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The office of '''President''' of the United States has been held by 43 men since the office was established. Elections take place in years divisible by 4; the term for the president begins in the following year. The first term of office started on 30 April 1789. Subsequent terms of office began on 4 March until the ratification of the [[Amendments to the United States Constitution|20th Amendment]] in 1933. Terms starting since 1937 have started on 20 January. The 22nd Amendment (ratified in 1951) placed a limit of two 4-year terms or ten years in office. Seven presidents have died in office and one resigned before the expiration of his term. In all of these instances, the [[Vice-President of the United States|vice-president]] succeeded to the office immediately. | The office of '''President''' of the United States has been held by 43 men since the office was established. Elections take place in years divisible by 4; the term for the president begins in the following year. The first term of office started on 30 April 1789. Subsequent terms of office began on 4 March until the ratification of the [[Amendments to the United States Constitution|20th Amendment]] in 1933. Terms starting since 1937 have started on 20 January. The 22nd Amendment (ratified in 1951) placed a limit of two 4-year terms or ten years in office. Seven presidents have died in office and one resigned before the expiration of his term. In all of these instances, the [[Vice-President of the United States|vice-president]] succeeded to the office immediately. | ||
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Revision as of 11:01, 4 November 2007
The office of President of the United States has been held by 43 men since the office was established. Elections take place in years divisible by 4; the term for the president begins in the following year. The first term of office started on 30 April 1789. Subsequent terms of office began on 4 March until the ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933. Terms starting since 1937 have started on 20 January. The 22nd Amendment (ratified in 1951) placed a limit of two 4-year terms or ten years in office. Seven presidents have died in office and one resigned before the expiration of his term. In all of these instances, the vice-president succeeded to the office immediately.
The holders of the office of President have been:
| No. | Name | Term of office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Washington | 1789-1797 | |
| 2 | John Adams | 1797-1801 | |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | |
| 4 | James Madison | 1809-1817 | |
| 5 | James Monroe | 1817-1825 | |
| 6 | John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | |
| 7 | Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren | 1837-1841 | |
| 9 | William Henry Harrison | 1841 | Died in office 4 April 1841 |
| 10 | John Tyler | 1841-1845 | |
| 11 | James K. Polk | 1845-1849 | |
| 12 | Zachary Taylor | 1849-1850 | |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore | 1850-1853 | |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce | 1853-1857 | |
| 15 | James Buchanan | 1857-1861 | |
| 16 | Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | Assassinated 15 April 1865 |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson | 1865-1869 | |
| 18 | Ulysses S. Grant | 1869-1877 | |
| 19 | Rutheford B. Hayes | 1877-1881 | |
| 20 | James Garfield | 1881 | Assassinated 19 September 1881 |
| 21 | Chester Arthur | 1881-1885 | |
| 22 | Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889 | |
| 23 | Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | |
| 24 | Grover Cleveland | 1893-1897 | |
| 25 | William McKinley | 1897-1901 | Assassinated 14 September 1901 |
| 26 | Theodore Roosevelt | 1901-1909 | |
| 27 | William Howard Taft | 1909-1913 | |
| 28 | Woodrow Wilson | 1913-1921 | |
| 29 | Warren G. Harding | 1921-1923 | Died in office 2 August 1923 |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | |
| 31 | Herbert Hoover | 1929-1933 | |
| 32 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1933-1945 | Died in office 12 April 1945 |
| 33 | Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | |
| 34 | Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | |
| 35 | John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Assassinated 22 November 1963 |
| 36 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | |
| 37 | Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | Resigned 9 August 1974 |
| 38 | Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | |
| 39 | Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | |
| 40 | Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | |
| 41 | George H. W. Bush | 1989-1993 | |
| 42 | Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | |
| 43 | George W. Bush | 2001-present |