US Presidents — In Order flashcards
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Every presidency from George Washington (1st) to the 47th, one card per number with exact years in office and a short memorable fact, grouped by era. Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump each appear twice for non-consecutive terms.
Learn deck · part of US presidents and founding documents · written against: Presidents through the 47th (inaugurated 2025). Updated 2026-10-10.
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Who was the 1st president of the United States?George Washington (1789–1797)Founders 1789–1829
Elected unanimously by the Electoral College both times, and set the two-term tradition by stepping down. -
Who was the 2nd president of the United States?John Adams (1797–1801)Founders 1789–1829
The first president to live in the White House, moving in during November 1800. -
Who was the 7th president of the United States?Andrew Jackson (1829–1837)Jacksonian to Civil War
Hero of the Battle of New Orleans; signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. -
Who was the 8th president of the United States?Martin Van Buren (1837–1841)Jacksonian to Civil War
The first president born after the Declaration of Independence; his term opened with the Panic of 1837. -
Who was the 17th president of the United States?Andrew Johnson (1865–1869)Reconstruction & Gilded Age
The first president to be impeached (1868); the Senate fell one vote short of removing him. -
Who was the 18th president of the United States?Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877)Reconstruction & Gilded Age
The Union's commanding general, who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox. -
Who was the 26th president of the United States?Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909)Progressive & World Wars
At 42, the youngest person ever to become president; the original "trust-buster". -
Who was the 27th president of the United States?William Howard Taft (1909–1913)Progressive & World Wars
Later Chief Justice of the United States — the only person to hold both offices. -
Who was the 33rd president of the United States?Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)Cold War
Ordered the atomic bombings of Japan and set the Cold War policy of containment. -
Who was the 42nd president of the United States?Bill Clinton (1993–2001)Modern
Impeached by the House in 1998 and acquitted by the Senate in 1999.
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