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George Washington
Born: February 22, 1732 1st President of the United States
(April 30, 1789 to March 3, 1797) Religion: Episcopalian
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Planter, Soldier
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Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States
(March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809) Nicknames: "Man of the People"; "Sage of Monticello" Born: April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia
Died: July 4, 1826, at Monticello (near Charlottesville, Virginia) Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: Graduated from College of William and Mary (1762)
Occupation: Lawyer, planter
Political Party: Democratic-Republican 1807 Congress outlaws importing slaves from Africa, March 2. -
Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States
(March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865) Nicknames: "Honest Abe"; "Illinois Rail Splitter" Born: February 12, 1809, in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865, at Petersen's Boarding House in Washington, D. Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican 1861-1865 The Civil War -
John F. Kennedy
35th President of the United States
(January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963) Nickname: "JFK", "Jack" Born: May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts
Died: November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1940)
Occupation: Author, public official
Political Party: Democrat 1960 The first joint radio-television broadcast of a U.S. Presidential debate was held on September 26. It was between Kennedy and tiny U.S. flag Richard M. Nixon. -
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States
(January 20, 2009 to Present) Nicknames: None listed. Source Born: August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii Religion: United Church of Christ
Education: Attended Occidental College; Graduated Columbia University (1983); Graduated from Harvard Law School (1991)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democrat
Obama was the first African-American U.S. president.
Obama was the first president born outside of the contiguous United States.
