George Washington
Birthplace - Virginia
Born February 22, 1732
In May 1775, Washington of
of Virginia, was elected
commander in chief of the
Continental Army.
His favorite horse was named
Nelson.
Washington loved to help fight
fires.
1st President
1789 - 1797
John Adams
Birthplace - Massachusetts
Born October 30, 1735
Signer – Declaration of
Independence
Adams was the first President
to live in the White House.
His son, John Quincy, became
2nd President
president.
Died July 4, 1826 same day
1797 - 1801
as Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson
Birthplace - Virginia
Born April 13, 1743
At age 33, he drafted the
Declaration of Independence.
Purchased Louisiana Territory
from France, commissioned
Lewis & Clark Expedition.
3rd President
Died July 4, 1826 same day as
1801 - 1809
Adams.
James Madison
Birthplace - Virginia
Born March 16, 1751
He helped form the Bill of
Rights.
In 1814 the British burned
White House and forced
Madison to flee to Virginia
during War of 1812.
4th President
1809 - 1817
James Monroe
Birthplace - Virginia
Born April 28, 1758
He was the first president
to ride a steamboat.
He proclaimed the
“Monroe Doctrine”.
Acquired Florida from
Spain.
5th President
1817 - 1825
John Quincy Adams
Birthplace - Massachusetts
Born July 11, 1767
His father was president.
After his presidency he served in
the House of Representatives
from 1831 – 1846.
He was the 1st president to have
his photograph taken in 1843.
6th President
1825 - 1829
Andrew Jackson
Birthplace – South Carolina
Born March 15, 1767
Jackson was the first
President to ride in a train.
He was a General in the war
of 1812. “Battle of New
Orleans”.
His nickname was “Old
Hickory”.
7th President
1829 - 1837
Martin Van Buren
Birthplace - New York
Born December 5, 1782
He gave us the word "OK"
or "Okay" which was an
abbreviation for the
name of his New York
home "Old Kinderhook."
Van Buren owned two
tiger cubs as pets.
8th President
1837 - 1841
William Henry Harrison
Birthplace - Virginia
Born February 9, 1773
He was the first president to
die in office, 32 days after
he was elected.
Harrison was the first
President to study
medicine.
9th President
1841
John Tyler
Birthplace - Virginia
Born March 29, 1790
He was the President to have
the most children. He had 15.
He was playing marbles when
he learned that he was to be
President.
10th President
Loved to play the violin.
1841 - 1845
James Polk
Birthplace – North Carolina
Born November 2, 1795
Polk was the first President to
have his inauguration
reported by telegraph.
During his term, gaslights
were first installed in the
White House, so he could
read late into the night.
11th President
1845 - 1849
Zachary Taylor
Birthplace – Virginia
Born November 24, 1784
He served as General in the
Mexican War.
He spent July 4, 1850 at a ceremony
at the Washington Monument he
got sick from the heat and died
th President
12
five days later, the second
president to die in office.
1849 - 1850
Abraham Lincoln gave the eulogy at
his funeral.
Millard Fillmore
Birthplace - New York
Born January 7, 1800
His wife, Abigail, started the
White House library
collection.
Had the first "running-water
bathtub" installed in the
White House.
13th President
1850 - 1853
Franklin Pierce
Birthplace - New Hampshire
Born November 23, 1804
Served in Mexican War as a
General
He installed the first centralheating system in the White
House.
Pierce was an avid fisherman.
14th President
1853 - 1857
James Buchanan
Birthplace - Pennsylvania
Born April 23, 1791
Only President who never
married. His niece Harriet
Lane acted as First Lady.
He is said to have the neatest
handwriting of all the
president.
15th President
1857 -1861
Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace - Kentucky
Born February 12, 1809
He loved to read.
Lincoln was the only president
to receive a patent, for a
device for lifting boats over
shoals.
Died in Office - assassinated 16th President
Tallest President – 6” 4”
1861 - 1865
Andrew Johnson
Birthplace – North Carolina
Born December 29, 1808
His wife, Eliza, taught him to read.
He was a general in Civil War.
He was impeached by the U.S.
House of Representatives in
1868, but he was later acquitted 17th President
by the Senate by one vote.
1865 - 1869
Elected to Senate from Tennessee
after his presidency, 1874.
Ulysses S. Grant
Birthplace - Ohio
Born April 27, 1822
He was a Civil War
General. Fought in the
Mexican War.
While president, Ulysses S.
Grant was arrested for
riding his horse too fast.
He was fined $20.
18th President
1869 - 1877
Rutherford Hayes
Birthplace - Ohio
Born October 4, 1822
Was wounded 5 times in
Civil War, became a
General.
He was the first President to
use a telephone while in
office. The first telephone
was installed in the White
House in 1879.
19th President
1877 - 1881
James Garfield
Birthplace - Ohio
Born November 19, 1831
General in Civil War
He was the first left-handed
President.
Garfield was the only
president to have been a
preacher.
Died in Office - assassinated
20th President
1881
Chester Arthur
Birthplace - New York
Born October 5, 1829
General in Civil War
He was the first president
to take the Oath of Office
in his own home.
He destroyed all of his
personal papers before
his death.
21st President
1881 - 1885
Grover Cleveland
Birthplace - New York
Born – March 18, 1837
Only President to serve two terms
that were not consecutive.
Cleveland was the only president to
be married in the White House.
The Baby Ruth candy bar was
named after Cleveland's baby
daughter, Ruth.
22nd President
1885 1889
24th President
1893 - 1897
Benjamin Harrison
Birthplace – Ohio
Born August 20, 1833
His grandfather, William Henry
Harrison was president.
General in Civil War
He was the first president to use
electricity in the White House.
Harrison once made 140
completely different speeches
in 30 days.
23rd President
1889 - 1893
William McKinley
Birthplace - Ohio
Born January 29, 1843
McKinley was the first
President to ride in an
automobile.
He kept a parrot in the White
House that could whistle
"Yankee Doodle." McKinley
would whistle the first part,
and the bird would finish it.
Died in Office - assassinated
25th President
1897 - 1901
Theodore Roosevelt
Birthplace – New York
Born October 27, 1858
Was the youngest president
First President to win the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.
He was the first President to
ride in an airplane.
The teddy bear is named
after Theodore Roosevelt.
26th President
1901 - 1909
William H. Taft
Birthplace – Ohio
Born September 15, 1857
First President to become
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, 1920.
First President to open a
baseball season.
He called the White House
"the loneliest place in the
world."
27th President
1909 - 1913
Woodrow Wilson
Birthplace - Virginia
Born December 29, 1856
He was the first president to
cross the Atlantic Ocean
while in office.
He won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1920 for his efforts
in seeking peace after
28th President
World War I and supporting
1913 - 1921
the League of Nations.
Warren G. Harding
Birthplace – Ohio
Born November 2, 1865
Harding was the first
president to speak over
the radio.
He died with a heart attack
while president.
29th President
1921 - 1923
Calvin Coolidge
Birthplace – Vermont
Born July 4, 1872
Coolidge's family spoke in sign
language when they did not
wish to be overheard.
He refused to use the
telephone while he was in
office.
30th President
His name was "Silent Cal."
1923 - 1929
Herbert Hoover
Birthplace – Iowa
Born August 10, 1874
Served as Secretary of
Commerce
He was the first president to
donate his salary to
charity.
He approved "The StarSpangled Banner" as the
national anthem.
31st President
1929 - 1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Birthplace - New York
Born January 30, 1882
Elected to 4 terms
Suffered from Polio
Led during Depression and
World War II.
He was the first president to
have a presidential
aircraft.
Died in Office
32nd President
1933 - 1945
Harry S. Truman
Birthplace – Missouri
Born May 8, 1884
He was a captain in World War I.
He was playing Poker when he
learned he was to be president.
He was the first president to give
a speech on television.
33rd President
1945 - 1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Birthplace – Texas
Born October 14, 1890
Served as General during
WW II.
He was the first president to
ride in a helicopter while
president.
He was also a wonderful
cook, who specialized in
barbecued steaks.
34th President
1953 - 1961
John F. Kennedy
Birthplace - Massachusetts
Born May 29, 1917
He won a Pulitzer Prize for his
book "Profiles in Courage."
Kennedy was the first
President to hold a press
conference on television.
Died in Office - assassinated
35th President
1961 - 1963
Lyndon B. Johnson
Birthplace - Texas
Born – August 27, 1908
He was the first President to
name an African American
cabinet member, Robert C
Weaver, HUD.
He signed a civil rights bill,
established Great Society
programs.
36th President
1963 - 1969
Richard Nixon
Birthplace - California
Born January 9, 1913
Nixon was the first president
to visit all 50 states.
He was the first president to
visit China while in office
He was the only president to
resign from office.
37th President
1969 - 1974
Gerald Ford
Birthplace - Nebraska
Born July 14, 1913
He was the only President
to serve who was not
elected by U.S. voters
either as President or
Vice President.
Ford was the first President
to have been an Eagle
Scout.
38th President
1974 - 1977
Jimmy Carter
Birthplace – Georgia
Born October 1, 1924
Jimmy Carter is a speed
reader. He has been
recorded reading 2000
words per minute.
He won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 2002, making him
the third President to win.
39th President
1977 - 1981
Ronald Reagan
Birthplace – Illinois
Born February 6, 1911
Reagan was the oldest
president in history.
He was shot by a would-be
assassin and quickly
recovered.
Jellybeans were his favorite
candy.
40th President
1981 - 1989
George H.W. Bush
Birthplace – Massachusetts
Born – June 12, 1924
When he received his
commission in 1943, he
became, at 19, the youngest
pilot then in the Navy, flying
58 combat missions during
World War II.
He was the first President to 41st President
be Ambassador to the
1989 - 1993
United Nations.
Father of President
William Clinton
Birthplace - Arkansas
Born August 19, 1946
While in high school, he once
met President John Kennedy
in the White House.
His favorite sandwich is peanut
butter and banana.
In 1998 Clinton was impeached 42nd President
by the U.S. House of
1993 - 2001
Representatives but acquitted
by the Senate.
George W. Bush
Birthplace – Connecticut
Born July 6, 1946
He was the first president to
hold Little League baseball
tryouts on the White House
lawn.
First President to begin
serving in the 21st Century. 43rd President
Father was President.
2001 - present
Barack H. Obama
Birthplace – Hawaii
Born – August 4, 1961
His story is the American story
of hard work and education
as the means of getting
ahead, and the conviction
that a life so blessed should
be lived in service to others 44rd President
1st African American elected
2009 - present
President
The President’s Pictures used in this presentation were
colored by fifth-graders from Abingdon Elementary
School in Arlington, Virginia with additional photo of
Barack Obama done by Mollie Enck
Complied & edited by Susan Ging Lent