indiana Infantry and commanded a regiment as a colonel.
    Previous Offices held: Senator, IN
    Important: July 2, 1890
    Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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    Grover Cleveland

    From: Caldwell, NJ
    Education: elementary education
    Military: avoided military service
    Previous Offices held: Governor of New York
    Important: February 4, 1887
    Interstate Commerce Commission , February 8, 1887
    Cleveland Signs Dawes Act
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    William McKinley

    From: Niles, OH
    Education: Allegheny College, Albany Law School
    Military: 23d Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as the “Poland Guards”
    Previous Offices held: Governor of Ohio, Representative
    Important: April 19, 1898
    Authorizing American intervention in Cuba
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    William Howard Taft

    From: Cincinnati, OH
    Education: Yale Uni., University of Cincinnati
    Military: no military experience
    Previous Offices held: Provisional Governor of Cuba, United States Secretary of War, Governor General of the Philippines
    Important: March 7, 1911
    Mobilizing along Mexican border
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    Theodore Roosevelt

    From: New York, NY
    Education: Harvard College, Friends Seminary
    Military: Lead Rough Riders.
    Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Governor of New York, Assistant Secretary of the Navy of the United States, NY State representative
    Important: March 14, 1904
    Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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    Woodrow Wilson

    From: Staunton, VA
    Education: Johns Hopkins University, Princeton Uni., Davidson College.
    Military: authorize a massive shipbuilding program for the United States.
    Previous Offices held: Governor of New Jersey
    Important: July 17, 1916
    Federal Farm Labor Act
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    Warren G. Harding

    From: Blooming Grove, OH
    Education: Ohio Central College
    Military: n/a
    Previous Offices held: Senator, OH. Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, Ohio State Senator
    Important: November 23, 1921
    Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act
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    Calvin Coolidge

    From: Plymouth, VT
    Education: Amherst College, St. Johnsbury Academy
    Military: Armory for Northampton
    Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Governor of MA, Lieutenant Governor of MA, MA state senator, President of MA senate.
    Important: May 26 – Coolidge signs the Immigration Act of 1924 into law. June 2 – Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act and the Revenue Act of 1924 into law. June 7 – Coolidge signs the Anti-Heroin Act of 1924 into law.
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    Herbert Hoover

    From: West Branch, IA
    Education: Stanford University, George Fox Uni.
    Military: Lead Food Administration during WW1p
    Previous Offices held: United States Secretary of Commerce, Director of the United States Food Administration
    Important: July 3 – Hoover signs the Veterans Administration Act, authorizing the formation of the Veterans' Administration.
    July 7 – Construction on the Hoover Dam begins.
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    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    From: Hyde Park, NY
    Education: Columbia Law School, Groton School, Harvard Uni., Columbia Uni.
    Military: Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1919)
    Previous Offices held: Governor of NY, NY State Senator, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Of the US.
    Important: June 25, 1938
    FDR signs the Fair Labor Stand. Roosevelt avoided labor strikes, most notably negotiating a settlement to the great Coal Strike of 1902.
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    Harry S. Truman

    From: Lamar, MO
    Education: UMKC School of Law, William Chrisman High School
    Military: First lieutenant, Missouri National Guard, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Battery F.
    Previous Offices held: Vice President of the United States, Senator, MO.
    Important: August 6, 1945- Dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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    Dwight D. Einshower

    From: Denison, TX
    Education: US Army War College, US Military Academy, Command and General Staff College
    Military: Allied Supreme Commander and five-star General of the Army
    Previous Offices held: Supreme Commander of NATO
    Important: April 16, 1953
    Eisenhower delivers “Chance for Peace” speech
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    John F. Kennedy

    From: Brookline, MA
    Education: Harvard College, Princeton Uni.
    Military: Joined the U.S. Naval Reserve. Commanded PT boats in the Pacific
    Previous Offices held: Senator, MA, Representative
    Important: October 22, 1962
    Kennedy Announces Cuban Missile Crisis
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    Lyndon B. Johnson

    From: Stonewall, TX
    Education: Texas State Uni., Georgetown Uni. Law Center
    Military: Served in the Pacific until 1942.
    Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Senator, Tx, Representative, TX 10th district.
    Important: May 22, 1964
    Johnson’s Great Society
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    Richard Nixon

    From: Yorba Linda, CA
    Education: Duke Uni. School of Law, Whittier College
    Military: Commander in WWll Pacific War.
    Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Senator CA, Representative, CA 12th District.
    Important: July 25, 1969
    The "Nixon Doctrine"
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    Gerald Ford

    From: Omaha, NE
    Education: Yale Law School, University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan
    Military: Enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor.
    Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Representative MI.
    Important: September 8, 1974
    Ford pardons Nixon
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    Jimmy Carter

    From: Plains, GA
    Education: Union College, US Naval Academy, Georgie Institute of Technology
    Military: U.S. Naval Academy, US Navy submarine service
    Previous Offices held: Governor of Georgia, Member of the Georgia State Senate
    Important: September 5, 1978
    Mediation at Camp David, Camp David Accords Signed
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    Ronald Reagan

    From: Tampico, IL
    Education: Eureka College
    Military: Enlisted in US Army Reserve, Des Moines' 322nd Cavalry Regiment, second lieutenant in Officers Reserve Corps.
    Previous Offices held: Governor of California
    Important: February 3, 1987
    Water Quality Control Act
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    George H. W. Bush

    From: Milton, MA
    Education: Yale University, Davenport College
    Military: Served in the Pacific Theatre as a Grumman TBF Avenger.
    Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, United States Director of Central Intelligence. United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
    Important: January 17, 1991
    Persian Gulf War Begins
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    Bill Clinton

    From: Hope, AR
    Education: Yale Law School, University College
    Military: Did not serve.
    Previous Offices held: Governor of Arkansas(two terms), Arkansas Attorney General
    Important: December 8, 1993
    NAFTA creates free trade zone, Clinton Signs NAFTA
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    George W. Bush

    From: New Haven, CT
    Education: Harvard Business School, Yale Uni., Davenport College
    Military: Joined the 147th Fighter-Inceptor Group of the Texas air national guard during Vietnam war.
    Previous Offices held: Governor of Texas
    Important: December 13, 2001
    Withdrawal from Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
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    Barack Obama

    From: Honolulu, HI
    Education: Harvard Law School, Columbia Uni., Occidental College, Punahou School
    Military: n/a
    Previous Offices held: Senator, Il, Member of the Illinois Senate
    Important: April 8, 2010
    Reduction of nuclear arms
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    Donald Trump

    From: New York, NY
    Education: Wharton School of the Uni., Fordham University, Uni. of Pennsylvania
    Military: NY Military Academy
    Previous Offices held: n/a
    Important:
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    Joe Biden

    From: Scranton, PA
    Education: Syracuse Uni. College of Law. Archmere Academy, Uni. of Delaware
    Military: n/a
    Previous Offices held: VP of the US. Senator, DE. New castle County Council Member.
    Important: idk