John Adams was a Founding Father, the first Vice President of the United States and the second President. His son, John Quincy Adams was the 6th President.
1735-1826
John Quincy Adams was the eldest son of President John Adams and the sixth president of the United States (1825-29).
1767-1848
1829-1886
1791-1868
The 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush was the vice president under Ronald Reagan and the father of George W. Bush, the 43rd president.
1924-
George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. He led his country's response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and initiated the Iraq War in 2003.
1946-
Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States (1977-81) and later was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
1924-
Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States (1885-89 and 1893-97) and the only president ever to serve two discontinuous terms
1837-1908
1946-
1872-1933
1890-1969
1800-1874
1913-2006
1831-1881
Ulysses S. Grant was U.S. general and commander of the Union armies during the late years of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States.
1822-1885
1865-1923
1833-1901
1773-1841
1822-1893
Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929-1933.
1874-1964
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and left as a legacy a vigorous and well-organized Democratic Party.
1767-1845
Thomas Jefferson was draftsman of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president 1801-1809. He was also responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.
1743-1826
Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, taking office upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
1808-1875
Lyndon B. Johnson was elected vice president of the U.S. in 1960 and became the 36th president in 1963 upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1908-1973
John F. Kennedy was 35th president of the United States. He achieved the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress, and was assassinated in 1963.
1917-1963
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves.
1809-1865
1751-1836
William McKinley is best known for being president when the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
1843-1901
1758-1831
Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the U.S. and first to resign his position when he assisted in a cover-up of illegal activity in the Watergate scandal.
1913-1994
Former Illinois Senator Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States. Inaugurated on January 27, 2009, he is the first African-American to serve as U.S. president.
1961-
Despite being a lesser-known candidate, Franklin Pierce served as the 14th president of the United States from 1853 to 1857.
1804-1869
1795-1849
40th President Ronald Reagan's affable personality and film background garnered him the title of "Great Communicator" during his two terms in office.
1911-2004
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only U.S. president to be elected four times. He led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.
1882-1945
Theodore Roosevelt, naturalist and 26th President of the United States, expanded powers of the presidency and supported public interest in the face big business.
1858-1919
1857-1930
1784-1850
1884-1972
1790-1862
1782-1862
George Washington was a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution and was the first to become U.S. president.
1732-1799
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States (191321). He is best remembered for his legislative accomplishments and his high-minded idealism.
1856-1924