Presidential workout Flashcards
(303 cards)
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LBJ took office in
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1963, finished term & reelected
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Eisenhower VP
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Richard Nixon
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Took office in 1817
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Monroe, 2 terms
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Followed Buchanan
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Lincoln, 1861
5
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Know Nothing candidate for president
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Millard Fillmore, 1856
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James Buchanan VP
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John C. Breckenridge
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Truman took office in
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1945, finished & reelected
8
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1850s presidents pre Lincoln
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Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan
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Jackson first lady
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Wife Rachel died before inauguration
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Zachary Taylor first lady
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Margaret
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Candidates in 1956 election
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Eisenhower/Nixon beat Adlai Stevenson (/Estes Kefauver)
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Obama First Lady
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Michelle Robinson Obama
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Shortest inauguration speech
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Washington
14
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Which president had no party?
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Washington
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Followed Adams
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Jefferson, 1801
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Harding died in
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1923
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Candidates in 1800 election
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Jefferson beat Adams
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Youngest president taking office
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Teddy Roosevelt
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Jefferson VP
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Aaron Burr, George Clinton
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Ford first lady
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Betty Ford
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Eisenhower took office in
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1953, two terms
22
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Took office in 1850
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Millard Fillmore, finished term
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John Tyler took office in
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1841, finished WHH term
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Teddy Roosevelt VP
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vacant, Charles Fairbanks
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Candidates in 1896 election
McKinley/Hobart beat William Jennings Bryan (/Sewall)
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Harding took office in
1921, died
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Took office in 1885
Grover Cleveland, served non-consecutive terms
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Candidates in 1936 election
Roosevelt/Garner beat Alf Landon (/Knox)
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Candidates in 1976 election
Carter/Mondale beat Ford/Dole
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James Monroe VP
Daniel Tompkins
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George H. W. Bush VP
Dan Quayle
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Followed Washington
Adams, 1797
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FDR VP
John Garner, Henry Wallace, Harry Truman
34
Candidates in 1968 election
Nixon/Agnew beat Humphrey/Muskie; George Wallace/Curtis LeMay got electoral votes
35
Coolidge took office in
1923, finished term & reelected
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William McKinley
Garret A. Hobart, Theodore Roosevelt
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Candidates in 1924 election
Coolidge/Dawes beat John Davis (/Charles W. Bryan); Robert La Follette got electoral votes as Progressive
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Franklin Pierce VP
William R. King
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Candidates in 1832 election
Jackson (Dem) beat Henry Clay (National Republican)
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Candidates in 1844 election
James Polk (Dem) beat Henry Clay (Whig)
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Took office in 2021
Joe Biden
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Candidates in 1900 election
McKinley/TR beat William Jennings Bryan/Adlai Stevenson I
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Followed Coolidge
Hoover, 1929
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Took office in 1841
William Henry Harrison (and Tyler)
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Donald Trump first lady
Melania Trump
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Wilson first lady
Ellen and Edith (Edith managed his office after 1919 stroke)
47
William Henry Harrison took office in
1841, died
48
Truman VP
none, Alben Barkley
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Candidates in 1820 election
James Monroe had no major opponent, height of Era of Good Feelings
50
Grant took office in
1869, two terms
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Candidates in 1872 election
Ulysses Grant beat Horace Greeley
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Grover Cleveland took office in
1885 and 1893
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Candidates in 1808 election
James Madison beat Charles Pinckney
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Clinton took office in
1993, 2 terms
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Candidates in 1904 election
Roosevelt/Fairbanks beat Alton Parker
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Followed Taft
Wilson, 1913
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Candidates in 1940 election
Roosevelt/Wallace beat Willkie (/McNary)
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Followed John Tyler
James K. Polk, 1845
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Followed Monroe
John Quincy Adams, 1825
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Followed Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877
61
Took office in 1989
George H. W. Bush, 1 term
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John Tyler first lady
Letitia and Julia
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Benjamin Harrison VP
Levi P. Morton
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Followed Taylor
Millard Fillmore, 1850
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Garfield took office in
1881, died
66
Clinton VP
Al Gore
67
Coolidge first lady
Grace Goodhue Coolidge
68
WH Harrison VP
John Tyler
69
Adams first lady
Abigail
70
Candidates in 1788 election
Washington (first), Adams (second)
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Carter first lady
Rosalynn
72
Took office in 1877
Hayes, 1 term
73
Polk VP
George M. Dallas
74
Wilson VP
Thomas R. Marshall
75
Took office in 1933
FDR, 4 terms
76
Andrew Jackson VP
John C Calhoun, Martin Van Buren
77
Harding first lady
Florence King Harding
78
James Buchanan first lady
never married
79
Followed Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter, 1977
80
James Monroe First Lady
Elizabeth
81
Grant first lady
Julia Dent Grant
82
Candidates in 1880 election
James Garfield beat Winfield Scott Hancock
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Took office in 1953
Eisenhower, two terms
84
Kennedy VP
Lyndon Johnson
85
Benjamin Harrison first lady
Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison
86
Donald Trump VP
Mike Pence
87
George W. Bush took office in
2001, two terms
88
Van Buren VP
Richard M. Johnson
89
Took office in 2017
Donald Trump, one term
90
Followed Van Buren
William Henry Harrison, 1841
91
Grover Cleveland second term followed by
William McKinley, 1897
92
Andrew Johnson VP
none
93
Millard Fillmore VP
none
94
Grant VP
Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson
95
Taft took office in
1909, 1 term
96
Took office in 1897
William McKinley, 2 terms
97
Followed Kennedy
LBJ
98
Candidates in 1828 election
Andrew Jackson (Dem) beat JQ Adams (National Republican)
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Chester Arthur VP
none
100
VPs elected president directly after
Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, GHW Bush
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Candidates in 1932 election
Roosevelt/Garner beat Hoover/Curtis)
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Grover Cleveland first term followed by
Benjamin Harrison, 1889
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Hoover first lady
Lou Henry Hoover
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Took office in 1881
Garfield (and Arthur, finished term)
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Monroe took office in
1817, 2 terms
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Garfield VP
Chester Arthur
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Candidates in 1816 election
Monroe (Dem-Rep) beat Rufus King (Federalist)
108
Candidates in 1928 election
Hoover/Curtis beat Al Smith (/Robinson)
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Candidates in 1852 election
Franklin Pierce beat Gen. Winfield Scott
110
Followed Barack Obama
Donald Trump, 2017
111
Chester Arthur first lady
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
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Madison took office in
1809, 2 terms
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Andrew Johnson first lady
Eliza McCardle Johnson
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Candidates in 1912 election
Wilson/Marshall beat TR Progressive (EVs), Taft Republican, Debs socialist
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Followed Eisenhower
JFK, 1961
116
Followed Madison
Monroe, 1817
117
Zachary Taylor died in
1850 and Fillmore took office
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Candidates in 1944 election
Roosevelt/Truman beat Dewey (/Bricker)
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Candidates in 1916 election
Wilson/Marshall beat Charles Evans Hughes (/Fairbanks)
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Hoover VP
Charles Curtis
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Candidates in 1888 election
Benjamin Harrison beat Grover Cleveland
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JFK first lady
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
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Candidates in 1884 election
Grover Cleveland beat James G. Blaine
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Clinton first lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton
125
Trump took office in
2017, one term
126
Followed Hoover
FDR, 1933
127
Hayes took office in
1877, 1 term
128
Candidates in 1836 election
Martin Van Buren (Dem) beat WH Harrison (Whig), Daniel Webster (Whig), and other Whigs
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Obama VP
Joe Biden
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Followed William Henry Harrison
John Tyler, 1841
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Candidates in 1952 election
Eisenhower/Nixon beat Adlai Stevenson (/Sparkman)
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First president born after the Revolution
Van Buren
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Dixiecrat candidate
Strom Thurmond
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Candidates in 1868 election
Ulysses Grant beat Horatio Seymour
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Longest inauguration speech
William Henry Harrison
136
Andrew Johnson took office in
1865, finished term
137
Progressive candidates
Teddy Roosevelt 1912, Robert La Follette 1924
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Followed FDR
Truman, 1945
139
Took office in 1913
Wilson, 2 terms
140
Lincoln took office in
1861
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Took office in 1909
Taft, 1 term
142
Reagan took office in
1981, 2 terms
143
Candidates in 1840 election
WH Harrison (Whig) beat Martin Van Buren (Dem)
144
Candidates in 1876 election
Rutherford Hayes beat Samuel Tilden
145
Chester Arthur took office in
1881, finished term
146
Followed Reagan
George H. W. Bush
147
Polk took office in
1845, 1 term
148
Jefferson first lady
none (died earlier)
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Took office in 1853
Franklin Pierce, 1 term
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Candidates in 2016 election
Trump/Pence defeated Clinton/Kaine
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Followed Wilson
Warren G. Harding, 1921
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James Madison VP
George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry
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Rutherford Hayes VP
William Wheeler
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Taft VP
James Sherman
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Took office in 2009
Barack Obama, 2 terms
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Zachary Taylor took office in
1849, died 1850
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Followed Truman
Eisenhower, 1953
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Garfield first lady
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
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Candidates in 1980 election
Reagan/Bush beat Carter/Mondale
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Followed Pierce
James Buchanan, 1867
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Reagan VP
George H. W. Bush
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Nixon VP
Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford (25th Am appointment)
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George W. Bush VP
Dick Cheney
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Grover Cleveland VP
Thomas Hendricks (briefly, most of 1st term no VP); Adlai E. Stevenson
165
John Quincy Adams took office in
1825, 1 term
166
Took office in 1901
Teddy Roosevelt, finished & reelected
167
Followed Jefferson
Madison, 1809
168
Followed LBJ
Nixon, 1968
169
Garfield died in
1881 and Arthur took office
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Took office in 1945
Truman, finished & reelected
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Candidates in 1972 election
Nixon/Agnew beat McGovern/Shriver
172
Candidates in 1864 election
Lincoln beat George McClellan
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Took office in 1963
LBJ, finished term & reelected
174
Followed Harding
Coolidge, 1923
175
Obama took office in
2009, 2 terms
176
Candidates in 1996 election
Clinton/Gore beat Dole/Kemp (and Perot)
177
George H. W. Bush took office in
1989
178
Eisenhower first lady
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
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Washington took office in
1789, 2 terms
180
Took office 1845
Polk, 1 term
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Franklin Pierce took office in
1853, 1 term
182
George W. Bush first lady
Laura Welch Bush
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Candidates in 1992 election
Clinton/Gore beat Bush/Quayle (and Perot)
184
Candidates in 2012 election
Obama/Biden defeated Romney/Ryan
185
Took office in 1921
Harding, died
186
Candidates in 2020 election
Biden/Harris defeated Trump/Pence
187
Followed Clinton
George W. Bush, 2001
188
Grover Cleveland first lady
Frances Folsom Cleveland
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Took office in 1825
John Quincy Adams, 1 term
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Took office in 1809
Madison, 2 terms
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John Quincy Adams VP
John C Calhoun
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Two presidents between Monroe and Grant to have two terms
Jackson and Lincoln
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Candidates in 1812 election
James Madison beat DeWitt Clinton
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Candidates in 1804 election
Jefferson beat Charles Pinckney
195
Abraham Lincoln died in
1865 and Johnson took office
196
Candidates in 1848 election
Zachary Taylor beat Lewis Cass (Dem), Martin Van Buren (Free Soil)
197
First president to die in office
William Henry Harrison
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Took office 1789
George Washington, 2 terms
199
Wilson took office in
1913, 2 terms
200
Took office in 1977
Carter
201
First president inaugurated in DC
Jefferson
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Madison first lady
Dolley
203
Took office in 1829
Jackson, 2 terms
204
Took office in 1849
Zachary Taylor, died
205
Followed Monroe
JQ Adams, 1825
206
Candidates in 1964 election
LBJ/Humphrey beat Goldwater (/Miller)
207
Followed Carter
Reagan, 1981
208
First southerner elected
Jimmy Carter
209
Nixon first lady
Pat Nixon
210
Joe Biden took office in
2021
211
Shortest presidency
William Henry Harrison
212
Rutherford Hayes first lady
Lucy Webb Hayes
213
Followed Hayes
Garfield, 1881
214
James Buchanan took office in
1857
215
Candidates in 1948 election
Truman/Barkley beat Dewey (/Warren), Thurmond got electoral votes
216
Populist Party candidate
James B. Weaver, 1892
217
Took office in 1968
Nixon, two terms
218
Martin van Buren took office in
1837, 1 term
219
Took office in 1869
Grant, two terms
220
Teddy Roosevelt took office in
1901, finished & reelected
221
Took office in 1861
Lincoln
222
Candidates in 2004 election
Bush/Cheney beat Kerry/Edwards
223
Franklin Pierce first lady
Jane
224
Washington VP
John Adams
225
Candidates in 1824 election
JQ Adams beat Jackson, Clay
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Harding VP
Coolidge
227
Candidates in 2000 election
Bush/Cheney beat Gore/Lieberman
228
Which president never lived in the White House?
Washinton
229
First contested election
1796
230
Followed John Quincy Adams
Jackson, 1829
231
Took office in 1981
Reagan, 2 terms
232
Took office in 1837
Martin van Buren, 1 term
233
Garfield followed by
Chester Arthur, 1881
234
Joe Biden VP
Kamala Harris
235
Chester Arthur followed by
Grover Cleveland, 1885
236
Millard Fillmore first lady
Abigail Powers Fillmore
237
Candidates in 1856 election
Buchanan beat John C. Fremont (Republican) Millard Fillmore (Know Nothing)
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Strom Thurmond ran as a
Dixiecrat
239
Last president without a college degree
Truman
240
Took office in 1993
Clinton, 2 terms
241
Candidates in 1860 election
Lincoln beat John C. Breckinridge (Southern Dem), Stephen Douglas (Dem)
242
Took office 1797
Adams, 1 term
243
Took office in 1865
Andrew Johnson, finished term
244
Hoover took office in
1929, 1 term
245
Free Soil candidate
Martin Van Buren, 1848
246
Carter took office in
1977, 1 term
247
Joe Biden first lady
Jill Biden
248
Candidates in 1920 election
Harding/Coolidge beat James M. Cox/FDR
249
Nixon took office in
1968, two terms
250
Jefferson took office in
1801, 2 terms
251
Ford took office in
1974
252
George H. W. Bush first lady
Barbara Bush
253
FDR first lady
Eleanor Roosevelt
254
John Tyler VP
none
255
Took office in 1857
James Buchanan
256
Took office 1801
Jefferson, 2 terms
257
Washington first lady
Martha
258
Followed Nixon
Ford
259
Lincoln first lady
Mary Todd
260
Teddy Roosevelt first lady
Edith Kermit Carrow Roosevelt
261
Year of first presidential election
1788
262
Took office in 1974
Ford
263
JFK took office in
1961, died
264
Followed George W. Bush
Barack Obama, 2009
265
Followed Fillmore
Franklin Pierce, 1853
266
Candidates in 1988 election
Bush/Quayle beat Dukakis/Bentsen
267
Ford VP
Nelson Rockefeller (25th Am appointment)
268
Candidates in 1908 election
Taft/Sherman beat William Jennings Bryan
269
Followed Teddy Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
270
Candidates in 1892 election
Cleveland/Adlai Stevenson I beat Benjamin Harrison (Rep) James B. Weaver (Populist)
271
Followed Lincoln
Andrew Johnson, 1865
272
Took office in 1889
Benjamin Harrison, 1 term surrounded by Cleveland
273
Taft first lady
Helen Herron Taft
274
Coolidge VP
none, Charles Dawes
275
Carter VP
Walter Mondale
276
Took office in 1923
Coolidge, finished term & reelected
277
Candidates in 2008 election
Obama/Biden defeated McCain/Palin
278
FDR took office in
1933, 4 terms
279
Took office in 1929
Hoover, 1 term
280
Lincoln VP
Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson
281
Candidates in 1984 election
Reagan/Bush beat Mondale/Ferraro
282
Followed Jackson
Van Buren, 1837
283
John Adams VP
Thomas Jefferson
284
Followed Johnson
Grant
285
Jackson took office in
1829, 2 terms
286
Followed George H. W. Bush
Clinton, 1993
287
Followed Trump
Joe Biden
288
Candidates in 1960 election
JFK/LBJ beat Nixon (/Henry Cabot Lodge)
289
Millard Fillmore took office in
1850
290
McKinley died in
1901 and Teddy Roosevelt took office
291
Candidates in 1796 election
Adams beat Jefferson
292
Polk first lady
Sarah
293
Adams took office in
1797, 2 terms
294
Truman first lady
Bess Wallace Truman
295
William McKinley first lady
Ida Saxton McKinley
296
JQ Adams First Lady
Louisa (born outside US)
297
Took office in 2001
George W. Bush, two terms
298
Perot political party
independent candidate 1992, Reform 1996
299
Grover Cleveland followed by
Benjamin Harrison (1889), William McKinley (1897)
300
Took office in 1961
JFK, died
301
William Henry Harrison died in
1841 and Tyler took office
302
Followed Polk
Zachary Taylor, 1849
303
LBJ VP
none, Hubert Humphrey
