Presidents of the United States of America

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John Adams 1797–1801

Thomas Jefferson⁽²⁾ 1801–09

James Madison 1809–17

James Monroe⁽³⁾ 1817–25

John Quincy Adams 1825–29

Andrew Jackson⁽⁴⁾ 1829–37

Martin Van Buren⁽⁵⁾ 1837–41

William Henry Harrison 1841

John Tyler 1841–45

James Polk 1845–49

Zachary Taylor 1849–50

Millard Fillmore 1850–53

Franklin Pierce 1853–57

James Buchanan 1857–61

Abraham Lincoln 1861–65

Andrew Johnson 1865–69

Ulysses S. Grant 1869–77

Rutherford B. Hayes 1877–81

James Garfield 1881

Chester Arthur 1881–85

Grover Cleveland 1885–89

Benjamin Harrison 1889–93

Grover Cleveland 1893–97

William McKinley 1897–1901

Theodore Roosevelt 1901–09

William H. Taft 1909–13

Woodrow Wilson 1913–21

Warren Harding 1921–23

Calvin Coolidge 1923–29

Herbert Hoover 1929–33

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933–45

Harry Truman 1945–53

Dwight Eisenhower 1953–61

John F. Kennedy 1961–63

Lyndon Johnson 1963–69

Richard Nixon 1969–74

Gerald Ford 1974–77

Jimmy Carter 1977–81

Ronald Reagan 1981–89

George H. W. Bush 1989–93

William J. Clinton 1993–2001

George W. Bush 2001–2009

Barack Obama 2009–present

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The American Wing. "Presidents of the United States of America". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/uspr/hd_uspr.htm (October 2004)

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George Washington⁽¹⁾	1789–97	1 2 3 4 5
John Adams	1797–1801
Thomas Jefferson⁽²⁾	1801–09
James Madison	1809–17
James Monroe⁽³⁾	1817–25
John Quincy Adams	1825–29
Andrew Jackson⁽⁴⁾	1829–37
Martin Van Buren⁽⁵⁾	1837–41
William Henry Harrison	1841
John Tyler	1841–45
James Polk	1845–49
Zachary Taylor	1849–50
Millard Fillmore	1850–53
Franklin Pierce	1853–57
James Buchanan	1857–61
Abraham Lincoln	1861–65
Andrew Johnson	1865–69
Ulysses S. Grant	1869–77
Rutherford B. Hayes	1877–81
James Garfield	1881
Chester Arthur	1881–85
Grover Cleveland	1885–89
Benjamin Harrison	1889–93
Grover Cleveland	1893–97
William McKinley	1897–1901
Theodore Roosevelt	1901–09
William H. Taft	1909–13
Woodrow Wilson	1913–21
Warren Harding	1921–23
Calvin Coolidge	1923–29
Herbert Hoover	1929–33
Franklin D. Roosevelt	1933–45
Harry Truman	1945–53
Dwight Eisenhower	1953–61
John F. Kennedy	1961–63
Lyndon Johnson	1963–69
Richard Nixon	1969–74
Gerald Ford	1974–77
Jimmy Carter	1977–81
Ronald Reagan	1981–89
George H. W. Bush	1989–93
William J. Clinton	1993–2001
George W. Bush	2001–2009
Barack Obama	2009–present