US Presidents Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
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1 President
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George Washington (F) 1st President (1789-1797) VP John Adams
2
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2 President
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John Adams (F) 2nd President (1797-1801) VP Thomas Jefferson
3
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3 President
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Thomas Jefferson (DR) 3rd President (1801-1809) VP Aaron Burr (1801-1805) George Clinton (1805-1809)
4
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4 President
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James Madison (DR) 4th President (1809-1817) VP George Clinton (1809-1812) None (1812-1813) Elbridge Gerry (1813-1814) None (1814-1817)
5
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5 President
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James Monroe (DR) 5th President (1817-1825) VP Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825)
6
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6 President
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John Quincy Adams (DR)
6th President (1825-1829)
VP John C. Calhoun (1825-1829)
7
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7 President
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Andrew Jackson (D) 7th President (1829-1837) VP John C. Calhoun (1829-1832) None (1832-1833) Martin Van Buren (1833-1837)
8
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8 President
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Martin Van Buren (D) 8th President (1837-1841) VP Richard M. Johnson (1837-1841)
9
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9 President
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William Henry Harrison (W)
9th President (1841)
VP John Tyler (1841)
10
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10 President
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John Tyler (W) 10th President (1841-1845) VP None (1841-1845)
11
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11 President
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James K. Polk (D)
11th President (1845-1849)
VP George M. Dallas (1845-1849)
12
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12 President
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Zachary Taylor (W) 12th President (1849-1850) VP Millard Fillmore (1849-1850)
13
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13 President
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Millard Fillmore (W) 13th President (1850-1853) VP None (1850-1853)
14
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14 President
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Franklin Pierce (D)
14th President (1853-1857)
VP William King (1853)
None (1853-1857)
15
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15 President
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James Buchanan (D) 15th President (1857-1861) John C. Breckinridge (1857-1861)
16
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16 President
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Abraham Lincoln (R) 16th President (1861-1865) VP Hannibal Hamlin (1861-1865) Andrew Johnson (1865)
17
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17 President
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Andrew Johnson (U) 17th President (1865-1869) None (1865-1869)
18
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18 President
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Ulysses S. Grant (R) 18th President (1869-1877) VP Schuyler Colfax (1869-1873) Henry Wilson (1873-1875) None (1875-1877)
19
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19 President
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Rutherford B. Hayes (R)
19th President (1877-1881)
VP William Wheeler (1877-1881)
20
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20 President
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James Garfield (R) 20th President (1881) VP Chester Arthur (1881)
21
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21 President
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Chester Arthur (R) 21st President (1881-1885) VP None (1881-1885)
22
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22 President
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Grover Cleveland (D)
22nd President (1885-1889), and also 24th (1893-1897)
VP Thomas Hendricks (1885)
None (1885-1889)
23
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23 President
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Benjamin Harrison (R) 23rd President (1889-1893) VP Levi P. Morton (1889-1893)
24
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24 President
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Grover Cleveland (D)
24th President (1893-1897),
and also 22nd (1885-1889)
VP Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-1897)
25
25 President
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William McKinley (R)
25th President (1897-1901)
VP Garret Hobart (1897-1899)
None (1899-1901)
Theodore Roosevelt (1901)
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26
26 President
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Theodore Roosevelt (R)
26th President (1901-1909)
VP None (1901-1905)
Charles Fairbanks (1905-1909)
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27
27 President
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William Howard Taft (R)
27th President (1909-1913)
VP None (1901-1905)
Charles Fairbanks (1905-1909)
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28
28 President
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Woodrow Wilson (D)
28th President (1913-1921)
VP Thomas R. Marshall (1913-1921)
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29
29 President
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Warren Harding (R)
29th President (1921-1923)
VP Calvin Coolidge (1921-1923)
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30
30 President
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Calvin Coolidge (R)
30th President (1923-1929)
VP None (1923-1925)
Charles Dawes (1925-1929)
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31
31 President
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Herbert Hoover (R)
31st President (1929-1933)
VP Charles Curtis (1929-1933)
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32
32 President
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
32nd President (1933-1945)
VP John Nance Garner (1933-1941)
Henry A. Wallace (1941-1945)
Harry S. Truman (1945)
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33
33 President
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Harry S. Truman (D)
33rd President (1945-1953)
VP None (1945-1949)
Alben Barkley (1949-1953)
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34
34 President
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
34th President (1953-1961)
VP Richard Nixon (1953-1961)
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35
35 President
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John F. Kennedy (D)
35th President (1961-1963)
VP Lyndon B. Johnson (1961-1963)
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36
36 President
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Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
36th President (1963-1969)
VP None (1963-1965)
Hubert Humphrey (1965-1969)
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37
37 President
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Richard Nixon (R)
37th President (1969-1974)
VP Spiro Agnew (1969-1973)
None (1973)
Gerald Ford (1973-1974)
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38
38 President
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Gerald Ford (R)
38th President (1974-1977)
VP None (1974)
Nelson Rockefeller (1974-1977)
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39
39 President
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Jimmy Carter (D)
39th President (1977-1981)
VP Walter Mondale (1977-1981)
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40
40 President
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Ronald Reagan (R)
40th President (1981-1989)
VP George Bush (1981-1989)
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41
41 President
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George Bush (R)
41st President (1989-1993)
VP Dan Quayle (1989-1993)
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42
42 President
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Bill Clinton (D)
42nd President (1993-2001)
VP Al Gore (1993-2001)
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43
43 President
George W. Bush (R)
44rd President (2001-2009)
VP Dick Cheney (2001-2009)
44
44 President
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Barack Obama (D)
43rd President (2009- )
VP Joe Biden (2009-)
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45
When were there no VPs?
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Time Period
1812-1813
1814-1817
1832-1833
1841-1845
1850-1853
1853-1857
1865-1869
1875-1877
1881-1885
1885-1889
1899-1901
1901-1905
1912-1913
1923-1925
1945-1949
1963-1965
1973
1974
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Reason for Vacancy
George Clinton died in office
Elbridge Gerry died in office
John C. Calhoun resigned from office
John Tyler became President upon the death of William Henry Harrison
Millard Fillmore became President upon the death of Zachary Taylor
William King died in office
Andrew Johnson became President upon the death of Abraham Lincoln
Henry Wilson died in office
Chester Arthur became President upon the death of James Garfield
Thomas Hendricks died in office
Garret Hobart died in office
Theodore Roosevelt became President upon the death of William McKinley
James S. Sherman died in office
Calvin Coolidge became President upon the death of Warren Harding
Harry Truman became President upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson became President upon the death of John F. Kennedy
Spiro Agnew resigned from office
Gerald Ford became President upon the resignation of Richard Nixon
