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Presidents of the United States.
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The Name of the President
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The Years of Ruling
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What He Was Famous For
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1
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George Washington
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1789-1797
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Americans call him “The Father of the Nation”
Before the election he served in the army as a general.
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2
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John Adams
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1797-1801
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The first president to live in White House
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3
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Thomas Jefferson
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1801-1809
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The author of the Declaration of Independence.
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4
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James Madison
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1809-1817
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Elected for two terms.
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5
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James Monroe
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1817-1825
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6
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John Quincy Adams
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1825-1829
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7
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Andrew Jackson
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1829-1837
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Elected for two terms.
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8
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Martin Van Buren
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1837-1841
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9
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William Henry Harrison
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March 4, 1841-
April 4, 1841
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The shortest Presidential term
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10
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John Tyler
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1841-1845
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11
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James Knox Polk
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1845-1849
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12
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Zachary Taylor
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1849-1850
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13
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Millard Fillmore
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1850-1853
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14
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Franklin Pierce
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1853-1857
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15
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James Buchanan
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1857-1861
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The only single president. The role of White House hostess was performed by his niece.
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Abraham Lincoln
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1861-1865
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Won the Civil War of Independence. Was shot in April, 1865
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17
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Andrew Johnson
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1865-1869
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Was impeached but excused.
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18
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Ulysses Simpson Grant
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1869-1877
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Elected for two terms. Before the election he served in the army as a general.
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19
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes
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1877-1881
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20
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James Abram Garfield
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March 4, 1881-
September19, 1881
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Was shot in September, 1881.
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21
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Chester Alan Arthur
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1881-1885
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22
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(Stephen) Grover Cleveland
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1885-1889
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23
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Benjamin Harrison
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1889-1893
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24
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(Stephen) Grover Cleveland
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1893-1897
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25
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William McKinley
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1897-1901
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Was killed in Buffalo, New York.
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26
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Theodore Roosevelt
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1901-1909
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Elected for two terms. Before the election he served in the army as a colonel.
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27
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William Howard Taft
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1909-1913
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28
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(Thomas) Woodrow Wilson
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1913-1921
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Elected for two terms.
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29
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Warren Gamaliel Harding
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1921-1923
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30
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Calvin Goolidge
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1923-1929
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31
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Herbert Clark Hoover
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1929-1933
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32
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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1933-1945
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Elected for three terms.
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33
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Harry S. Truman
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1945-1953
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Elected for two terms.
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34
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Dwight David Eisenhower
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1953-1961
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Elected for two terms. Before the election he served in the army as a general.
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35
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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1961-1963
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The youngest elected president. Was killed in Texas.
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36
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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1963-1969
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Elected for two terms.
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37
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Richard Milhous Nixon
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1969-1974
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Was impeached but excused.
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38
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Gerald Rudolf Ford
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1974-1977
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39
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James Earl Carter
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1977-1981
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40
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Ronald Wilson Reagan
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1981-1989
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Elected for two terms.
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41
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George Herbert Walker Bush (Senior)
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1989-1993
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42
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Bill (William Jefferson) Klinton
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1993-2001
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Elected for two terms.
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43
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George Bush (Junior)
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2001- 2009
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44
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Barack Hussein Obama II
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2009 - present
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State Virginia is called “The Old Dominion” or “The President State” because eight presidents were born here. In the USA there is a Constitutional defense from having too much presidential power which is called “impeachment”: the House of Representatives impeaches a president and the Senate investigates it and takes a conclusion. In 1865 the 17th president Andrew Johnson was impeached for breaking the Constitution and exceeding his powers. But he was excused by the Senate. In 1972 the 37th president Richard M. Nixon was impeached for the “Watergate Case” and he retired from the presidential post.
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