THE history of the United States Since independence signed in 1776 until today, it has developed, in large part, from the Oval Office of the White House. All the country’s presidents played a key role and contributed their grain of sand in such important moments that became recent world history.
Founding fathers like George Washington passing through Thomas Jeffersonwho was one of those responsible for the expansion of the United States or Abraham Lincoln, many names have gone down in history for their great deeds. Today we review every president of the United States throughout its history.
founding fathers
Building the United States was not easy. After an American Revolution that cost thousands of lives, the so-called Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and established the United States Constitution, which is still in effect today.
These founding fathers were later the first presidents of the United States, although a distinction is generally made between the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the creators of the country’s Magna Carta.
Defined by the historian Richard B. Morris in 1973, the founding fathers were: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington. For others, the expansion of this list is inevitable, since many lawyers, jurists, politicians, statesmen, diplomats and ordinary citizens helped lay the foundations for the formation of the country.
List of Presidents of the United States
- Joe Biden (2021-2025)
- Donald Trump (2017-2021)
- Barack Obama (2009-2017)
- George W. Bush (2001-2009)
- Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
- George HW Bush (1989-1993)
- Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
- Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
- Gerald Ford (1974-1977)
- Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
- Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
- John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
- Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
- Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
- Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)
- Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
- Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
- William Howard Taft (1909-1913)
- Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
- William McKinley (1897-1901)
- Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
- Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
- Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)
- Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)
- James A. Garfield (1881-1881)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
- Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
- Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
- Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
- James Buchanan (1857-1861)
- Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
- Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
- Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
- James K. Polk (1845-1849)
- John Tyler (1841-1845)
- William Henry Harrison (1841-1841)
- Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
- Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
- John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
- James Monroe (1817-1825)
- James Madison (1809-1817)
- Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
- John Adams (1797-1801)
- George Washington (1789-1797)
What role does the President of the United States play?
Presidents of the United States are the highest authority in the land. Heads of state and government and direct the executive branch of the nation. According to Article II of the Constitution of the United States of America, they are charged with the “execution” of federal law and they become commanders of the country’s armed forces.
Curiosities about the presidents of the United States
Now that we have reviewed American presidents throughout history, since it is impossible to stop at each term, we will focus on the most important milestones of each of them. Some data that adds extra color to the information.
By case, George Washington was not only the nation’s first president, but rather he was the only one invested with 100% of the possible votes of the Electoral College. James Monroe came close to matching him in 1820, barely missing a vote. It is said that it was the delegate from New Hampshire who voted against it, precisely because he was trying to prevent it from achieving the same goal as Washington.
In contrast, inauguration speeches are common among presidents who assume their mandate. Today they are very long, but George Washington himself managed to summarize all his ideas in the shortest inaugural speech, consisting of 135 words. Opposite, Harry S. Truman holds the record for the longest word at 25,000 words. Will Biden’s successor be able to surpass him?
Back to Harrison, his untimely death made him the longest-serving president. Only 32 days.
And if we talk about deaths, eight presidents have died while in office. Half of them were killed! The murders of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy probably stand out. James Garfield and William McKinley are the others.
Reagan had some exclusive records, such as being the oldest president to take office or being the only one to have divorced. When he took up his second term, he was already 73 years old. But Americans lean toward experience and first Biden, then Trump, if it happens to him, will be older than 70 at the start of their term.
If we refer to the politics of this country, it is marked by the bipartisanship: Republicans and Democrats. The last third-party president to win election was Lincoln. Of course, the Republicans were the third party in the country. Since his victory, the current rivalry between Republicans and Democrats has been established, unchanged since 1861.
He Democrat Grover Cleveland He is the only president to have served a second non-consecutive term. He was the 22nd and 24th president. Once again, Trump could make history if he wins the election at the end of the year. He would be the 45th and 47th president.
Finally, Gerald Ford is the only president and vice president never to have been elected. He became vice president after Spiro Agnew’s irrevocable resignation in 1973, then arrived at the White House after Nixon resigned following the Watergate scandal.
