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This list includes only those persons who were sworn into office as President of the United States following the ratification of the United States Constitution, which took effect in 1789. For American leaders prior to this ratification, see President of the Continental Congress. The list does not include any Acting Presidents under Amendment XXV of the U.S. Constitution.

The numerals indicate the consecutive time in office served by a single person. For example, George Washington served two consecutive terms and is counted as the first president (not the first and second). Gerald Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, serving out the remainder of what would have been Nixon's second term. The fact that Ford was not voted into office does not affect the numbering, which makes him the 38^th president. Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is counted chronologically as both the 22^nd and the 24^th president. Because of this, the list below contains 43 presidencies, but only 42 people.

Presidents of the United States

██ No party ██ Federalist ██ Democratic-Republican ██ Democratic ██ Whig ██ Republican

#	President	Took office	Left office	Party	Vice President	Term
1	George Washington	April 30, 1789	March 4, 1797	No party	John Adams	1
1	George Washington	April 30, 1789	March 4, 1797	No party	John Adams	2
2	John Adams	March 4, 1797	March 4, 1801	Federalist	Thomas Jefferson	3
3	Thomas Jefferson	March 4, 1801	March 4, 1809	Democratic-Republican	Aaron Burr	4
3	Thomas Jefferson	March 4, 1801	March 4, 1809	Democratic-Republican	George Clinton	5
4	James Madison	March 4, 1809	March 4, 1817	Democratic-Republican	George Clinton^[1] vacant	6
4	James Madison	March 4, 1809	March 4, 1817	Democratic-Republican	Elbridge Gerry^[1] vacant	7
5	James Monroe	March 4, 1817	March 4, 1825	Democratic-Republican	Daniel Tompkins	8
5	James Monroe	March 4, 1817	March 4, 1825	Democratic-Republican	Daniel Tompkins	9
6	John Quincy Adams	March 4, 1825	March 4, 1829	Democratic-Republican	John Calhoun	10
7	Andrew Jackson	March 4, 1829	March 4, 1837	Democratic	John Calhoun^[2] vacant	11
7	Andrew Jackson	March 4, 1829	March 4, 1837	Democratic	Martin Van Buren	12
8	Martin Van Buren	March 4, 1837	March 4, 1841	Democratic	Richard Johnson	13
9	William H. Harrison	March 4, 1841	April 4, 1841^[1]	Whig	John Tyler	14
10	John Tyler	April 4, 1841	March 4, 1845	Whig No party^[3]	vacant	14
11	James K. Polk	March 4, 1845	March 4, 1849	Democratic	George Dallas	15
12	Zachary Taylor	March 4, 1849	July 9, 1850^[1]	Whig	Millard Fillmore	16
13	Millard Fillmore	July 9, 1850	March 4, 1853	Whig	vacant	16
14	Franklin Pierce	March 4, 1853	March 4, 1857	Democratic	William King^[1] vacant	17
15	James Buchanan	March 4, 1857	March 4, 1861	Democratic	John Breckinridge	18
16	Abraham Lincoln	March 4, 1861	April 15, 1865^[4]	Republican National Union^[5]	Hannibal Hamlin	19
16	Abraham Lincoln	March 4, 1861	April 15, 1865^[4]	Republican National Union^[5]	Andrew Johnson	20
17	Andrew Johnson	April 15, 1865	March 4, 1869	Democratic National Union^[5]	vacant	20
18	Ulysses S. Grant	March 4, 1869	March 4, 1877	Republican	Schuyler Colfax	21
18	Ulysses S. Grant	March 4, 1869	March 4, 1877	Republican	Henry Wilson^[1] vacant	22
19	Rutherford B. Hayes	March 4, 1877	March 4, 1881	Republican	William Wheeler	23
20	James Garfield	March 4, 1881	September 19, 1881^[4]	Republican	Chester A. Arthur	24
21	Chester A. Arthur	September 19, 1881	March 4, 1885	Republican	vacant	24
22	Grover Cleveland	March 4, 1885	March 4, 1889	Democratic	Thomas Hendricks^[1] vacant	25
23	Benjamin Harrison	March 4, 1889	March 4, 1893	Republican	Levi Morton	26
24	Grover Cleveland (2nd term)	March 4, 1893	March 4, 1897	Democratic	Adlai E. Stevenson	27
25	William McKinley	March 4, 1897	September 14, 1901^[4]	Republican	Garret Hobart^[1] vacant	28
25	William McKinley	March 4, 1897	September 14, 1901^[4]	Republican	Theodore Roosevelt	29
26	Theodore Roosevelt	September 14, 1901	March 4, 1909	Republican	vacant	29
26	Theodore Roosevelt	September 14, 1901	March 4, 1909	Republican	Charles Fairbanks	30
27	William H. Taft	March 4, 1909	March 4, 1913	Republican	James Sherman^[1] vacant	31
28	Woodrow Wilson	March 4, 1913	March 4, 1921	Democratic	Thomas Marshall	32
28	Woodrow Wilson	March 4, 1913	March 4, 1921	Democratic	Thomas Marshall	33
29	Warren G. Harding	March 4, 1921	August 2, 1923^[1]	Republican	Calvin Coolidge	34
30	Calvin Coolidge	August 2, 1923	March 4, 1929	Republican	vacant	34
30	Calvin Coolidge	August 2, 1923	March 4, 1929	Republican	Charles Dawes	35
31	Herbert Hoover	March 4, 1929	March 4, 1933	Republican	Charles Curtis	36
32	Franklin D. Roosevelt	March 4, 1933	April 12, 1945^[1]	Democratic	John Garner	37
					John Garner	38
					Henry Wallace	39
					Harry S. Truman	40
33	Harry S. Truman	April 12, 1945	January 20, 1953	Democratic	vacant	40
33	Harry S. Truman	April 12, 1945	January 20, 1953	Democratic	Alben Barkley	41
34	Dwight D. Eisenhower	January 20, 1953	January 20, 1961	Republican	Richard Nixon	42
34	Dwight D. Eisenhower	January 20, 1953	January 20, 1961	Republican	Richard Nixon	43
35	John F. Kennedy	January 20, 1961	November 22, 1963^[4]	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson	44
36	Lyndon B. Johnson	November 22, 1963	January 20, 1969	Democratic	vacant	44
36	Lyndon B. Johnson	November 22, 1963	January 20, 1969	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	45
37	Richard Nixon	January 20, 1969	August 9, 1974^[2]	Republican	Spiro Agnew	46
37	Richard Nixon	January 20, 1969	August 9, 1974^[2]	Republican	Spiro Agnew^[2] vacant Gerald Ford	47
38	Gerald Ford	August 9, 1974	January 20, 1977	Republican	vacant Nelson Rockefeller	47
39	Jimmy Carter	January 20, 1977	January 20, 1981	Democratic	Walter Mondale	48
40	Ronald Reagan	January 20, 1981	January 20, 1989	Republican	George H. W. Bush	49
40	Ronald Reagan	January 20, 1981	January 20, 1989	Republican	George H. W. Bush	50
41	George H. W. Bush	January 20, 1989	January 20, 1993	Republican	Dan Quayle	51
42	Bill Clinton	January 20, 1993	January 20, 2001	Democratic	Al Gore	52
42	Bill Clinton	January 20, 1993	January 20, 2001	Democratic	Al Gore	53
43	George W. Bush	January 20, 2001	Incumbent (Term expires January 20, 2009)	Republican	Dick Cheney	54
43	George W. Bush	January 20, 2001	Incumbent (Term expires January 20, 2009)	Republican	Dick Cheney	55

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Died in office of natural causes.
^ ^a ^b ^c Resigned.
^ Former Democrat who ran for Vice President on Whig ticket. Clashed with Whig congressional leaders and was expelled from the Whig party in 1841.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Assassinated.
^ ^a ^b Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson were, respectively, a Republican and a Democrat who ran on the National Union ticket in 1864.

Sources

Frank Freidel and Hugh S. Sidey, "The Presidents of the United States". The White House.
Robert S. Summers, "POTUS: Presidents of the United States". Internet Public Library.

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