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John Adams 1735–18262nd presidentSecond President and key Founding Father who helped secure independence and shaped early American diplomacy.
Thomas Jefferson 1743–18263rd presidentPrincipal author of the Declaration of Independence and third President who oversaw the Louisiana Purchase.
Martin Van Buren 1782–18628th presidentEighth president who helped build the Democratic Party machine and governed through the Panic of 1837.
John Tyler 1790–186210th presidentFirst vice president to assume the presidency on a president's death and to annex Texas.
Millard Fillmore 1800–187413th presidentThirteenth president who signed the Compromise of 1850 including the Fugitive Slave Act.
Andrew Johnson 1808–187517th president17th president whose obstruction of Reconstruction weakened protections for formerly enslaved people and led to impeachment.
Chester A. Arthur 1829–188621st presidentTwenty-first president who signed the Pendleton Act establishing merit-based federal hiring.
Theodore Roosevelt 1858–191926th president26th President known for progressive reforms, conservation efforts, and assertive foreign policy.
Calvin Coolidge 1872–193330th presidentThirtieth president who cut taxes and federal spending during the economic expansion of the 1920s.
Harry S. Truman 1884–197233rd president33rd President who authorized the atomic bomb and implemented the Marshall Plan.
Lyndon B. Johnson 1908–197336th president36th President who signed the Civil Rights Act and launched the Great Society programs.
Richard Nixon 1913–199437th president37th President whose foreign policy achievements were overshadowed by the Watergate scandal.
Gerald Ford 1913–200638th president38th president who restored basic governmental stability after Watergate and controversially pardoned Richard Nixon.
George H. W. Bush 1924–201841st president41st president who managed the end of the Cold War and assembled the coalition for the Persian Gulf War.
Joe Biden b. 194246th president46th president who enacted major infrastructure and climate legislation after decades in the Senate and vice presidency.