All U.S. presidents from George Washington (1789) to today, with party affiliations, terms, and key accomplishments.
The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government, serving as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and leader of the executive branch. Presidents are elected to 4-year terms and may serve a maximum of two terms under the 22nd Amendment (ratified 1951). The presidency has been held by 47 individuals since George Washington took the oath of office on April 30, 1789.
Showing 47 of 47 presidents
Second non-consecutive term (first since Grover Cleveland), DOGE initiative
Oldest president inaugurated, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, first female VP
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, impeached twice, first president without prior political/military service
First African American president, Affordable Care Act, Nobel Peace Prize
War on Terror after 9/11, Iraq War, Medicare Part D
Budget surplus, NAFTA, impeached but acquitted
Gulf War, fall of Berlin Wall, Americans with Disabilities Act
Reaganomics, Cold War end, Iran-Contra affair
Camp David Accords, energy crisis, Nobel Peace Prize (2002)
Only unelected president, pardoned Nixon
Opened relations with China, Watergate, only president to resign
Civil Rights Act, Great Society, Vietnam War escalation
Cuban Missile Crisis, Space Race, assassinated in office
Interstate Highway System, WWII Supreme Allied Commander
Atomic bomb decision, Marshall Plan, Korean War, NATO
New Deal, World War II, only president elected 4 times
Great Depression began during presidency
Roaring Twenties prosperity, small-government conservatism
Return to normalcy, Teapot Dome scandal, died in office
World War I, League of Nations, Federal Reserve Act
Only president to also serve as Chief Justice
Trust-busting, Panama Canal, conservation, Nobel Peace Prize
Spanish-American War, assassinated in office
Only president to serve non-consecutive terms (22nd & 24th)
Sherman Antitrust Act, six states admitted to the Union
First Democrat elected after Civil War, served non-consecutive terms
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
Assassinated after 200 days, civil service reform advocate
Disputed election of 1876, ended Reconstruction
Civil War general, enforced Reconstruction, 15th Amendment
First president impeached, Reconstruction era
Preserved the Union, Emancipation Proclamation, assassinated
Only bachelor president, preceded Civil War
Kansas-Nebraska Act, Gadsden Purchase
Compromise of 1850, opened trade with Japan
Mexican-American War hero, died in office
Mexican-American War, expanded U.S. to Pacific
First to assume presidency via succession, annexed Texas
Shortest presidency (31 days), died in office
Panic of 1837, first president born as a U.S. citizen
Founder of the Democratic Party, Indian Removal Act
Son of a president, later served in Congress
Monroe Doctrine, Era of Good Feelings
Father of the Constitution, War of 1812
Louisiana Purchase, authored Declaration of Independence
First to live in the White House, Alien and Sedition Acts
First president, established presidential precedents, led Continental Army