List of US Presidents (ABW): Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(15 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 420: Line 420:
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of John F. Kennedy|34}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of John F. Kennedy|34}}
| [[File:John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Kennedy, John F." | '''{{wp|John F. Kennedy}}'''<ref>A {{wp|Roman Catholic}} throughout his life, {{wp|John F. Kennedy}} was the first {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be elected president, defeating {{wp|Richard Nixon}}, and later the first {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be re-elected, defeating {{wp|Barry Goldwater}} in the process, followed afterward by his younger brother {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}}.</ref><br>{{Small|(1917-1995)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Kennedy, John F." | '''{{wp|John F. Kennedy}}'''<ref>A {{wp|Roman Catholic}} throughout his life, {{wp|John F. Kennedy}} was the first {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be elected president, defeating {{wp|Richard Nixon}}, and later the first {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be re-elected, defeating {{wp|Barry Goldwater}} in the process, followed afterward by his younger brother {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}}, the second {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be elected and re-elected as president.</ref><br>{{Small|(1917-1995)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1961}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1969}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1961}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1969}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
Line 438: Line 438:
| {{wp|1968 United States presidential election|1968}}
| {{wp|1968 United States presidential election|1968}}
----
----
{{wp|1972 United States presidential election|1972}}<ref>As a result of the ratification of the {{wp|Twenty-eighth Amendment}} in January 1972, the {{wp|United States Electoral College|Electoral College}}, the longstanding method used to elect {{wp|American}} presidents since {{wp|George Washington}}, became effectively defunct and replaced with the popular vote in which a candidate must secure 40% of the national popular vote to avoid a runoff election. Consequently, the ensuing election in {{wp|1972 United States presidential election|1972}} made {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy|Kennedy}} the last {{wp|American}} president to be elected by the {{wp|United States Electoral College|Electoral College}} and the first to be elected purely by the popular vote, with successive presidents also being elected in a similar way.</ref>
{{wp|1972 United States presidential election|1972}}<ref>As a result of the ratification of the {{wp|Twenty-eighth Amendment}} in January 1972, the {{wp|United States Electoral College|Electoral College}}, the longstanding method used to elect {{wp|American}} presidents since {{wp|George Washington}}, became effectively defunct and replaced with the popular vote in which a candidate must secure 40% of the national popular vote to avoid a runoff election. Consequently, the ensuing election in {{wp|1972 United States presidential election|1972}} made {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}} the last {{wp|American}} president to be elected by the {{wp|United States Electoral College|Electoral College}} and the first to be elected purely by the popular vote, with successive presidents also being elected in a similar way.</ref>
| {{wp|Terry Sanford}}
| {{wp|Terry Sanford}}


Line 444: Line 444:
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Howard Baker|36}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Howard Baker|36}}
| [[File:Howard Baker (cropped).jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Howard Baker (cropped).jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Baker, Howard" | '''{{wp|Howard Baker}}'''<br>{{Small|(1925-2014)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Baker, Howard" | '''{{wp|Howard Baker}}'''<ref>Amidst an increasing wave of conservatism within the {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}}, followed by consistent {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}} victories afterward under the new popular vote system, as of 2024, {{wp|Howard Baker}} remains the last {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} president to be elected.</ref><br>{{Small|(1925-2014)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1977}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1985}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1977}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1985}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
Line 454: Line 454:


|-
|-
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Gary Hart|37}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Walter Mondale|37}}
| [[File:GRH.png|150px]]
| [[File:WLM.png|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Hart, Gary" | '''{{wp|Gary Hart}}'''<ref>Born in 1936, {{wp|Gary Hart}} is the only elected president to have been born in the {{wp|Silent Generation}}.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1936)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Mondale, Walter" | '''{{wp|Walter Mondale}}'''<ref>Having lived to the age of ninety-three years old, {{wp|Walter Mondale}} is the longest-lived former president to date, having surpassed the previous record of ninety years held by {{wp|John Adams}}.</ref><br>{{Small|(1928-2021)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1985}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1993}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1985}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1993}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
Line 463: Line 463:
----
----
{{wp|1988 United States presidential election|1988}}
{{wp|1988 United States presidential election|1988}}
| {{wp|John Glenn}}
| {{wp|Gary Hart}}


|-
|-
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Bill Clinton|38}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Bill Clinton|38}}
| [[File:Bill Clinton.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Bill Clinton.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Clinton, Bill" | '''{{wp|Bill Clinton}}'''<ref>Born in 1946, a decade older than his {{wp|Gary Hart|predecessor}}, {{wp|Bill Clinton}} is the first of three presidents to be born after the {{wp|Second World War}} and thus the first of three of the {{wp|Baby Boomer}} generation, followed by his deputy {{wp|Al Gore}} and wife {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}. Moreover, he is also the first and only president to later serve as the spouse of another president, namely {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}, whose presidency saw him become the first and only {{wp|First Gentleman}} to date from 2008 to 2016.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1946)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Clinton, Bill" | '''{{wp|Bill Clinton}}'''<ref>Born in 1946, {{wp|Bill Clinton}} is the first of three presidents to be born after the {{wp|Second World War}} and thus the first of three of the {{wp|Baby Boomer}} generation, followed by his deputy {{wp|Al Gore}} and wife {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}. Moreover, he is also the first and only president to later serve as the spouse of another president, namely {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}, whose presidency saw him become the first of two {{wp|First Gentleman}} in history, followed by {{wp|Doug Emhoff}}, husband of {{wp|Kamala Harris}} and the first {{wp|Jewish}} presidential spouse.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1946)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1993}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2001}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1993}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2001}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
Line 490: Line 490:


|-
|-
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Hillary Clinton|40}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Barack Obama|40}}
| [[File:Hillary Clinton Arizona 2016 .jpg|150px]]
| [[File:President Barack Obama.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Clinton, Hillary" | '''{{wp|Hillary Clinton}}'''<ref>With her election in 2008 and re-election in 2012, {{wp|Hillary Clinton}} is the first woman to have been elected president and the only one to date to have been re-elected. In addition, as the wife of President {{wp|Bill Clinton}}, she is also the first president to have been married to a previous president. Moreover, she is also the first woman to be nominated by a major {{wp|American}} political party, followed by {{wp|Kamala Harris}}, also by the {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party}}.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1947)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Obama, Barack" | '''{{wp|Barack Obama}}'''<ref>With his election in 2008 and subsequent re-election in 2012, {{wp|Barack Obama}} is the first and only {{wp|African-American}} in history so far to be elected and re-elected president. Born in the [[Hawaiʻi|Kingdom of Hawaiʻi]] to an {{wp|American}} mother, {{wp|Barack Obama|Obama}} is also the first {{wp|American}} president after the country's foundation in 1776 to be born outside of the {{wp|United States}}. Meanwhile, as of 2024, with the election of {{wp|Kamala Harris}}, {{wp|Barack Obama|Obama}} is thus the first of two non-white presidents in {{wp|American}} history.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1961)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 2009}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
| {{dts|January 20, 2009}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
Line 499: Line 499:
----
----
{{wp|2012 United States presidential election|2012}}
{{wp|2012 United States presidential election|2012}}
| {{wp|Tim Kaine}}
| {{wp|Joe Biden}}


|-
|-
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Ted Cruz|41}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Hillary Clinton|41}}
| [[File:Ted Cruz official 116th portrait.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Hillary Clinton Arizona 2016 .jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Cruz, Ted" | '''{{wp|Ted Cruz}}'''<ref>The son of a {{wp|Cuban}}-{{wp|American}} father, {{wp|Ted Cruz}} is the first and only {{wp|Latino}} to date to have been elected president, defeating {{wp|Bernie Sanders}}. Moreover, having been born in 1970, {{wp|Ted Cruz|Cruz}} is the first president to be of the {{wp|Generation X}} cohort and is both the first {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} president to be elected and re-elected in forty years since {{wp|Howard Baker}}. Meanwhile, having been born in {{wp|Canada}} to an {{wp|American}} mother, {{wp|Ted Cruz|Cruz}} is the first president to not be born in the {{wp|United States}} although his mother's nationality otherwise qualifies him for the presidency.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1970)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Clinton, Hillary" | '''{{wp|Hillary Clinton}}'''<ref>With her election in 2016 and re-election in 2020, {{wp|Hillary Clinton}} is the first woman to have been both elected and re-elected as president. In addition, as the wife of President {{wp|Bill Clinton}}, she is also the first president to have been married to a previous president. Moreover, she is also the first woman to be nominated by a major {{wp|American}} political party, followed by {{wp|Kamala Harris}}, also by the {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party}}, and, most recently, {{wp|Nikki Haley}} by the {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}}.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1947)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 2017}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2025}}
| {{dts|January 20, 2017}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2024}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}}
| {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}}
| {{wp|2016 United States presidential election|2016}}
| {{wp|2016 United States presidential election|2016}}
----
----
{{wp|2020 United States presidential election|2020}}
{{wp|2020 United States presidential election|2020}}
| {{wp|John Kasich}}
| {{wp|Tim Kaine}}


|-
|-
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Kamala Harris|42}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Kamala Harris|42}}
| [[File:Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Harris, Kamala" | '''{{wp|Kamala Harris}}'''<ref>Having previously served as attorney general and senator for {{wp|California}}, as well as a previous career as district attorney of {{wp|San Francisco}}, {{wp|Kamala Harris}} is the first {{wp|African American}} and the first {{wp|Asian American}} to be elected president, an office that she is also the second woman to hold after {{wp|Hillary Clinton}} after defeating former {{wp|South Carolina}} governor {{wp|Nikki Haley}} in the first presidential election between two women, both of whom are non-white. Moreover, she is also the first to be elected on an all-female ticket alongside her running mate {{wp|Amy Klobuchar}}, the current {{wp|Vice President of the United States}}.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1964)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Harris, Kamala" | '''{{wp|Kamala Harris}}'''<ref>Having previously served as attorney general and senator for {{wp|California}}, as well as a previous career as district attorney of {{wp|San Francisco}}, {{wp|Kamala Harris}} is the first {{wp|African American}} and the first {{wp|Asian American}} to be elected president, an office that she is also the second woman to hold after {{wp|Hillary Clinton}} after defeating her {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} challenger {{wp|Nikki Haley}} in the first presidential election between two non-white candidates. After {{wp|Barack Obama}}, {{wp|Kamala Harris|Harris}} is the second non-white officeholder elected to the presidency.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1964)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 2025}}<br/>–<br/>''Incumbent''
| {{dts|January 20, 2024}}<br/>–<br/>''Incumbent''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}}
| {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}}
| {{wp|2024 United States presidential election|2024}}
| {{wp|2024 United States presidential election|2024}}
| {{wp|Amy Klobuchar}}
| {{wp|Tim Walz}}
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 21:06, 5 November 2024

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term Party Election Vice President
1 Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington.jpg George Washington
(1732–1799)
 April 30, 1789
–
March 4, 1797 		Unaffiliated 1788–1789

1792

John Adams[a]
2 John Adams, Gilbert Stuart, c1800 1815.jpg John Adams
(1735–1826)
 March 4, 1797
–
March 4, 1801 		Federalist 1796 Thomas Jefferson[b]
3 Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg Thomas Jefferson
(1743–1826)
 March 4, 1801
–
March 4, 1809 		Democratic-
Republican 		1800

1804

Aaron Burr

George Clinton

4 James Madison.jpg James Madison
(1751–1836)
 March 4, 1809
–
March 4, 1817 		Democratic-
Republican 		1808

1812

George Clinton[c]

Vacant after
April 20, 1812

Elbridge Gerry[c]

Vacant after
November 23, 1814

5 James Monroe White House portrait 1819.jpg James Monroe
(1758–1831)
 March 4, 1817
–
March 4, 1825 		Democratic-
Republican 		1816

1820

Daniel D. Tompkins
6 John Quincy Adams by Charles Osgood.jpg John Quincy Adams
(1767–1848)
 March 4, 1825
–
March 4, 1829 		Democratic-
Republican[d]

National Republican

1824 John C. Calhoun
7 Andrew jackson head.jpg Andrew Jackson
(1767–1845)
 March 4, 1829
–
March 4, 1837 		Democratic 1828

1832

John C. Calhoun[e]

Vacant after
December 28, 1832

Martin Van Buren

8 Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg Martin Van Buren
(1782–1862)
 March 4, 1837
–
March 4, 1841 		Democratic 1836 Richard Mentor Johnson
9 William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835 crop.jpg William Henry Harrison
(1773–1841)
 March 4, 1841
–
April 4, 1841[c] 		Whig 1840 John Tyler
10 John Tyler crop.jpg John Tyler
(1790–1862)
 April 4, 1841[f]
–
March 4, 1845 		Whig[g]

Unaffiliated

– Vacant throughout
presidency
11 JKP.jpg James K. Polk
(1795–1849)
 March 4, 1845
–
March 4, 1849 		Democratic 1844 George M. Dallas
12 Zachary Taylor restored and cropped.jpg Zachary Taylor
(1784–1850)
 March 4, 1849
–
July 9, 1850[c] 		Whig 1848 Millard Fillmore
13 Fillmore.jpg Millard Fillmore
(1800–1874)
 July 9, 1850[h]
–
March 4, 1853 		Whig – Vacant throughout
presidency
14 Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce - alternate crop (cropped).jpg Franklin Pierce
(1804–1869)
 March 4, 1853
–
March 4, 1857 		Democratic 1852 William R. King[c]

Vacant after
April 18, 1853

15 James Buchanan.jpg James Buchanan
(1791–1868)
 March 4, 1857
–
March 4, 1861 		Democratic 1856 John C. Breckinridge
16 Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion print.jpg Abraham Lincoln
(1809–1865)
 March 4, 1861
–
April 15, 1865[c] 		Republican

National Union[i]

1860

1864

Hannibal Hamlin

Andrew Johnson

17 Andrew Johnson photo portrait head and shoulders, c1870-1880-Edit1.jpg Andrew Johnson
(1808–1875)
 April 15, 1865[j]
–
March 4, 1869 		National Union[k]

Democratic

– Vacant throughout
presidency
18 Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored.jpg Ulysses S. Grant
(1822–1885)
 March 4, 1869
–
March 4, 1877 		Republican 1868

1872

Schuyler Colfax

Henry Wilson[c]

Vacant after
November 22, 1875

19 President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored.jpg Rutherford B. Hayes
(1822–1893)
 March 4, 1877
–
March 4, 1881 		Republican 1876 William A. Wheeler
20 James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated.jpg James A. Garfield
(1831–1881)
 March 4, 1881
–
September 19, 1881[c] 		Republican 1880 Chester A. Arthur
21 Chester A. Arthur by Abraham Bogardus - black & white.jpg Chester A. Arthur
(1829–1886)
 September 19, 1881[l]
–
March 4, 1885 		Republican – Vacant throughout
presidency
22 Grover Cleveland - NARA - 518139 (cropped).jpg Grover Cleveland
(1837–1908)
 March 4, 1885
–
March 4, 1889 		Democratic 1884 Thomas A. Hendricks[c]

Vacant after
November 25, 1885

23 Benjamin Harrison, head and shoulders bw photo, 1896.jpg Benjamin Harrison
(1833–1901)
 March 4, 1889
–
March 4, 1893 		Republican 1888 Levi P. Morton
24 Grover Cleveland - NARA - 518139 (cropped).jpg Grover Cleveland
(1837–1908)
 March 4, 1893
–
March 4, 1897 		Democratic 1892 Adlai Stevenson I
25 Mckinley.jpg William McKinley
(1843–1901)
 March 4, 1897
–
September 14, 1901[c] 		Republican 1896

1900

Garret Hobart[c]

Vacant after
November 21, 1899

Theodore Roosevelt

26 Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros.jpg Theodore Roosevelt[1]
(1858–1919)
 September 14, 1901[m]
–
March 4, 1913 		Republican –

1904

1908

Vacant through
March 4, 1905

Charles W. Fairbanks

Albert J. Beveridge

27 Albert J. Beveridge, bust portrait LCCN2016645015 (cropped).jpg Albert J. Beveridge
(1862–1927)
 March 4, 1913
–
March 4, 1921 		Republican 1912

1916

Charles Evans Hughes
28 Warren G Harding-Harris & Ewing.jpg Warren G. Harding
(1865–1923)
 March 4, 1921
–
August 2, 1923[c] 		Republican 1920 Calvin Coolidge
29 Calvin Coolidge cph.3g10777 (cropped).jpg Calvin Coolidge
(1872–1933)
 August 2, 1923[n]
–
March 4, 1929 		Republican –

1924

Vacant through
March 4, 1925

Charles G. Dawes

30 President Hoover portrait.jpg Herbert Hoover
(1874–1964)
 March 4, 1929
–
March 4, 1933 		Republican 1928 Charles Curtis
31 FDR 1944 Color Portrait.jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt[2]
(1882–1945)
 March 4, 1933
–
April 12, 1945[c] 		Democratic 1932

1936

1940

1944

John Nance Garner

Henry A. Wallace

Harry S. Truman

32 TRUMAN 58-766-06 (cropped).jpg Harry S. Truman
(1884–1972)
 April 12, 1945[o]
–
January 20, 1953 		Democratic –

1948

Vacant through
January 20, 1949

Alben W. Barkley

33 Dwight D. Eisenhower, official photo portrait, May 29, 1959.jpg Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1890–1969)
 January 20, 1953
–
January 20, 1961 		Republican 1952

1956

Richard Nixon
34 John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg John F. Kennedy[3]
(1917-1995)
 January 20, 1961
–
January 20, 1969 		Democratic 1960

1964

Lyndon B. Johnson
35 Robert F Kennedy 1966 (cropped).jpg Robert F. Kennedy[4]
(1925-1999)
 January 20, 1969
–
January 20, 1977 		Democratic 1968

1972[5]

Terry Sanford
36 Howard Baker (cropped).jpg Howard Baker[6]
(1925-2014)
 January 20, 1977
–
January 20, 1985 		Republican 1976

1980

Bob Dole
37 WLM.png Walter Mondale[7]
(1928-2021)
 January 20, 1985
–
January 20, 1993 		Democratic 1984

1988

Gary Hart
38 Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton[8]
(b. 1946)
 January 20, 1993
–
January 20, 2001 		Democratic 1992

1996

Al Gore
39 Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg Al Gore[9]
(b. 1948)
 January 20, 2001
–
January 20, 2009 		Democratic 2000

2004

Joe Lieberman
40 President Barack Obama.jpg Barack Obama[10]
(b. 1961)
 January 20, 2009
–
January 20, 2017 		Democratic 2008

2012

Joe Biden
41 Hillary Clinton Arizona 2016 .jpg Hillary Clinton[11]
(b. 1947)
 January 20, 2017
–
January 20, 2024 		Democratic 2016

2020

Tim Kaine
42 Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait.jpg Kamala Harris[12]
(b. 1964)
 January 20, 2024
–
Incumbent 		Democratic 2024 Tim Walz


Cite error: <ref> tags exist for a group named "lower-alpha", but no corresponding <references group="lower-alpha"/> tag was found

  1. ↑ At 11 years and 5 months long, Theodore Roosevelt formerly held the record for the longest serving American president, having served two full terms in addition to completing the remainder of the term of his slain predecessor William McKinley. However, he would later be surpassed by his fifth cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, with the latter serving as president for roughly twelve years long, a record that is unlikely to be surpassed given the subsequent introduction of two-term limits for presidents.
  2. ↑ As the longest serving American president in history at twelve years long, Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, surpassed the previous record held by his fifth cousin and Republican politician Theodore Roosevelt. In this, Franklin, who took office in 1933, did so exactly twenty years after Theodore's term as president ended in 1913, namely on the same date of March 4th.
  3. ↑ A Roman Catholic throughout his life, John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic to be elected president, defeating Richard Nixon, and later the first Roman Catholic to be re-elected, defeating Barry Goldwater in the process, followed afterward by his younger brother Robert F. Kennedy, the second Roman Catholic to be elected and re-elected as president.
  4. ↑ As the younger sibling of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy is the first president to directly succeed a sibling. In addition, as a member of the Kennedy family, he was the second Roman Catholic to both be elected and re-elected, defeating Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan respectively. Meanwhile, aged 43 years and 2 months at the time of his inauguration, Robert F. Kennedy is the second-youngest president in American history behind Theodore Roosevelt, being only five months younger than his brother John F. Kennedy, the third youngest, when the latter was inaugurated as president.
  5. ↑ As a result of the ratification of the Twenty-eighth Amendment in January 1972, the Electoral College, the longstanding method used to elect American presidents since George Washington, became effectively defunct and replaced with the popular vote in which a candidate must secure 40% of the national popular vote to avoid a runoff election. Consequently, the ensuing election in 1972 made Robert F. Kennedy the last American president to be elected by the Electoral College and the first to be elected purely by the popular vote, with successive presidents also being elected in a similar way.
  6. ↑ Amidst an increasing wave of conservatism within the Republican Party, followed by consistent Democratic victories afterward under the new popular vote system, as of 2024, Howard Baker remains the last Republican president to be elected.
  7. ↑ Having lived to the age of ninety-three years old, Walter Mondale is the longest-lived former president to date, having surpassed the previous record of ninety years held by John Adams.
  8. ↑ Born in 1946, Bill Clinton is the first of three presidents to be born after the Second World War and thus the first of three of the Baby Boomer generation, followed by his deputy Al Gore and wife Hillary Clinton. Moreover, he is also the first and only president to later serve as the spouse of another president, namely Hillary Clinton, whose presidency saw him become the first of two First Gentleman in history, followed by Doug Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris and the first Jewish presidential spouse.
  9. ↑ Having previously served as vice president under Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001, Al Gore is the first vice president in fifty-six years since Harry S. Truman to be elected president, defeating John McCain in 2000. Moreover, he is also the first vice president since Albert J. Beveridge to be re-elected as president, defeating Rudy Giuliani in 2004.
  10. ↑ With his election in 2008 and subsequent re-election in 2012, Barack Obama is the first and only African-American in history so far to be elected and re-elected president. Born in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi to an American mother, Obama is also the first American president after the country's foundation in 1776 to be born outside of the United States. Meanwhile, as of 2024, with the election of Kamala Harris, Obama is thus the first of two non-white presidents in American history.
  11. ↑ With her election in 2016 and re-election in 2020, Hillary Clinton is the first woman to have been both elected and re-elected as president. In addition, as the wife of President Bill Clinton, she is also the first president to have been married to a previous president. Moreover, she is also the first woman to be nominated by a major American political party, followed by Kamala Harris, also by the Democratic Party, and, most recently, Nikki Haley by the Republican Party.
  12. ↑ Having previously served as attorney general and senator for California, as well as a previous career as district attorney of San Francisco, Kamala Harris is the first African American and the first Asian American to be elected president, an office that she is also the second woman to hold after Hillary Clinton after defeating her Republican challenger Nikki Haley in the first presidential election between two non-white candidates. After Barack Obama, Harris is the second non-white officeholder elected to the presidency.
Retrieved from "https://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=List_of_US_Presidents_(ABW)&oldid=854435"