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James Madison 1751–18364th presidentFourth President and Father of the Constitution who co-authored the Federalist Papers.
James Monroe 1758–18315th presidentFifth president associated with the Monroe Doctrine and an era of territorial expansion and one-party dominance.
John Quincy Adams 1767–18486th presidentDiplomat, sixth president, and later congressman who opposed slavery’s expansion and shaped early American foreign policy.
Martin Van Buren 1782–18628th presidentEighth president who helped build the Democratic Party machine and governed through the Panic of 1837.
James Buchanan 1791–186815th presidentFifteenth president who failed to halt Southern secession in the months before the Civil War.
William Howard Taft 1857–193027th presidentOnly person to serve as both president and Chief Justice of the United States.
Herbert Hoover 1874–196431st presidentEngineer and relief administrator whose presidency was consumed by the onset of the Great Depression.