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President of USA

United States · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

18Records
1809–2021Date range
16Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1809

James Madison1809

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 4th President

1817

James Monroe18 July 1817

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 5th President

1825

John Quincy Adams9 February 1825

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 6th President

1832

Martin van Buren22 May 1832

Government / Democratic Party Government

Wins the Democrat Vice Presidential Nomination

1845

James Knox Polk3 April 1845

Washington DC · Government / Democratic Party Government

Inaugurated President of the USA, 11th President

1853

Franklin Pierce1853

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 14th President

1857

James Buchanan1857

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 15th President

1885

Stephen Grover Cleveland1885

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 22nd President

1893

Grover Cleveland8 November 1893

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 24th President

1913

Thomas Woodrow Wilson1913

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 28th President

1933

Franklin Delano Roosevelt1933

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 32nd President, 1st term

1937

Franklin Delano Roosevelt20 January 1937

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 26th President, 2nd term

1944

Theodore Roosevelt1944

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 32nd President, 3rd term

1945

Theodore Roosevelt19 January 1945

Government / Democratic Party Government

Inaugurated President of the USA

1960

John Fitzgerald Kennedy8 November 1960

Government / Democratic Party Government

Defeats Richard Nixon by 49.9% to 49.6% of the popular vote. Becomes the youngest ever President & the 1st Catholic. Appointed President of the USA, 35th President

1977

Jimmy Carter1977

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 39th President

1996

William Jefferson Bill Clinton1996

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed President of the USA, 42nd President, 2nd term

2021

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr20 January 2021

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

Is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.

Names involved

Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin PierceGrover ClevelandJames BuchananJames Knox PolkJames MadisonJames MonroeJimmy CarterJohn Fitzgerald KennedyJohn Quincy AdamsJoseph Robinette Biden JrMartin van BurenStephen Grover ClevelandTheodore RooseveltThomas Woodrow WilsonWilliam Jefferson Bill Clinton

Provenance

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