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William Henry Harrison 1773–18419th presidentWhig general elected ninth president who died one month into his term.
John Tyler 1790–186210th presidentFirst vice president to assume the presidency on a president's death and to annex Texas.
James K. Polk 1795–184911th presidentEleventh president whose expansionist policies added the Southwest and Oregon to the United States.
Andrew Johnson 1808–187517th president17th president whose obstruction of Reconstruction weakened protections for formerly enslaved people and led to impeachment.
Rutherford B. Hayes 1822–189319th presidentNineteenth president whose disputed election settlement ended federal Reconstruction in the South.
Grover Cleveland 1837–190822nd & 24th presidentOnly president elected to nonconsecutive terms who championed limited government and the gold standard.
William McKinley 1843–190125th presidentTwenty-fifth president who led the Spanish-American War and overseas expansion before being assassinated.
Woodrow Wilson 1856–192428th president28th President who led the nation through World War I and championed the League of Nations.
Calvin Coolidge 1872–193330th presidentThirtieth president who cut taxes and federal spending during the economic expansion of the 1920s.
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882–194532nd president32nd President who led the nation through the Great Depression and most of World War II.
Jimmy Carter 1924–202439th president39th president who emphasized human rights, brokered the Camp David Accords, and built a major post-presidential humanitarian legacy.
Ronald Reagan 1911–200440th president40th president whose conservative domestic program and assertive Cold War strategy reshaped American politics.
Bill Clinton b. 194642nd president42nd president whose centrist politics, economic agenda, and impeachment shaped the post-Cold War era.
George W. Bush b. 194643rd president43rd president who led the country after the September 11 attacks and launched wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.