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# UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (2017–21, Republican). Living. One of the most divisive figures ever to hold the office, and unique in many respects: First president not to have held any prior political (elected or appointed) or military office; likely the wealthiest president;[[note]]Though a staunch refusal to release his official tax returns makes this difficult to confirm, most people judge his global real estate empire and other investments to have been worth more than even George Washington's substantial land holdings would have been today.[[/note]] first to have primary residence in Florida;[[note]]He was born in New York and lived there full-time through his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first Northeastern president since JFK, but changed his listed residency in the middle of his term and spent nearly as much time in Florida as he did in D.C.[[/note]] first to have hosted a [[Series/TheApprentice reality television show]]; the only president to have managed a ProfessionalWrestling match at Wrestling/WrestleMania; [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan third]] to have "won" a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward[[note]][[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush second]] to have done so playing himself and [[Film/GhostsCantDoIt first]] to have done so before his presidency[[/note]]. Ran on a strongly populist and nationalist platform and disrupted/ignored many expectations of "presidential" behavior. Third president to be impeached/acquitted, in his case for pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate election opponent Joe Biden. First president to run for re-election after his impeachment, with his campaign coinciding with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic that he (and other world leaders) struggled with. Most recent incumbent president to lose re-election (and thus the most recent one-term president).[[note]]Though also the first incumbent loser since Van Buren to ''gain'' votes in his second election.[[/note]] Only sitting president to refuse to concede an election loss, instead filing lawsuits and pressuring election officials to invalidate Biden's victory in 2020, creating chaos across the country that culminated with his supporters storming the Capitol while Congress counted the ballots, ending the streak of peaceful transfers of power that dated back to the Civil War. Finally conceded after that failed to prevent certification, though later continued to insist the election was rigged and did not attend his successor's scheduled inauguration, a first since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon did not attend the inaugurations of Warren Harding and Gerald Ford, but that was due to Wilson's poor health and the circumstances of Nixon's resignation, respectively.[[/note]] Was ultimately impeached and acquitted ''again''; this time, on the charge of inciting insurrection, making him the only president to have been impeached/acquitted ''twice'' and have his trial occur after leaving office.[[note]]Also the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most bipartisan]] impeachment, with ten House Republicans siding with every Democrat to impeach and seven Republican senators siding with every Democrat to convict.[[/note]] First president to seek reelection for a non-consecutive term since Theodore Roosevelt. Only president to be formally indicted of a crime--'''''twice''''--[[note]] And in all likelihood, even ''more'' are pending[[/note]]when he was charged in April 2023 by a New York City grand jury in relation to hush-money payments, then by the Department Of Justice in June 2023 regarding classified documents that he had kept in his possession and refused to turn over to the FBI. Like Kennedy, [[{{Trumplica}} he has his own trope]] on this wiki thanks to his longtime status as a FountainOfExpies.

# UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (2017–21, Republican). Living. One of the most divisive figures ever to hold the office, and unique in many respects: First president not to have held any prior political (elected or appointed) or military office; likely the wealthiest president;[[note]]Though a staunch refusal to release his official tax returns makes this difficult to confirm, most people judge his global real estate empire and other investments to have been worth more than even George Washington's substantial land holdings would have been today.[[/note]] first to have primary residence in Florida;[[note]]He was born in New York and lived there full-time through his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first Northeastern president since JFK, but changed his listed residency in the middle of his term and spent nearly as much time in Florida as he did in D.C.[[/note]] first to have hosted a [[Series/TheApprentice reality television show]]; the only president to have managed a ProfessionalWrestling match at Wrestling/WrestleMania; [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan third]] to have "won" a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward[[note]][[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush second]] to have done so playing himself and [[Film/GhostsCantDoIt first]] to have done so before his presidency[[/note]]. Ran on a strongly populist and nationalist platform and disrupted/ignored many expectations of "presidential" behavior. Third president to be impeached/acquitted, in his case for pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate election opponent Joe Biden. First president to run for re-election after his impeachment, with his campaign coinciding with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic that he struggled with, along with other world leaders. Most recent incumbent president to lose re-election (and thus the most recent one-term president).[[note]]Though also the first incumbent loser since Van Buren to ''gain'' votes in his second election.[[/note]] Only sitting president to refuse to concede an election loss, instead filing lawsuits and pressuring election officials to invalidate Biden's victory in 2020, creating chaos across the country that culminated with his supporters storming the Capitol while Congress counted the ballots, ending the streak of peaceful transfers of power that dated back to the Civil War. Finally conceded after that failed to prevent certification, though continued to insist the election was rigged and did not attend his successor's scheduled inauguration, a first since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon did not attend the inaugurations of Warren Harding and Gerald Ford, but that was due to Wilson's poor health and the circumstances of Nixon's resignation, respectively.[[/note]] Was ultimately impeached and acquitted ''again''; this time, on the charge of inciting insurrection, making him the first and only president to have been impeached/acquitted ''twice'' and have his trial occur after leaving office.[[note]]Also the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most bipartisan]] impeachment, with ten House Republicans siding with every Democrat to impeach and seven Republican senators siding with every Democrat to convict.[[/note]] First president to seek reelection for a non-consecutive term since Theodore Roosevelt. Only president to be formally indicted of a crime--'''''twice''''--[[note]] And in all likelihood, even ''more'' are pending [[/note]]when he was charged in April 2023 by a New York City grand jury in relation to hush-money payments, them by the Department Of Justice in June 2023 regarding classified documents that he had in his possession. Like Kennedy, [[{{Trumplica}} he has his own trope]] on this wiki thanks to his longtime status as a FountainOfExpies.

# UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (2017–21, Republican). Living. One of the most divisive figures ever to hold the office, and unique in many respects: First president not to have held any prior political (elected or appointed) or military office; likely the wealthiest president;[[note]]Though a staunch refusal to release his official tax returns makes this difficult to confirm, most people judge his global real estate empire and other investments to have been worth more than even George Washington's substantial land holdings would have been today.[[/note]] first to have primary residence in Florida;[[note]]He was born in New York and lived there full-time through his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first Northeastern president since JFK, but changed his listed residency in the middle of his term and spent nearly as much time in Florida as he did in D.C.[[/note]] first to have hosted a [[Series/TheApprentice reality television show]]; the only president to have managed a ProfessionalWrestling match at Wrestling/WrestleMania; [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan third]] to have "won" a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward[[note]][[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush second]] to have done so playing himself and [[Film/GhostsCantDoIt first]] to have done so before his presidency[[/note]]. Ran on a strongly populist and nationalist platform and disrupted/ignored many expectations of "presidential" behavior. Third president to be impeached/acquitted, in his case for pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate election opponent Joe Biden. First president to run for re-election after his impeachment, with his campaign coinciding with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic that he struggled with, along with other world leaders. Most recent incumbent president to lose re-election (and thus the most recent one-term president).[[note]]Though also the first incumbent loser since Van Buren to ''gain'' votes in his second election.[[/note]] Only sitting president to refuse to concede an election loss, instead filing lawsuits and pressuring election officials to invalidate Biden's victory in 2020, creating chaos across the country that culminated with his supporters storming the Capitol while Congress counted the ballots, ending the streak of peaceful transfers of power that dated back to the Civil War. Finally conceded after that failed to prevent certification, though continued to insist the election was rigged and did not attend his successor's scheduled inauguration, a first since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon did not attend the inaugurations of Warren Harding and Gerald Ford, but that was due to Wilson's poor health and the circumstances of Nixon's resignation, respectively.[[/note]] Was ultimately impeached and acquitted ''again''; this time, on the charge of inciting insurrection, making him the first and only president to have been impeached/acquitted ''twice'' and have his trial occur after leaving office.[[note]]Also the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most bipartisan]] impeachment, with ten House Republicans siding with every Democrat to impeach and seven Republican senators siding with every Democrat to convict.[[/note]] First president to seek reelection for a non-consecutive term since Theodore Roosevelt. Only president to be formally indicted of a crime when he was charged in 2023 by a New York City grand jury in relation to hush-money payments. Like Kennedy, [[{{Trumplica}} he has his own trope]] on this wiki thanks to his longtime status as a FountainOfExpies.

# UsefulNotes/JamesMonroe (1817–25, Democratic-Republican). Former senator (1790–94) and governor (1799–1802 on a permanent basis, and on an acting basis in early 1811) of Virginia, then Secretary of State and War under Madison. Last president to be elected unopposed, presided over an "Era of Good Feelings". Famous for his "Monroe Doctrine", a fairly vague statement that declared independent nations in the Western Hemisphere out of European jurisdiction that has influenced ''centuries'' of U.S. foreign policy. The capital of UsefulNotes/{{Liberia}}, Monrovia, is named after him due to his contributions to the American Colonization Society, which [[ValuesDissonance sought to return freed slaves to Africa]]. Last president to be a Founding Father, last of whom no photography exists, and the last to wear a powdered wig/long hair in a ponytail. ''Also'' died on Independence Day, in 1831.

# UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt (1933–45, Democrat). Fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt and, like him, former governor of New York (1929–32) and assistant secretary of the Navy (1913–20); only president directly related to a previous one without being their descendant. Served [[LongRunners four terms]], two more than any other president (though he died a few months into the fourth), leading the nation through the Great Depression and most of World War II. Introduced New Deal programs, especially Social Security, that were immensely popular with the working class and forever transformed American ideas of the role of government, though it didn’t necessarily end the Great Depression until the beginning of World War 2. Won the highest percentage of electoral votes out of any candidate in a non-unanimous election, at 98.5% in 1936, and had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_dictatorship a significant movement]] among his supporters to try installing him as a dictator (back when such a position wasn't associated with brutal authoritarianism), but ultimately governed mostly within the extent of his constitutionally-imposed limits. Only serving president to have a disability, being paralyzed from the waist down,[[note]]The exact cause of his paralysis has been debated; he was diagnosed with polio at the time, but a clinical reassesment found that it could have been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain–Barré_syndrome Guillain–Barré syndrome]]; the debate led to the unspecified illness having [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralytic_illness_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt its own article]] on Website/{{Wikipedia}}.[[/note]] though he kept this a well-dressed OpenSecret and refrained from using a wheelchair in public up until shortly before his death. First president to appear in a televised broadcast. First president to be inaugurated on January 20 (at his second inauguration in 1937), owing to the 20th Amendment shifting Inauguration Day from March 4. Last president to die of natural causes while in office, only sitting president to die from {{Retirony}} (he had planned to resign due to declining health once World War II was over, but a cerebral hemorrhage did him in the month before), and the only sitting president to be listed a casualty of war while in office (it was said at the time that the years of responsibility had taken their toll on his health, culminating in said hemorrhage). Featured on the dime.

# UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (2017–21, Republican). Living. One of the most divisive figures ever to hold the office, and unique in many respects: First president not to have held any prior political (elected or appointed) or military office; likely the wealthiest president;[[note]]Though a staunch refusal to release his official tax returns makes this difficult to confirm, most people judge his global real estate empire and other investments to have been worth more than even George Washington's substantial land holdings would have been today.[[/note]] first to have primary residence in Florida;[[note]]He was born in New York and lived there full-time through his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first Northeastern president since JFK, but changed his listed residency in the middle of his term and spent nearly as much time in Florida as he did in D.C.[[/note]] first to have hosted a [[Series/TheApprentice reality television show]]; the only president to have managed a ProfessionalWrestling match at Wrestling/WrestleMania; [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan third]] to have "won" a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward[[note]][[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush second]] to have done so playing himself and [[Film/GhostsCantDoIt first]] to have done so before his presidency[[/note]]. Ran on a strongly populist and nationalist platform and disrupted/ignored many expectations of "presidential" behavior. Third president to be impeached/acquitted, in his case for pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate election opponent Joe Biden. First president to run for re-election after his impeachment, with his campaign coinciding with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic that he struggled with, along with other world leaders. Most recent incumbent president to lose re-election (and thus the most recent one-term president).[[note]]Though also the first incumbent loser since Van Buren to ''gain'' votes in his second election.[[/note]] Only sitting president to refuse to concede an election loss, instead filing lawsuits and pressuring election officials to invalidate Biden's victory in 2020, creating chaos across the country that culminated with his supporters storming the Capitol while Congress counted the ballots, ending the streak of peaceful transfers of power that dated back to the Civil War. Finally conceded after that failed to prevent certification, though continued to insist the election was rigged and did not attend his successor's scheduled inauguration, a first since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon did not attend the inaugurations of Warren Harding and Gerald Ford, but that was due to Wilson's poor health and the circumstances of Nixon's resignation, respectively.[[/note]] Was ultimately impeached and acquitted ''again''; this time, on one charge of inciting insurrection, making him the first and only president to have been impeached/acquitted ''twice'' and have his trial occur after leaving office.[[note]]Also the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most bipartisan]] impeachment, with ten House Republicans siding with every Democrat to impeach and seven Republican senators siding with every Democrat to convict.[[/note]] First president to seek reelection for a non-consecutive term since Theodore Roosevelt. Only president to be formally indicted of a crime when he was charged in 2023 by a New York City grand jury in relation to hush-money payments. Like Kennedy, [[{{Trumplica}} he has his own trope]] on this wiki thanks to his longtime status as a FountainOfExpies.

# UsefulNotes/MillardFillmore (1850–53, Whig). Former U.S. Representative from upstate New York (1833–35 and 1837–43) and state Comptroller (1848–49). Made fun of for his name and remembered for pretty much nothing else. First president born in the 19th century. Second vice president to take office after his predecessor's death. Credited in his time with delaying the eventual Civil War thanks to the Compromise of 1850, nowadays seen as a counterproductive empowering of slave states. Sent Matthew Perry to Japan to make it open its borders and consequently can be considered responsible for Japan's entrance into the international political and economic theater. Later ran as a third-party presidential candidate in 1856 for the anti-immigrant and -Catholic American (or, more popularly, "Know Nothing") party. Founded the University of Buffalo the same year and acted as its first chancellor. Died in 1874.
# UsefulNotes/FranklinPierce (1853–57, Democrat). First and only president from New Hampshire. Chosen as a compromise candidate by the divided Democrats after a career as a Congressman (he represented the state in the House at large from 1833–37 and in the Senate from 1837–42) and general. A deeply unlucky man who suffered from deep depression and alcoholism for most of his life. Kicked the slavery can down the road one more time but contributed to mounting tensions by supporting the nullification of the Missouri Compromise; was immensely unpopular and not nominated by the Democrats to run for reelection. Died in 1869.
# UsefulNotes/JamesBuchanan (1857–61, Democrat). Consistently considered one of the worst to ever hold the office, if not ''the'' worst, since UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar started at the end of his tenure and he did little to try and stop it. Ironically selected as the Democratic nominee due to his ''distance'' from the slavery issue due to serving as ambassador to Britain during Pierce's administration. First president from Pennsylvania, which he had represented in both houses of Congress (1821–31 as a representative, 1834–45 as a senator), and the only one who's yet served while living in that state full-time. Last president born in the 18th century. Only president never to have been married; may have been secretly homosexual, with many biographers giving as much or more attention to his very close friendship with his roommate (and Pierce's short-lived vice-president) William R. King than to his actual political actions. First president since John Tyler to face a serious impeachment attempt; in this case, for corruption--it went as far as the investigative process, but the committee ultimately recommended against the resolution to impeach him while finding his administration corrupt at the same time.[[note]]It would remain so until the Harding Cabinet's wrongdoing was exposed after Harding's death in 1923, while Buchanan himself would go down in history as the single most corrupt pre-Nixon president.[[/note]] Died of pneumonia in 1868.

# UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson (1913–21, Democrat). First Southerner elected president since before the Civil War.[[note]]Born in Virginia, the last president ever born there, but lived in several other Southern states in his youth, most notably Georgia, making him also the first from that state.[[/note]] He later served as the president of [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Princeton]] before being elected governor of New Jersey (1911–13), making him also the only Jersey politician to be elected president; only president with a doctorate, a [=Ph.D.=] (though nobody ever invoked the title when referring to him, in part because "Mr. President" had already been set-in-stone tradition for 124 years). Was re-elected for keeping America out of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, but sent men to Europe--with popular support--less than a year later in part due to the interception of the Zimmermann Telegram by British intelligence and German attacks on American merchant ships; helped set up the UsefulNotes/LeagueOfNations after the war but couldn't get a newly hostile Congress on board. Had a stroke and his wife secretly ran the country for the last few months of his second term. A fairly popular president during most of his tenure but lost most of said popularity by the end, and his reputation spiraled even further downward in later decades thanks to increased awareness of his overt racism; was notably responsible for re-segregating federal agencies and enabling the racially tense environment that led to the revival of the UsefulNotes/KuKluxKlan. Died in 1924.

# UsefulNotes/CalvinCoolidge (1923–29, Republican). Second and latest president born in Vermont, first Massachusetts politician (culminating in service as governor from 1919–21) to be president since the Adamses. [[TheQuietOne Often silent, to the point where he had the briefest oath of office on record ("I do").]] So far the only president to have been born on the Fourth of July (Independence Day). Second VP to inherit the office and then win re-election. First president to have his inauguration broadcast on radio. Died in 1933.

# UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt (1933–45, Democrat). Fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt and, like him, former governor of New York (1929–32) and assistant secretary of the Navy (1913–20); only president directly related to a previous one without being their descendant. Served [[LongRunners four terms]], two more than any other president (though he died a few months into the fourth), leading the nation through the Great Depression and most of World War II. Introduced New Deal programs, especially Social Security, that were immensely popular with the working class and forever transformed American ideas of the role of government. Won the highest percentage of electoral votes out of any candidate in a non-unanimous election, at 98.5% in 1936, and had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_dictatorship a significant movement]] among his supporters to try installing him as a dictator (back when such a position wasn't associated with brutal authoritarianism), but ultimately governed mostly within the extent of his constitutionally-imposed limits. Only serving president to have a disability, being paralyzed from the waist down,[[note]]The exact cause of his paralysis has been debated; he was diagnosed with polio at the time, but a clinical reassesment found that it could have been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain–Barré_syndrome Guillain–Barré syndrome]]; the debate led to the unspecified illness having [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralytic_illness_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt its own article]] on Website/{{Wikipedia}}.[[/note]] though he kept this a well-dressed OpenSecret and refrained from using a wheelchair in public up until shortly before his death. First president to appear in a televised broadcast. First president to be inaugurated on January 20 (at his second inauguration in 1937), owing to the 20th Amendment shifting Inauguration Day from March 4. Last president to die of natural causes while in office, only sitting president to die from {{Retirony}} (he had planned to resign due to declining health once World War II was over, but a cerebral hemorrhage did him in the month before), and the only sitting president to be listed a casualty of war while in office (it was said at the time that the years of responsibility had taken their toll on his health, culminating in said hemorrhage). Featured on the dime.

# UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy (1961–63, Democrat). A representative (1947–53) and senator (1953–60) from Massachusetts, and a member of one of the state's [[BlueBlood most prominent political families]]. Youngest elected president at just 43 years old, with many associating his successful campaign with his good looks and stirring oratory, especially during the televised presidential debates (the first of their kind). First non-WASP, non-Old Stock, White-ethnic, and Catholic president, and last Northeastern president until Trump. A notorious womanizer, which is still a popular subject of parody to this day, alongside his distinctively thick New England accent. Oversaw the Cuban Missile Crisis, instigated the mission to put a man on the moon (which would take the rest of the decade to fulfill), and voiced support of the burgeoning UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement. Last president to be assassinated and to die in office; the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Commission Warren Commission]] and most investigations concluded that he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine and Marxist sympathizer who had acted alone. But due to Oswald’s ''own'' murder by distraught nightclub owner Jack Ruby two days later, Kennedy’s assassination is still plagued by unanswered questions and conspiracy theories, to the point where it has [[WhoShotJFK its own trope]], and the fact that it was [[UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm caught on film]] gives him the odd distinction of being the only president to ever be the subject of a SnuffFilm.[[note]]Coincidentally, Oswald is also the only (accused) Presidential assassin to be the subject of a snuff film, as his murder took place during a jail transfer on live television.[[/note]] Due to the aforementioned trope, earliest-appointed president to have his own trope on this wiki and only one of two (alongside Trump) to hold such a distinction. Featured on the half dollar.

# UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (2017–21, Republican). Living. One of the most divisive figures ever to hold the office, and unique in many respects: First president not to have held any prior political (elected or appointed) or military office; likely the wealthiest president;[[note]]Though a staunch refusal to release his official tax returns makes this difficult to confirm, most people judge his global real estate empire and other investments to have been worth more than even George Washington's substantial land holdings would have been today.[[/note]] first to have primary residence in Florida;[[note]]He was born in New York and lived there full-time through his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first Northeastern president since JFK, but changed his listed residency in the middle of his term and spent nearly as much time in Florida as he did in D.C.[[/note]] first to have hosted a [[Series/TheApprentice reality television show]]; the only president to have managed a ProfessionalWrestling match at Wrestling/WrestleMania; [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan third]] to have "won" a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward[[note]][[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush second]] to have done so playing himself and [[Film/GhostsCantDoIt first]] to have done so before his presidency[[/note]]. Ran on a strongly populist and nationalist platform and disrupted/ignored many expectations of "presidential" behavior. Third president to be impeached/acquitted, in his case for pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate election opponent Joe Biden. First president to run for re-election after his impeachment, with his campaign coinciding with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic that he struggled with. Most recent incumbent president to lose re-election (and thus the most recent one-term president).[[note]]Though also the first incumbent loser since Van Buren to ''gain'' votes in his second election.[[/note]] Only sitting president to refuse to concede an election loss, instead filing lawsuits and pressuring election officials to invalidate Biden's victory in 2020, culminating with his supporters storming the Capitol while Congress counted the ballots, ending the streak of peaceful transfers of power that dated back to the Civil War. Finally conceded after that failed to prevent certification, though continued to insist the election was rigged and did not attend his successor's scheduled inauguration, a first since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon did not attend the inaugurations of Warren Harding and Gerald Ford, but that was due to Wilson's poor health and the circumstances of Nixon's resignation, respectively.[[/note]] Was ultimately impeached and acquitted ''again''; this time, on the charges of inciting insurrection, making him the first and only president to have been impeached/acquitted ''twice'' and have his trial occur after leaving office.[[note]]Also the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most bipartisan]] impeachment, with ten House Republicans siding with every Democrat to impeach and seven Republican senators siding with every Democrat to convict.[[/note]] First president to seek reelection for a non-consecutive term since Theodore Roosevelt. First president to be formally indicted of a crime when he was charged in 2023 by a New York City grand jury in relation to hush-money payments. Like Kennedy, [[{{Trumplica}} he has his own trope]] on this wiki thanks to his longtime status as a FountainOfExpies.

# UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy (1961–63, Democrat). A representative (1947–53) and senator (1953–60) from Massachusetts, and a member of one of the state's [[BlueBlood most prominent political families]]. Youngest elected president at just 43 years old, with many associating his successful campaign with his good looks and stirring oratory, especially during the televised presidential debates (the first of their kind). First non-WASP, non-Old Stock, White-ethnic, and Catholic president, and last Northeastern president until Trump. A notorious womanizer, which is still a popular subject of parody to this day, alongside his distinctively thick New England accent. Oversaw the Cuban Missile Crisis, instigated the mission to put a man on the moon (which would take the rest of the decade to fulfill), and voiced support of the burgeoning UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement. Last president to be assassinated and to die in office; the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Commission Warren Commission]] and most investigations concluded that he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine and Marxist sympathizer who had acted alone. Due to Oswald’s ''own'' murder by distraught nightclub owner Jack Ruby two days later, Kennedy’s assassination is still plagued by conspiracy theories, to the point where it has [[WhoShotJFK its own trope]], and the fact that it was [[UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm caught on film]] gives him the odd distinction of being the only president to ever be the subject of a SnuffFilm.[[note]]Coincidentally, Oswald is also the only (accused) Presidential assassin to be the subject of a snuff film, as his murder took place during a jail transfer on live television.[[/note]] Due to the aforementioned trope, earliest-appointed president to have his own trope on this wiki and only one of two (alongside Trump) to hold such a distinction. Featured on the half dollar.

# UsefulNotes/JoeBiden (2021–present, Democrat). Incumbent. Most recent VP to become president, having served under Obama.[[note]]Second non-incumbent VP to become president, after Nixon; first since Bush Sr. to have previously served two full terms.[[/note]] Previously served for [[LongRunners 36 years]] (1973–2009) as a senator from Delaware. Only president to represent Delaware and the first born in Pennsylvania since Buchanan. Oldest person to win a presidential election and oldest president ever; at 78 years, 61 days upon taking office, he was older than the second oldest, Reagan, was upon ''leaving'' office (which he did at 77 years, 348 days). Currently the only member of the Silent Generation to be president.[[note]]In terms of generations, the presidential order goes from the Greatest Generation (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and H.W. Bush), skips the Silent Generation entirely, and goes to Boomers (Clinton, W. Bush, then, despite being on the younger side, Obama). Trump, born in 1946, when the Boomer generation began, is also one of the oldest Boomers, like Clinton and W. Bush, leaving Biden as the only true representative of the Silent Generation among presidents.[[/note]] First Catholic president since Kennedy;[[note]]He had also been the first Catholic VP under Obama.[[/note]] first president to win with a female running mate and, after Hoover, second with a non-White person (UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, of Black and Indian descent). Had more popular votes cast for him than any other presidential candidate in history; won the largest percentage of the popular vote of any challenging candidate since FDR in 1932. First president since Lincoln to lack a peaceful transfer of power, with Trump supporters storming the Capitol building in their attempt to stop the certification of the election results. His term, carrying over from the end of Trump's, has so far been defined by its response to COVID-19 and the accompanying recession (marked by massive inflation), and the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian war with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

# UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (2017–21, Republican). Living. One of the most divisive figures ever to hold the office, and unique in many respects: First president not to have held any prior political (elected or appointed) or military office; likely the wealthiest president;[[note]]Though a staunch refusal to release his official tax returns makes this difficult to confirm, most people judge his global real estate empire and other investments to have been worth more than even George Washington's substantial land holdings would have been today.[[/note]] first to have primary residence in Florida;[[note]]He was born in New York and lived there full-time through his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first Northeastern president since JFK, but changed his listed residency in the middle of his term and spent nearly as much time in Florida as he did in D.C.[[/note]] first to have hosted a [[Series/TheApprentice reality television show]]; the only president to have managed a ProfessionalWrestling match at Wrestling/WrestleMania; [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan third]] to have "won" a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush second]] to have done so playing himself, and [[Film/GhostsCantDoIt first]] to have done so before his presidency. Ran on a strongly populist and nationalist platform and disrupted/ignored many of the expectations of "presidential" behavior. Third president to be impeached/acquitted, in his case for pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate election opponent Joe Biden. First president to run for re-election after his impeachment, with his campaign coinciding with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic that he struggled with, compared to other world leaders. Most recent incumbent president to lose re-election (and thus the most recent one-term president).[[note]]Though also the first incumbent loser since Van Buren to ''gain'' votes in his second election.[[/note]] Only sitting president to refuse to concede an election loss, instead filing lawsuits and pressuring election officials to invalidate Biden's victory in 2020, culminating with his supporters storming the Capitol while Congress counted the ballots, ending the streak of peaceful transfers of power that dated back to the Civil War. Finally conceded after that failed to prevent certification, though continued to insist the election was rigged and did not attend his successor's scheduled inauguration, a first since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon did not attend the inaugurations of Warren Harding and Gerald Ford, but that was due to Wilson's poor health and the circumstances of Nixon's resignation, respectively.[[/note]] Was ultimately impeached and acquitted ''again''; this time, on the charges of inciting insurrection, making him the first and only president to have been impeached/acquitted ''twice'' and have his trial occur after leaving office.[[note]]Also the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most bipartisan]] impeachment, with ten House Republicans siding with every Democrat to impeach and seven Republican senators siding with every Democrat to convict.[[/note]] First president to seek reelection for a non-consecutive term since Theodore Roosevelt. First president to be formally indicted of a crime when he was charged on March 30, 2023 by a grand jury in New York City in relation to hush-money payments. Like Kennedy, [[{{Trumplica}} he has his own trope]] on this wiki thanks to his longtime status as a FountainOfExpies.

# UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (2017–21, Republican). Living. One of the most divisive figures ever to hold the office, and unique in many respects: First president not to have held any prior political (elected or appointed) or military office; likely the wealthiest president;[[note]]Though a staunch refusal to release his official tax returns makes this difficult to confirm, most people judge his global real estate empire and other investments to have been worth more than even George Washington's substantial land holdings would have been today.[[/note]] first to have primary residence in Florida;[[note]]He was born in New York and lived there full-time through his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first Northeastern president since JFK, but changed his listed residency in the middle of his term and spent nearly as much time in Florida as he did in D.C.[[/note]] first to have hosted a [[Series/TheApprentice reality television show]]; the only president to have managed a ProfessionalWrestling match at Wrestling/WrestleMania; [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan third]] to have "won" a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush second]] to have done so playing himself, and [[Film/GhostsCantDoIt first]] to have done so before his presidency. Ran on a strongly populist and nationalist platform and disrupted/ignored many of the expectations of "presidential" behavior. Third president to be impeached/acquitted, in his case for pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate election opponent Joe Biden. First president to run for re-election after his impeachment, with his campaign coinciding with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic that he struggled with, compared to other world leaders. Most recent incumbent president to lose re-election (and thus the most recent one-term president).[[note]]Though also the first incumbent loser since Van Buren to ''gain'' votes in his second election.[[/note]] Only sitting president to refuse to concede an election loss, instead filing lawsuits and pressuring election officials to invalidate Biden's victory in 2020, culminating with his supporters storming the Capitol while Congress counted the ballots, ending the streak of peaceful transfers of power that dated back to the Civil War. Finally conceded after that failed to prevent certification, though continued to insist the election was rigged and did not attend his successor's scheduled inauguration, a first since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon did not attend the inaugurations of Warren Harding and Gerald Ford, but that was due to Wilson's poor health and the circumstances of Nixon's resignation, respectively.[[/note]] Was ultimately impeached and acquitted ''again''; this time, on the charges of inciting insurrection, making him the first and only president to have been impeached/acquitted ''twice'' and have his trial occur after leaving office.[[note]]Also the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most bipartisan]] impeachment, with ten House Republicans siding with every Democrat to impeach and seven Republican senators siding with every Democrat to convict.[[/note]] First president to seek reelection for a non-consecutive term since Theodore Roosevelt. Like Kennedy, [[{{Trumplica}} he has his own trope]] on this wiki thanks to his longtime status as a FountainOfExpies.

Specifically, the presidents of the United States of America; more specifically, the presidents of the United States under the Constitution, whose duties and powers are explained in length on the UsefulNotes/AmericanPoliticalSystem page.[[note]]There were presidents under the Articles of Confederation, who presided over the Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation, the first (transitional) national governments, but they held barely any authority and the Articles themselves were replaced with the establishment of the Constitution, so few people actually remember them.[[/note]] They are, in order:

# UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington (1789–97, independent/de facto Federalist). Led the Continental Army during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution. Often held up as a real-life case of FirstInstallmentWins, with only Lincoln regularly outranking him in scholarly and popular polls. Only one of two presidents -- the other being James Monroe -- to run unopposed and consequently one of the only two to be elected unanimously. Generally regarded as having made a lot of very good suggestions for the country's future upon his departure that nobody bothered to follow, such as advising against forming political parties -- he's the only president not to be a member of one. First president from Virginia. Only president to lead the U.S. Army in the field personally, during the Whiskey Rebellion, though it never escalated into actual combat. Set the two-term precedent that most of his successors would follow, though it wouldn't be until Franklin D. Roosevelt successfully and controversially defied that precedent--twice--that it was agreed that ThereShouldBeALaw for it (cue the 22nd Amendment). Also set the precedent of eschewing fancy titles; this is why the President is introduced domestically as "The President of the United States" and addressed as "Mr. President."[[note]]"Excellency" is often used internationally and "Honorable" is the official domestic title, though.[[/note]] Died soon after leaving office in 1799, making him the only president to die in the 18th century. Featured on the $1 bill and the quarter.

# UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy (1961–63, Democrat). A representative (1947–53) and senator (1953–60) from Massachusetts, and a member of one of the state's [[BlueBlood most prominent political families]]. Youngest elected president at just 43 years old, with many associating his successful campaign with his good looks and stirring oratory, especially during the televised presidential debates (the first of their kind). First non-WASP, non-Old Stock, White-ethnic, and Catholic president, and last Northeastern president until Trump. A notorious womanizer, which is still a popular subject of parody to this day, alongside his distinctively thick New England accent. Oversaw the Cuban Missile Crisis, instigated the mission to put a man on the moon (which would take the rest of the decade to fulfill), and voiced support of the burgeoning UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement. Last president to be assassinated and to die in office; the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Commission Warren Commission]] and most investigations concluded that he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine and Marxist sympathizer who had acted alone. Due to Oswald’s ''own'' murder by a distraught nightclub owner named Jack Ruby, Kennedy’s assassination is still plagued by conspiracy theories, to the point where it has [[WhoShotJFK its own trope]], and the fact that it was [[UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm caught on film]] gives him the odd distinction of being the only president to ever be the subject of a SnuffFilm.[[note]]Coincidentally, Oswald is also the only accused Presidential assassin to be the subject of a snuff film, being himself murdered two days later during a jail transfer on live television by Jack Ruby.[[/note]] Due to the aforementioned trope, earliest-appointed president to have his own trope on this wiki and only one of two (alongside Trump) to hold such a distinction. Featured on the half dollar.

# UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson (1963–69, Democrat). [[EverythingIsBigInTexas Very Texan]], very aggressive, [[BunnyEarsLawyer very odd]], and very different from Kennedy, but tried his best to continue his legacy after his assassination, becoming the eighth VP to inherit the office. The first president from the Lone Star State,[[note]]Eisenhower was born there but grew up in Kansas.[[/note]] becoming vice president after a long career in the Senate. Won election to a full term in a landslide carried by national unity after Kennedy's death and his opponent UsefulNotes/BarryGoldwater being viewed as an extremist (an interpretation Johnson himself encouraged). Last Democrat to carry Alaska, the Dakotas, Idaho, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming. Used this support to pass landmark Civil Rights legislation at the cost of splitting the Democratic Party by encouraging many White Southerners to leave. Tried to launch a "War on Poverty" to expand social welfare but ultimately diverted funds towards escalating UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar (though he tried unsuccessfully to sue for peace). Chose not to run for re-election in 1968, despite being allowed to under the 22nd Amendment,[[note]]Under the amendment, [=VPs=] who ascend to the presidency during the first half of somebody else's term are only allowed to pursue one full term of their own, but those who do so in the second half are allowed to bid for two full terms. Kennedy was nearly three-quarters of the way through his term when he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald (supposedly).[[/note]] due to his unpopular handling of the war in Vietnam. Died in 1973.

# UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln (1861–65, Republican/National Union; first Republican president). Consistently ranked in polls as the greatest president in US history, rivaled by George Washington, because of his successful leadership during the Civil War and his vital importance in reuniting the nation and helping to abolish slavery throughout America. Born in Kentucky, but he moved with his family to Illinois as a boy and would become ''the'' president from that state. Only served a single term as a representative (1847–49), during which he had witnessed the passing of former President John Quincy Adams on the House floor in 1848, and had not won an election for over a decade before winning the presidency, but his exemplary oratory performance in the debates during his 1858 campaign for the Senate (and his relative distance from Congress' last decade of fighting) set him up to win the presidency. Despite being a moderate, his party's anti-slavery platform led seven Southern states to secede after his election, making him the first president not to experience a peaceful transition of power. Only President to have busted a quorum during his Congressional career, albeit unsuccessfully. Greatly expanded the power of the federal government and executive branch as part of the war effort, becoming in some ways the first "modern" president. [[LargeAndInCharge Tallest president]][[note]]Six feet, four inches (193 cm), with only LBJ tying him.[[/note]] and the first to have facial hair in office. Assassinated at Ford’s Theater by Confederate sympathizer and actor UsefulNotes/JohnWilkesBooth, Lincoln was the first president to be ''successfully'' assassinated and third to die in office. Featured on the penny and the $5 bill.
# UsefulNotes/AndrewJohnson (1865–69, National Union/de facto Democrat). A representative (1843–53), governor (1853–57), and senator (1857–62) of Tennessee and the only Southern senator to stick with the Union after secession; Lincoln subsequently made him military governor of his state and his running mate for his second election campaign on a unity platform. He became third VP to inherit office after their predecessor’s death and the first to gain office by his predecessor’s assassination,[[note]]John Wilkes Booth's German henchmen named George Atzerodt did target Johnson at the Kirkwood Hotel when Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, but at about 10:15 pm, Atzerodt got drunk and chickened out his duty.[[/note]] resulting in a complete shift in executive priorities. Three months after Booth’s ''own'' murder by an overzealous religious sergeant named Boston Corbett, Johnson permitted the executions of his attempted assassin George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and their landlady Mary Surratt on July 7, 1865. Because of his stubbornness and ego, he is a fixture of modern lists of "the worst presidents" due to his Southern sympathies, obstruction of the supermajority Republican Congress' goals regarding Reconstruction and civil rights for freed slaves, ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]]). First president to ''officially'' be impeached, but was acquitted [[DecidedByOneVote by a single vote]]; his charge was mostly politically motivated, as he ignored (probably unconstitutional) laws that Congress passed just to limit his power that were repealed soon after he left office. Also oversaw improved relations with Britain and signed the Alaska Purchase. Despite his unpopularity, he was the only former president to be elected to the Senate, though he died in 1875 soon after returning to Congress.[[note]]For the next two years, there were no living former presidents.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/AndrewJohnson (1865–69, National Union/de facto Democrat). A representative (1843–53), governor (1853–57), and senator (1857–62) of Tennessee and the only Southern senator to stick with the Union after secession; Lincoln subsequently made him military governor of his state and his running mate for his second election campaign on a unity platform. He became third VP to inherit office after their predecessor’s death and the first to gain office by his predecessor’s assassination,[[note]]John Wilkes Booth's German henchmen named George Atzerodt did target Johnson at the Kirkwood Hotel when Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, but at about 10:15 pm, Atzerodt got drunk and chickened out his duty.[[/note]] resulting in a complete shift in executive priorities. Three months after Booth’s ''own'' assassination by an overzealous sergeant named Boston Corbett, Johnson permitted the executions of his attempted assassin George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and their landlady Mary Surratt on July 7, 1865. Because of his stubbornness and ego, he is a fixture of modern lists of "the worst presidents" due to his Southern sympathies, obstruction of the supermajority Republican Congress' goals regarding Reconstruction and civil rights for freed slaves, ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]]). First president to ''officially'' be impeached, but was acquitted [[DecidedByOneVote by a single vote]]; his charge was mostly politically motivated, as he ignored (probably unconstitutional) laws that Congress passed just to limit his power that were repealed soon after he left office. Also oversaw improved relations with Britain and signed the Alaska Purchase. Despite his unpopularity, he was the only former president to be elected to the Senate, though he died in 1875 soon after returning to Congress.[[note]]For the next two years, there were no living former presidents.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush (1989–93, Republican). Was the CIA director (1976–77), U.S. ambassador to the UN (1971–73), and a U.S. representative (1967–71) before becoming vice president to Reagan. Despite being the last president born in Massachusetts, he lived in and represented Texas after his WWII service. Rode Reagan's popularity to victory; first sitting VP elected president since Van Buren 152 years prior; last incumbent VP to become president; last Republican President to win the popular vote for his first (and only, in his case) term; last Republican to carry California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, and Vermont. A notoriously bad public speaker, which immediately harmed his reputation as the successor to the charismatic Reagan. Oversaw the end of the Cold War and the entirety of the Gulf War. Vomited on the prime minister of Japan and consequently became a quintessential example of PersonAsVerb over there. Famously said "read my lips: no new taxes", which backfired when he had to raise taxes during a recession and probably cost him reelection, making him the last incumbent president to lose re-election until Donald Trump, just 28 years later. Died in 2018, making him the most recent former president who passed away.

# UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt (1933–45, Democrat). Fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt and, like him, former governor of New York (1929–32) and assistant secretary of the Navy (1913–20); only president directly related to a previous one without being their descendant. Served [[LongRunners four terms]], two more than any other president (though he died a few months into the fourth), leading the nation through the Great Depression and most of World War II. Introduced New Deal programs, especially Social Security, that were immensely popular with the working class and forever transformed American ideas of the role of government. Won the highest percentage of electoral votes out of any candidate in a non-unanimous election, at 98.5% in 1936, and had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_dictatorship a significant movement]] among his supporters to try installing him as a dictator (back when such a position wasn't associated with brutal authoritarianism), but ultimately governed mostly within the extent of his constitutionally-imposed limits. Only serving president to have a disability, being paralyzed from the waist down,[[note]]The exact cause of his paralysis has been debated; he was diagnosed with polio at the time, but a clinical reassesment found that it could have been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain–Barré_syndrome Guillain–Barré syndrome]]; the debate led to the unspecified illness having [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralytic_illness_of_Franklin_D._Roosevelt its own article]] on Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}.[[/note]] though he kept this a well-dressed OpenSecret and refrained from using a wheelchair in public up until shortly before his death. First president to appear in a televised broadcast. First president to be inaugurated on January 20 (at his second inauguration in 1937), owing to the 20th Amendment shifting Inauguration Day from March 4. Last president to die of natural causes while in office, only sitting president to die from {{Retirony}} (he had planned to resign due to declining health once World War II was over, but a cerebral hemorrhage did him in the month before), and the only sitting president to be listed a casualty of war while in office (it was said at the time that the years of responsibility had taken their toll on his health, culminating in said hemorrhage). Featured on the dime.

# UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (2017–21, Republican). Living. One of the most divisive figures ever to hold the office, and unique in many respects: First president not to have held any prior political (elected or appointed) or military office; likely the wealthiest president;[[note]]Though a staunch refusal to release his official tax returns makes this difficult to confirm, most people judge his global real estate empire and other investments to have been worth more than even George Washington's substantial land holdings would have been today.[[/note]] first to have primary residence in Florida;[[note]]He was born in New York and lived there full-time through his 2016 presidential campaign, making him the first Northeastern president since JFK, but changed his listed residency in the middle of his term and spent nearly as much time in Florida as he did in D.C.[[/note]] first to have hosted a [[Series/TheApprentice reality television show]]; the only president to have managed a ProfessionalWrestling match at Wrestling/WrestleMania; [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan third]] to have "won" a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush second]] to have done so playing himself, and [[Film/GhostsCantDoIt first]] to have done so before his presidency. Ran on a strongly populist and nationalist platform and disrupted/ignored many of the expectations of "presidential" behavior. Third president to be impeached/acquitted, in his case for pressuring the Ukrainian president to investigate election opponent Joe Biden. First president to run for re-election after his impeachment, with his campaign coinciding with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic that he struggled with, compared to other world leaders. Most recent incumbent president to lose re-election (and thus the most recent one-term president).[[note]]Though also the first incumbent loser since Van Buren to ''gain'' votes in his second election.[[/note]] Only sitting president to refuse to concede an election loss, instead filing lawsuits and pressuring election officials to invalidate Biden's victory in 2020, culminating with his supporters storming the Capitol while Congress counted the ballots, ending the streak of peaceful transfers of power that dated back to the Civil War. Finally conceded after that failed to prevent certification, though continued to insist the election was rigged and did not attend his successor's scheduled inauguration, a first since Andrew Johnson snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon did not attend the inaugurations of Warren Harding and Gerald Ford, but that was due to Wilson's poor health and the circumstances of Nixon's resignation, respectively.[[/note]] Was ultimately impeached and acquitted ''again''; this time, on the charges of inciting insurrection, making him the first and only president to have been impeached/acquitted ''twice'' and have his trial occur after leaving office.[[note]]Also the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative most bipartisan]] impeachment, with ten House Republicans siding with every Democrat to impeach and seven Republican senators siding with every Democrat to convict.[[/note]] Like Kennedy, [[{{Trumplica}} he has his own trope]] on this wiki thanks to his longtime status as a FountainOfExpies.

For the action film, see ''Film/DeadPresidents''. For the much-desired ''pictures'' of dead presidents (plus a few other people), see UsefulNotes/AmericanMoney. For the president of the Confederate States of America during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar, see UsefulNotes/JeffersonDavis. For a list of those who were "one life away" from being president, see UsefulNotes/TheVicePresidentsOfTheUnitedStates. And finally, for portrayals of the presidency in fiction, see OurPresidentsAreDifferent.

# UsefulNotes/JohnAdams (1797–1801, Federalist). An active member of the Continental Congress, an important foreign minister in the nation's early years, and the first vice president (and thus the first VP to be elected president). A rather different president than his predecessor in literal and figurative stature, but also set many precedents: First president from Massachusetts, first to receive the oath of office from a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Oliver Ellsworth), first to live in the Executive Mansion (now known as TheWhiteHouse), first to be part of a political party, first wartime president, first without a military background, first who did not own slaves, and first to veto no bills while in office. Credited for continuing Washington’s neutrality policy to avoid war with Europe, building up a Navy, and negotiated a peace treaty with France to end the undeclared "Quasi War". Also notorious for signing the notorious Alien and Sedition Acts that passed to restrict freedom of speech and immigration, leading to accusations of despotism that lost him the 1800 election to Thomas Jefferson, which also made him the first incumbent president to lose re-election. Resentfully but gracefully returned home after his loss, and in doing so quietly instituted the tradition of peaceful transitions of power that (mostly) remained the standard. Died on the Fourth of July (Independence Day) of 1826, the same day as...

# UsefulNotes/JohnTyler (1841–45, Whig/Independent). A former Virginia representative (1816–1821), governor (1825–27), and senator (1827–36), and last from that state to serve.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia but left with his family when he was two and lived most of his life in Georgia and New Jersey, with the latter being his home state at the time he was elected into office.[[/note]] First president to have been born after the ratification of the Constitution and remarried while in office. First vice president to inherit the presidency, setting a precedent that was contested and wouldn't be codified until the 25th Amendment over a century later, and had the longest administration of a non-elected president, serving almost all of Harrison's term. Initially joined the Whigs due to opposing Andrew Jackson, only to be ''kicked out of the party'' for constantly impeding them and obstructing their ideas to help America recover from the Panic of 1837 (making him the only president ever to be officially expelled from his own party while in office).[[note]]His unpopular vetoes also made all of his cabinet members quit, except Secretary of State Daniel Webster.[[/note]] Also notorious for being the first president to have a veto overridden by Congress and to be threatened with a serious (yet unsuccessful) impeachment investigation (making him one of the only two presidents to come very close to impeachment, the only other president being UsefulNotes/RichardNixon). Oversaw some success in foreign policy, most notably (and controversially) the annexation of Texas.[[note]]Other accomplishments include the Webster Ashburton Treaty (settling the northeastern border), the ending of both Dorr’s Rebellion in Rhode Island and the Second Seminole War in Flordia (laying the grounds for the latter to join the Union), the Tyler Doctrine (expanding the Monroe Doctrine to UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}), Treaty of Wanghia (established trade with China).[[/note]] Also first president to get married in office and fathered most children of any president (fifteen), despite dying 160 years ago, he still has a living grandson. After concluding his presidency, he sided with the Confederacy when UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar began in 1861, served in the unelected Confederate Provisional Congress, and won election to the Confederate House of Representatives (making him the only former president ever to run for an office outside the United States proper) but died in 1862 before being seated; he was buried with the Confederate flag, making him the [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers only president not laid to rest under the flag of the United States]].[[note]]It has been posited that this makes Tyler the only president to be laid to rest under a foreign flag; it's unclear if the Confederate States count as a "foreign country" since no foreign government ever recognized it as an independent nation, but Tyler ''is'' the only president to die as a traitor to the United States government.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln (1861–65, Republican/National Union; first Republican president). Consistently ranked in polls as the greatest president in US history, above even Washington, because of his successful leadership during the Civil War and his vital importance in reuniting the nation and abolishing slavery throughout America. Born in Kentucky, but he moved with his family to Illinois as a boy and would become ''the'' president from that state. Only served a single term as a representative (1847–49), during which he had witnessed the passing of former President John Quincy Adams on the House floor in 1848, and had not won an election for over a decade before winning the presidency, but his exemplary oratory performance in the debates during his 1858 campaign for the Senate (and his relative distance from Congress' last decade of fighting) set him up to win the presidency. Despite being a moderate, his party's anti-slavery platform led seven Southern states to secede after his election, making him the first president not to experience a peaceful transition of power. Only President to have busted a quorum during his Congressional career, albeit unsuccessfully. Greatly expanded the power of the federal government and executive branch as part of the war effort, becoming in some ways the first "modern" president. [[LargeAndInCharge Tallest president]][[note]]Six feet, four inches (193 cm), with only LBJ tying him.[[/note]] and the first to have facial hair in office. Assassinated at Ford’s Theater by Confederate sympathizer and actor UsefulNotes/JohnWilkesBooth, Lincoln was the first president to be ''successfully'' assassinated and third to die in office. Featured on the penny and the $5 bill.
# UsefulNotes/AndrewJohnson (1865–69, National Union/de facto Democrat). A representative (1843–53), governor (1853–57), and senator (1857–62) of Tennessee and the only Southern senator to stick with the Union after secession; Lincoln subsequently made him military governor of his state and his running mate for his second election campaign on a unity platform. He became third VP to inherit office after their predecessor’s death and the first to gain office by his predecessor’s assassination,[[note]]John Wilkes Booth's German henchmen named George Atzerodt did target Johnson at the Kirkwood Hotel when Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, but Atzerodt got drunk and chickened out his duty.[[/note]] resulting in a complete shift in executive priorities. Three months after Booth’s ''own'' assassination by an overzealous sergeant named Boston Corbett, Johnson permitted the executions of his attempted assassin George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and their landlady Mary Surratt on July 7, 1865. Because of his stubbornness and ego, he is a fixture of modern lists of "the worst presidents" due to his Southern sympathies, obstruction of the supermajority Republican Congress' goals regarding Reconstruction and civil rights for freed slaves, ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]]). First president to ''officially'' be impeached, but was acquitted [[DecidedByOneVote by a single vote]]; his charge was mostly politically motivated, as he ignored (probably unconstitutional) laws that Congress passed just to limit his power that were repealed soon after he left office. Also oversaw improved relations with Britain and signed the Alaska Purchase. Despite his unpopularity, he was the only former president to be elected to the Senate, though he died in 1875 soon after returning to Congress.[[note]]For the next two years, there were no living former presidents.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson (1963–69, Democrat). [[EverythingIsBigInTexas Very Texan]], very aggressive, [[BunnyEarsLawyer very odd]], and very different from Kennedy, but tried his best to continue his legacy after his assassination, becoming the eighth VP to inherit the office. The first president from the Lone Star State,[[note]]Eisenhower was born there but grew up in Kansas.[[/note]] becoming vice president after a long career in the Senate. Won election to a full term in a landslide carried by national unity after Kennedy's death and his opponent UsefulNotes/BarryGoldwater being viewed as an extremist (an interpretation Johnson himself encouraged). Last Democrat to carry Alaska, the Dakotas, Idaho, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming. Used this support to pass landmark Civil Rights legislation at the cost of splitting the Democratic Party by encouraging many White Southerners to leave. Tried to launch a "War on Poverty" to expand social welfare but ultimately diverted funds towards escalating UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar (though he tried unsuccessfully to sue for peace). Chose not to run for re-election in 1968, despite being allowed to under the 22nd Amendment,[[note]]Under the amendment, [=VPs=] who ascend to the presidency during the first half of somebody else's term are only allowed to pursue one full term of their own, but those who do so in the second half are allowed to bid for two full terms. Kennedy was nearly three-quarters of the way through his term when he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.[[/note]] due to his unpopular handling of the war in Vietnam. Died in 1973.

# UsefulNotes/JohnAdams (1797–1801, Federalist). An active member of the Continental Congress, an important foreign minister in the nation's early years, and the first vice president (and thus the first VP to be elected president). A rather different president than his predecessor in literal and figurative stature, but also set many precedents: First president from Massachusetts, first to receive the oath of office from a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Oliver Ellsworth), first to live in the Executive Mansion (now known as TheWhiteHouse), first to be part of a political party, first wartime president, first without a military background, first who did not own slaves, and first to veto no bills while in office. Saw the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts passed in response to the undeclared "Quasi War" with the French, leading to accusations of despotism that lost him the 1800 election to Thomas Jefferson, which also made him the first incumbent president to lose re-election. Resentfully but gracefully returned home after his loss, and in doing so quietly instituted the tradition of peaceful transitions of power that (mostly) remained the standard. Died on the Fourth of July (Independence Day) of 1826, the same day as...
# UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson (1801–09, Democratic-Republican). Wrote the Declaration of Independence before serving as governor of Virginia, first Secretary of State under Washington, and second vice president under Adams (and thus the second VP elected to the presidency, though he actually ran ''against'' Adams). Though normally an advocate for a smaller federal government, actually ''expanded'' its power while president, most notably by ratifying the Louisiana Purchase that doubled the size of the nation's territory claims. Also declared the First Barbary War. As a public and vocal UsefulNotes/{{Deis|m}}t, arguably the only non-UsefulNotes/{{Christian|ity}} president; indeed, he explored a wide variety of religions in his lifetime, most notably UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}; to this day, many Muslim Congressmen have opted to be sworn in on his copy of the Qu'ran. Invented the swivel chair. While normally considered one of the better--or at least most important--presidents, his gravestone ''omits'' his presidency in favor of other accomplishments, such as writing the Declaration and his work in his home state, which also included founding the University of Virginia. Is condemned by some people today for fathering many children with an enslaved woman, Sally Hemmings, without acknowledging his patronage and claiming all of them as his slaves. Featured on the $2 bill and the nickel.

# UsefulNotes/JohnTyler (1841–45, Whig/Independent). A former Virginia representative (1816–1821), governor (1825–27), and senator (1827–36), and last from that state to serve.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia but left with his family when he was two and lived most of his life in Georgia and New Jersey, with the latter being his home state at the time he was elected into office.[[/note]] First president to have been born after the ratification of the Constitution. First vice president to inherit the presidency, setting a precedent that was contested and wouldn't be codified until the 25th Amendment over a century later, and had the longest administration of a non-elected president, serving almost all of Harrison's term. Initially joined the Whigs due to opposing Andrew Jackson, only to be ''kicked out of the party'' for constantly impeding them and obstructing their ideas in office (making him the only president ever to be expelled from his own party while in office). Also notorious for being the first president to have a veto overridden by Congress and to be threatened with a serious (yet unsuccessful) impeachment investigation. Oversaw some success in foreign policy, most notably (and controversially) the annexation of Texas.[[note]]Other accomplishments include the Webster Ashburton Treaty (settling the northeastern border), the ending of both Dorr’s Rebellion in Rhode Island and the Second Seminole War in Flordia (laying the grounds for the latter to join the Union), the Tyler Doctrine (expanding the Monroe Doctrine to UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}), Treaty of Wanghia (established trade with China).[[/note]] Also first president to get married in office and fathered most children of any president (fifteen), despite dying 160 years ago, he still has a living grandson. After concluding his presidency, he sided with the Confederacy when UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar began in 1861, served in the unelected Confederate Provisional Congress, and won election to the Confederate House of Representatives (making him the only former president ever to run for an office outside the United States proper) but died in 1862 before being seated; he was buried with the Confederate flag, making him the [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers only president not laid to rest under the flag of the United States]].[[note]]It has been posited that this makes Tyler the only president to be laid to rest under a foreign flag; it's unclear if the Confederate States count as a "foreign country" since no foreign government ever recognized it as an independent nation, but Tyler ''is'' the only president to die as a traitor to the United States government.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/AndrewJohnson (1865–69, National Union/de facto Democrat). A representative (1843–53), governor (1853–57), and senator (1857–62) of Tennessee and the only Southern senator to stick with the Union after secession; Lincoln subsequently made him military governor of his state and his running mate for his second election campaign on a unity platform. He became third VP to inherit office after their predecessor’s death and the first to gain office by his predecessor’s assassination,[[note]]One of John Wilkes Booth's henchmen named George Atzerodt did target Johnson at the Kirkwood Hotel when Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, but Atzerodt got drunk and chickened out his duty.[[/note]] resulting in a complete shift in executive priorities. Three months after Booth’s ''own'' assassination by an overzealous sergeant named Boston Corbett, Johnson permitted the executions of George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and their landlady Mary Surratt on July 7, 1865. Because of his stubbornness and ego, he is a fixture of modern lists of "the worst presidents" due to his Southern sympathies, obstruction of the supermajority Republican Congress' goals regarding Reconstruction and civil rights for freed slaves, ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]]). First president to ''officially'' be impeached, but was acquitted [[DecidedByOneVote by a single vote]]; his charge was mostly politically motivated, as he ignored (probably unconstitutional) laws that Congress passed just to limit his power that were repealed soon after he left office. Also oversaw improved relations with Britain and signed the Alaska Purchase. Despite his unpopularity, he was the only former president to be elected to the Senate, though he died in 1875 soon after returning to Congress.[[note]]For the next two years, there were no living former presidents.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson (1963–69, Democrat). [[EverythingIsBigInTexas Very Texan]], very aggressive, [[BunnyEarsLawyer very odd]], and very different from Kennedy, but tried his best to continue his legacy after his assassination, becoming the eighth VP to inherit the office. The first president from the Lone Star State,[[note]]Eisenhower was born there but grew up in Kansas.[[/note]] becoming vice president after a long career in the Senate. Won election to a full term in a landslide carried by national unity after Kennedy's death and his opponent UsefulNotes/BarryGoldwater being viewed as an extremist (an interpretation Johnson himself encouraged). Last Democrat to carry Alaska, the Dakotas, Idaho, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming. Used this support to pass landmark Civil Rights legislation at the cost of splitting the Democratic Party by encouraging many White Southerners to leave. Tried to launch a "War on Poverty" to expand social welfare but ultimately diverted funds towards escalating UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar (though he tried unsuccessfully to sue for peace). Chose not to run for re-election in 1968, despite being allowed to under the 22nd Amendment,[[note]]Under the amendment, [=VPs=] who ascend to the presidency during the first half of somebody else's term are only allowed to pursue one full term of their own, but those who do so in the second half are allowed to bid for two full terms. Kennedy was nearly three-quarters of the way through his term when he was assassinated.[[/note]] due to his unpopular handling of the war in Vietnam. Died in 1973.

# UsefulNotes/MillardFillmore (1850–53, Whig). Former U.S. Representative from upstate New York (1833–35 and 1837–43) and state Comptroller (1848–49). Made fun of for his name and remembered for pretty much nothing else. First president born in the 19th century. Second vice president to take office after his predecessor's death. Credited in his time with delaying the eventual Civil War thanks to the Compromise of 1850, nowadays seen as a counterintuitive empowering of slave states. Sent Matthew Perry to Japan to make it open its borders and consequently can be considered responsible for Japan's entrance into the international political and economic theater. Later ran as a third-party presidential candidate in 1856 for the anti-immigrant and -Catholic American (or, more popularly, "Know Nothing") party. Founded the University of Buffalo the same year and acted as its first chancellor. Died in 1874.

# UsefulNotes/JohnTyler (1841–45, Whig/Independent). A former Virginia representative (1816–1821), governor (1825–27), and senator (1827–36), and last from that state to serve.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia but left with his family when he was two and lived most of his life in Georgia and New Jersey, with the latter being his home state at the time he was elected into office.[[/note]] First president to have been born after the ratification of the Constitution. First vice president to inherit the presidency, setting a precedent that was contested and wouldn't be codified until the 25th Amendment over a century later, and had the longest administration of a non-elected president, serving almost all of Harrison's term. Initially joined the Whigs due to opposing Andrew Jackson, only to be ''kicked out of the party'' for constantly impeding them and obstructing their ideas in office (making him the only president ever to be expelled from his own party while in office). Also notorious for being the first president to have a veto overridden by Congress and to be threatened with a serious (yet unsuccessful) impeachment investigation. Oversaw some success in foreign policy, most notably (and controversially) the annexation of Texas[[note]]Other accomplishments include the Webster Ashburton Treaty (settling the northeastern border), the ending of both Dorr’s Rebellion in Rhode Island and the Second Seminole War in Flordia (laying the grounds for the latter to join the Union), the Tyler Doctrine (expanding the Monroe Doctrine to UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}), Treaty of Wanghia (established trade with China).[[/note]] Also first president to get married in office and fathered most children of any president (fifteen), despite dying 160 years ago, he still has a living grandson. After concluding his presidency, he sided with the Confederacy when UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar began in 1861, served in the unelected Confederate Provisional Congress, and won election to the Confederate House of Representatives (making him the only former president ever to run for an office outside the United States proper) but died in 1862 before being seated; he was buried with the Confederate flag, making him the [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers only president not laid to rest under the flag of the United States]].[[note]]It has been posited that this makes Tyler the only president to be laid to rest under a foreign flag; it's unclear if the Confederate States count as a "foreign country" since no foreign government ever recognized it as an independent nation, but Tyler ''is'' the only president to die as a traitor to the United States government.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy (1961–63, Democrat). A representative (1947–53) and senator (1953–60) from Massachusetts, and a member of one of the state's [[BlueBlood most prominent political families]]. Youngest elected president at just 43 years old, with many associating his successful campaign with his good looks and stirring oratory, especially during the televised presidential debates (the first of their kind). First non-WASP, non-Old Stock, White-ethnic, and Catholic president, and last Northeastern president until Trump. A notorious womanizer, which is still a popular subject of parody to this day, alongside his distinctively thick New England accent. Oversaw the Cuban Missile Crisis, instigated the mission to put a man on the moon (which would take the rest of the decade to fulfill), and voiced support of the burgeoning UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement. Last president to be assassinated and to die in office; the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Commission Warren Commission]] and most investigations concluded that he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine and Marxist sympathizer who had acted alone, his death is still plagued by conspiracy theories, to the point where it has [[WhoShotJFK its own trope]], and the fact that it was [[UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm caught on film]] gives him the odd distinction of being the only president to ever be the subject of a SnuffFilm.[[note]]Coincidentally, Oswald is also the only accused Presidential assassin to be the subject of a snuff film, being himself murdered two days later during a jail transfer on live television by a distraught nightclub owner named Jack Ruby.[[/note]] Due to the aforementioned trope, earliest-appointed president to have his own trope on this wiki and only one of two (alongside Trump) to hold such a distinction. Featured on the half dollar.

# UsefulNotes/JoeBiden (2021–present, Democrat). Incumbent. Most recent VP to become president, having served under Obama.[[note]]Second non-incumbent VP to become president, after Nixon; first since Bush Sr. to have previously served two full terms.[[/note]] Previously served for [[LongRunners 36 years]] (1973–2009) as a senator from Delaware. Only president to represent Delaware and the first born in Pennsylvania since Buchanan. Oldest person to win a presidential election and oldest president ever; at 78 years, 61 days upon taking office, he was older than the second oldest, Reagan, was upon ''leaving'' office (which he did at 77 years, 348 days). Currently the only member of the Silent Generation to be president.[[note]]In terms of generations, the presidential order goes from the Greatest Generation (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and H.W. Bush), skips the Silent Generation entirely, and goes to Boomers (Clinton, W. Bush, then, despite being on the younger side, Obama). Trump, born in 1946, when the Boomer generation began, is also one of the oldest Boomers, like Clinton and W. Bush, leaving Biden as the only true representative of the Silent Generation among presidents.[[/note]] First Catholic president since Kennedy;[[note]]He had also been the first Catholic VP under Obama.[[/note]] first president to win with a female running mate and, after Hoover, second with a non-White person (UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, of Black and Indian descent). Had more popular votes cast for him than any other presidential candidate in history; won the largest percentage of the popular vote of any challenging candidate since FDR in 1932. First president since Lincoln to lack a peaceful transfer of power, with Trump supporters storming the Capitol building in their attempt to stop the certification of the election results. His term, carrying over from the end of Trump's, has so far been defined by its response to COVID-19 and the accompanying recession, marked by massive inflation and the Russo-Ukrainian war.

# UsefulNotes/JoeBiden (2021–present, Democrat). Incumbent. Most recent VP to become president, having served under Obama.[[note]]Second non-incumbent VP to become president, after Nixon; first since Bush Sr. to have previously served two full terms.[[/note]] Previously served for [[LongRunners 36 years]] (1973–2009) as a senator from Delaware. Only president to represent Delaware and the first born in Pennsylvania since Buchanan. Oldest person to win a presidential election and oldest president ever; at 78 years, 61 days upon taking office, he was older than the second oldest, Reagan, was upon ''leaving'' office (which he did at 77 years, 348 days). Currently the only member of the Silent Generation to be president.[[note]]In terms of generations, the presidential order goes from the Greatest Generation (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and H.W. Bush), skips the Silent Generation entirely, and goes to Boomers (Clinton, W. Bush, then, despite being on the younger side, Obama). Trump, born in 1946, when the Boomer generation began, is also one of the oldest Boomers, like Clinton and W. Bush, leaving Biden as the only true representative of the Silent Generation among presidents.[[/note]] First Catholic president since Kennedy;[[note]]He had also been the first Catholic VP under Obama.[[/note]] first president to win with a female running mate and, after Hoover, second with a non-White person (UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, of Black and Indian descent). Had more popular votes cast for him than any other presidential candidate in history; won the largest percentage of the popular vote of any challenging candidate since FDR in 1932. First president since Lincoln to lack a peaceful transfer of power, with Trump supporters storming the Capitol building in their attempt to stop the certification of the election results. His term, carrying over from the end of Trump's, has so far been defined by its response to COVID-19 and the accompanying recession, marked by massive inflation.

# UsefulNotes/JohnTyler (1841–45, Whig/Independent). A former Virginia representative (1816–1821), governor (1825–27), and senator (1827–36), and last from that state to serve.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia but left with his family when he was two and lived most of his life in Georgia and New Jersey, with the latter being his home state at the time he was elected into office.[[/note]] First president to have been born after the ratification of the Constitution. First vice president to inherit the presidency, setting a precedent that was contested and wouldn't be codified until the 25th Amendment over a century later, and had the longest administration of a non-elected president, serving almost all of Harrison's term. Initially joined the Whigs due to opposing Andrew Jackson, only to be ''kicked out of the party'' for constantly impeding and obstructing them in office (making him the only president ever to be expelled from his own party while in office). Also notorious for being the first president to have a veto overridden by Congress and to be threatened with a serious (yet unsuccessful) impeachment investigation. Oversaw some success in foreign policy, most notably (and controversially) the annexation of Texas[[note]]Other accomplishments include the Webster Ashburton Treaty (settling the northeastern border), the ending of both Dorr’s Rebellion in Rhode Island and the Second Seminole War in Flordia (laying the grounds for the latter to join the Union), the Tyler Doctrine (expanding the Monroe Doctrine to UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}), Treaty of Wanghia (established trade with China).[[/note]] Also first president to get married in office and fathered most children of any president (fifteen), despite dying 160 years ago, he still has a living grandson. After concluding his presidency, he sided with the Confederacy when UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar began in 1861, served in the unelected Confederate Provisional Congress, and won election to the Confederate House of Representatives (making him the only former president ever to run for an office outside the United States proper) but died in 1862 before being seated; he was buried with the Confederate flag, making him the [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers only president not laid to rest under the flag of the United States]].[[note]]It has been posited that this makes Tyler the only president to be laid to rest under a foreign flag; it's unclear if the Confederate States count as a "foreign country" since no foreign government ever recognized it as an independent nation, but Tyler ''is'' the only president to die as a traitor to the United States government.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/JohnTyler (1841–45, Whig/Independent). A former Virginia representative (1816–1821), governor (1825–27), and senator (1827–36), and last from that state to serve.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia but left with his family when he was two and lived most of his life in Georgia and New Jersey, with the latter being his home state at the time he was elected into office.[[/note]] First president to have been born after the ratification of the Constitution. First vice president to inherit the presidency, setting a precedent that was contested and wouldn't be codified until the 25th Amendment over a century later, and had the longest administration of a non-elected president. Initially joined the Whigs due to opposing Andrew Jackson, only to be kicked out of the Whig party for constantly impeding and obstructing them and their ideas in office (making him the only president ever to be expelled from his own party while in office). Also notorious for being the first president to have a veto overridden by Congress and to be threatened with a serious (yet unsuccessful) impeachment investigation. Also first president to get married in office and fathered most children of any president (fifteen), despite dying 160 years ago, he still has a living grandson. Oversaw some success in foreign policy, most notably (and controversially) the annexation of Texas; other accomplishments include the Webster Ashburton Treaty (settling the northeastern border), the ending of both Dorr’s Rebellion in Rhode Island and the Second Seminole War in Flordia (laying the grounds for the latter to join the Union), the Tyler Doctrine (expanding the Monroe Doctrine to UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}), Treaty of Wanghia (established trade with China). After concluding his presidency, he sided with the Confederacy when UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar began in 1861, served in the unelected Confederate Provisional Congress and won election to the Confederate House of Representatives (making him the only former president ever to run for an office outside the United States, as in, the Union) but died in 1862 before being seated; he was buried with the Confederate flag, making him the [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers only president not laid to rest under the flag of the United States]].[[note]]It has been posited that this makes Tyler the only president to be laid to rest under a foreign flag, but it's unclear if the Confederate States count as a "foreign country" since no foreign government ever recognized it as an independent country, though nonetheless Tyler is the only president to die as a traitor to the United States government.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/JohnTyler (1841–45, Whig/Independent). A former Virginia representative (1816–1821), governor (1825–27), and senator (1827–36), and last from that state to serve.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia but left with his family when he was two and lived most of his life in Georgia and New Jersey, with the latter being his home state at the time he was elected into office.[[/note]] First president to have been born after the ratification of the Constitution. First vice president to inherit the presidency, setting a precedent that was contested and wouldn't be codified until the 25th Amendment over a century later, and had the longest administration of a non-elected president. Initially joined the Whigs due to opposing Andrew Jackson, only to be kicked out of the Whig party for constantly impeding and obstructing them and their ideas in office (making him the only president ever to be expelled from his own party while in office). Also notorious for being the first president to have a veto overridden by Congress and to be threatened with a serious, yet unsuccessful, impeachment investigation and to get married in office and fathered most children of any president (fifteen), despite dying 160 years ago, he still has a living grandson. Oversaw some success in foreign policy such as the Webster Ashburton Treaty, the ending of both Dorr’s Rebellion in Rhode Island and the Second Seminole War in Flordia (later became part of the Union in March of 1845), Tyler Doctrine, Treaty of Wanghia, and is most controversial in annexing Texas. After concluding his presidency, he sided with the Confederacy when UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar began in 1861, served in the unelected Confederate Provisional Congress and won election to the Confederate House of Representatives (making him the only former president ever to run for an office outside the United States, as in, the Union) but died in 1862 before being seated; he was buried with the Confederate flag, making him the [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers only president not laid to rest under the flag of the United States]].[[note]]It has been posited that this makes Tyler the only president to be laid to rest under a foreign flag, but it's unclear if the Confederate States count as a "foreign country" since no foreign government ever recognized it as an independent country, though nonetheless Tyler is the only president to die as a traitor to the United States government.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/JamesBuchanan (1857–61, Democrat). Consistently considered one of the worst to ever hold the office, if not ''the'' worst, since UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar started at the end of his tenure and he did little to try and stop it. Ironically selected as the Democratic nominee due to his ''distance'' from the slavery issue due to serving as ambassador to Britain during Pierce's administration. First president from Pennsylvania, which he had represented in both houses of Congress (1821–31 as a representative, 1834–45 as a senator), and the only one who's yet served while living in that state full-time. Last president born in the 18th century. Only president never to have been married; may have been secretly homosexual, with many biographers giving as much or more attention to his very close friendship with his roommate (and Pierce's short-lived vice-president) William R. King than to his actual political actions. First president since John Tyler to face a serious impeachment attempt; in this case, for corruption--it went as far as the investigative process, but the committee ultimately recommended against the resolution to impeach him while finding his administration the most corrupt at the same time.[[note]]It would remain so until the Harding Cabinet's wrongdoing was exposed after Harding's death in 1923, while Buchanan himself would go down in history as the single most corrupt pre-Nixon president.[[/note]] Died of pneumonia in 1868.
# UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln (1861–65, Republican/National Union; first Republican president). Consistently ranked in polls as the greatest president in US history, above even Washington, because of his successful leadership during the Civil War and his vital importance in reuniting the nation, declaring freedom to the slaves in the South, and abolishing slavery in America. Born in Kentucky, but he moved with his family to Illinois as a boy and would become ''the'' president from that state. Only served a single term as a representative (1847–49), during which he had witnessed the passing of former President John Quincy Adams on the House floor in 1848, and had not won an election for over a decade before winning the presidency, but his exemplary oratory performance in the debates during his 1858 campaign for the Senate (and his relative distance from Congress' last decade of fighting) set him up to win the presidency. Despite being a moderate, his party's anti-slavery platform led seven Southern states to secede after his election, making him the first president not to experience a peaceful transition of power. Only President to have busted a quorum during his Congressional career, albeit unsuccessfully. Greatly expanded the power of the federal government and executive branch as part of the war effort, becoming in some ways the first "modern" president. [[LargeAndInCharge Tallest president]][[note]]Six feet, four inches (193 cm), with only LBJ tying him.[[/note]] and the first to have facial hair in office. Assassinated at Ford’s Theater by Confederate sympathizer and actor UsefulNotes/JohnWilkesBooth, Lincoln was the first president to be ''successfully'' assassinated and third to die in office. Featured on the penny and the $5 bill.
# UsefulNotes/AndrewJohnson (1865–69, National Union/de facto Democrat). A representative (1843–53), governor (1853–57), and senator (1857–62) of Tennessee and the only Southern senator to stick with the Union after secession; Lincoln subsequently made him military governor of his state and his running mate for his second election campaign on a unity platform. He became third VP to inherit office after their predecessor’s death and the first VP to become office by his predecessor’s assassination,[[note]]One of John Wilkes Booth's henchmen named George Atzerodt did target Johnson at the Kirkwood Hotel when Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, but Atzerodt got drunk and chickened out his duty.[[/note]] resulting in a complete shift in executive priorities. Three months after Booth’s ''own'' assassination by an overzealous sergeant named Boston Corbett, Johnson permitted the executions of George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and their landlady Mary Surratt on July 7, 1865. Because of his stubbornness and dark egos for his own selfish desires, he is a fixture of modern lists of "the worst presidents" due to his Southern sympathies, obstruction of the supermajority Republican Congress' goals regarding Reconstruction and civil rights for freed slaves, ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]]). First president to ''officially'' be impeached, but was acquitted [[DecidedByOneVote by a single vote]]; his charge was mostly politically motivated, as he ignored (probably unconstitutional) laws that Congress passed just to limit his power that were repealed soon after he left office. Also oversaw improved relations with Britain and signed the Alaska Purchase. Despite his unpopularity, he was the only former president to be elected to the Senate, though he died in 1875 soon after returning to Congress.[[note]]For the next two years, there were no living former presidents.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson (1913–21, Democrat). First Southerner elected president since before the Civil War;[[note]]Born in Virginia, the last president ever born there, but lived in several other Southern states in his youth, most notably Georgia, making him also the first from that state.[[/note]] He later served as the president of [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Princeton]] before being elected governor of New Jersey (1911–13), making him also the only Jersey politician to be elected president; only president with a doctorate, a [=Ph.D.=] (though nobody ever invoked the title when referring to him, in part because "Mr. President" had already been set-in-stone tradition for 124 years). Was re-elected for keeping America out of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, but sent men to Europe--with popular support--less than a year later in part due to the interception of the Zimmermann Telegram by British intelligence and German attacks on American merchant ships; helped set up the UsefulNotes/LeagueOfNations after the war but couldn't get a newly hostile Congress on board. Had a stroke and his wife secretly ran the country for the last few months of his second term. A fairly popular president during most of his tenure but lost most of said popularity by the end, and his reputation spiraled even further downward in later decades thanks to increased awareness of his overt racism; was notably responsible for re-segregating federal agencies and enabling the racially tense environment that led to the revival of the UsefulNotes/KuKluxKlan. Died in 1924.

# UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan (1981–89, Republican). Previously governor of California (1967–75), and before that a cowboy actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, making him the TropeMaker for the "Celebrity President" (even if he was always a B-lister). Oldest president upon leaving office (two weeks shy of 78), was the oldest president first inaugurated at the time (two weeks shy of 70), breaking a 140-year record held by William Henry Harrison, until Donald Trump was inaugurated at the age of 70 in 2017 and later Joe Biden was at the age of 78 in 2021. A very divisive figure in retrospect but very popular while in office; was the last Republican to carry Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington, and won the electoral vote against UsefulNotes/WalterMondale everywhere but DC and Mondale's home state of Minnesota when running for his second term. He was a strong believer in "supply-side" or "trickle-down" economics, and as such, oversaw substantial deregulation of the private sector. Credited with helping end the Cold War thanks to his diplomacy and military spending, even if its resolution came during his successor's tenure. Most commonly criticized for his poor handling of the AIDS crisis; similarly received criticism for escalating the War on Drugs and for continuing/instituting the economic policies that worsened later recessions. First president to survive being wounded in an assassination attempt while in office.[[note]]Theodore Roosevelt wasn't president when the attempt on his life occurred.[[/note]] Had several controversies towards the end of his run, possibly due to an undiagnosed onset of Alzheimer's; raised the profile of the disease in his post-presidency before dying from complications of it in 2004, making him the first president to die in the 21st century (just over a decade after Nixon's passing in 1994).

# UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson (1801–09, Democratic-Republican). Wrote the Declaration of Independence before serving as governor of Virginia, first Secretary of State under Washington, and second vice president under Adams (and thus the second VP elected to the presidency, though he actually ran ''against'' Adams). Though normally an advocate for a smaller federal government, actually ''expanded'' its power while president, most notably by ratifying the Louisiana Purchase that doubled the size of the nation's territory claims. Also declared the First Barbary War. As a public and vocal UsefulNotes/{{Deis|m}}t, arguably the only non-UsefulNotes/{{Christian|ity}} president; indeed, he explored a wide variety of religions in his lifetime, most notably UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}; to this day, many Muslim Congressmen have opted to be sworn in on his copy of the Qu'ran. Invented the swivel chair. While normally considered one of the better--or at least most important--presidents, his gravestone ''omits'' his presidency in favor of other accomplishments, such as writing the Declaration and his work in his home state, which also included founding the University of Virginia. Is condemned by many today for fathering many children with an enslaved woman, Sally Hemmings, without acknowledging his patronage and claiming all of them as his slaves. Featured on the $2 bill and the nickel.

# UsefulNotes/WilliamHenryHarrison (March–April 1841, first Whig president). A Virginia native, former frontier general/governor, and first Ohio politician (he served in the House from 1816–19 and in the Senate from 1825–28) to be elected president. Oldest president inaugurated at the time, at 68 years old, a record that stood for 140 years until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated two weeks shy of turning 70 in 1981, followed by Donald Trump in 2017 at the age of 70 and later Joe Biden at the age of 78 in 2021. Died of pneumonia on April 4, 1841, which was only one month after taking office and eight days after becoming ill with a cold; first president to die in office and had the shortest presidency, which is the only reason people remember him (can't really be remembered for much else if the only noteworthy thing you did while in office was get sick and ''die''). Last president to have been born before America declared independence. First president to be photographed while in office, though the photo has been lost to time.
# UsefulNotes/JohnTyler (1841–45, Whig/Independent). A former Virginia representative (1816–1821), governor (1825–27), and senator (1827–36), and last from that state to serve.[[note]]Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia but left with his family when he was two and lived most of his life in Georgia and New Jersey, with the latter being his home state at the time he was elected into office.[[/note]] First president to have been born after the ratification of the Constitution. First vice president to inherit the presidency, setting a precedent that was contested and wouldn't be codified until the 25th Amendment over a century later, and had the longest administration of a non-elected president. Only joined the Whigs due to opposing Andrew Jackson, only to be kicked out of the Whig party for constantly impeding and obstructing them and their ideas in office (making him the only president ever to be expelled from his own party while in office). Also notorious for being the first president to have a veto overridden by Congress and to be threatened with a serious, yet unsuccessful, impeachment investigation. First president to marry in office and fathered most children of any president (fifteen); despite dying 160 years ago, he still has a living grandson. He sided with the Confederacy when UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar began in 1861, served in the unelected Confederate Provisional Congress and won election to the Confederate House of Representatives (making him the only former president ever to run for an office outside the United States, as in, the Union) but died in 1862 before being seated; he was buried with the Confederate flag, making him the [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers only president not laid to rest under the flag of the United States]].[[note]]It has been posited that this makes Tyler the only president to be laid to rest under a foreign flag, but it's unclear if the Confederate States count as a "foreign country" since no foreign government ever recognized it as an independent country, though nonetheless Tyler is the only president to die as a traitor to the United States government.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/JamesBuchanan (1857–61, Democrat). Consistently considered one of the worst to ever hold the office, if not ''the'' worst, since UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar started at the end of his tenure and he did little to try and stop it. Ironically selected as the Democratic nominee due to his ''distance'' from the slavery issue due to serving as ambassador to Britain during Pierce's administration. First president from Pennsylvania, which he had represented in both houses of Congress (1821–31 as a representative, 1834–45 as a senator), and the only one who's yet served while living in that state full-time. Last president born in the 18th century. Only president never to have been married; may have been secretly homosexual, with many biographers giving as much or more attention to his very close friendship with his roommate (and Pierce's short-lived vice-president) William R. King than to his actual political actions. First president since John Tyler to face a serious impeachment attempt; in this case, for corruption--it went as far as the investigative process, but the committee ultimately recommended against it while at the same time finding his administration the most corrupt yet.[[note]]It would remain so until the Harding Cabinet's wrongdoing was exposed after Harding's death in 1923, while Buchanan himself would go down in history as the single most corrupt pre-Nixon president.[[/note]] Died of pneumonia in 1868.
# UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln (1861–65, Republican/National Union; first Republican president). Consistently ranked in polls as the greatest president in US history, above even Washington, because of his successful leadership during the Civil War and his vital importance in reuniting the nation and abolishing slavery in America. Born in Kentucky, but he moved with his family to Illinois as a boy and would become ''the'' president from that state. Only served a single term as a representative (1847–49), during which he had witnessed the passing of former President John Quincy Adams on the House floor, and had not won an election for over a decade before winning the presidency, but his exemplary oratory performance in the debates during his 1858 campaign for the Senate (and his relative distance from Congress' last decade of fighting) set him up to win the presidency. Despite being a moderate, his party's anti-slavery platform led seven Southern states to secede after his election, making him the first president not to experience a peaceful transition of power. Only President to have busted a quorum during his Congressional career, albeit unsuccessfully. Greatly expanded the power of the federal government and executive branch as part of the war effort, becoming in some ways the first "modern" president. [[LargeAndInCharge Tallest president]][[note]]Six feet, four inches (193 cm), with only LBJ tying him.[[/note]] and the first to have facial hair in office. Assassinated by Confederate sympathizer UsefulNotes/JohnWilkesBooth, Lincoln was the first president to be ''successfully'' assassinated and third to die in office. Featured on the penny and the $5 bill.
# UsefulNotes/AndrewJohnson (1865–69, National Union/de facto Democrat). A representative (1843–53), governor (1853–57), and senator (1857–62) of Tennessee and the only Southern senator to stick with the Union after secession; Lincoln subsequently made him military governor of his state and his running mate for his second election campaign on a unity platform. He became third VP to inherit office after their predecessor’s death,[[note]]One of John Wilkes Booth's henchmen named George Atzerodt did target him at the Kirkwood Hotel when Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, but Atzerodt got drunk and chickened out his duty.[[/note]] resulting in a complete shift in executive priorities. Three months after Booth’s ''own'' assassination by an overzealous sergeant named Boston Corbett, Johnson permitted the executions of George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and their landlady Mary Surratt on July 7, 1865. Because of his stubbornness and selfish egos, he is a fixture of modern lists of "the worst presidents" due to his Southern sympathies, obstruction of the supermajority Republican Congress' goals regarding Reconstruction and civil rights for freed slaves, ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]]). First president to ''officially'' be impeached but was acquitted [[DecidedByOneVote by a single vote]]; his charge was mostly politically motivated, as he ignored (probably unconstitutional) laws that Congress passed just to limit his power that were repealed soon after he left office. Also oversaw improved relations with Britain and signed the Alaska Purchase. Despite his unpopularity, he was the only former president to be elected to the Senate, though he died in 1875 soon after returning to Congress.[[note]]For the next two years, there were no living former presidents.[[/note]]

# UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson (1913–21, Democrat). First Southerner elected president since before the Civil War;[[note]]Born in Virginia, the last president ever born there, but lived in several other Southern states in his youth, most notably Georgia, making him also the first from that state.[[/note]] later served as the president of [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Princeton]] before being elected governor of New Jersey (1911–13), making him also the only Jersey politician to be elected president; only president with a doctorate, a [=Ph.D.=] (though nobody ever invoked the title when referring to him, in part because "Mr. President" had already been set-in-stone tradition for 124 years). Was re-elected for keeping America out of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, but sent men to Europe--with popular support--less than a year later in part due to the interception of the Zimmermann Telegram by British intelligence and German attacks on American merchant ships; helped set up the UsefulNotes/LeagueOfNations after the war but couldn't get a newly hostile Congress on board. Had a stroke and his wife secretly ran the country for the last few months of his second term. A fairly popular president during most of his tenure but lost most of said popularity by the end, and his reputation spiraled even further downward in later decades thanks to increased awareness of his overt racism; was notably responsible for re-segregating federal agencies and enabling the racially tense environment that led to the revival of the UsefulNotes/KuKluxKlan. Died in 1924.

# UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy (1961–63, Democrat). A representative (1947–53) and senator (1953–60) from Massachusetts, and a member of one of the state's [[BlueBlood most prominent political families]]. Youngest elected president at just 43 years old, with many associating his successful campaign with his good looks and stirring oratory, especially during the televised presidential debates (the first of their kind). First non-WASP, non-Old Stock, White-ethnic, and Catholic president, and last Northeastern president until Trump. A notorious womanizer, which is still a popular subject of parody to this day, alongside his distinctively thick New England accent. Oversaw the Cuban Missile Crisis, instigated the mission to put a man on the moon (which would take the rest of the decade to fulfill), and voiced support of the burgeoning UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement. Last president to be assassinated and to die in office; the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Commission Warren Commission]] and most investigations concluded that he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine and Marxist sympathizer who had acted alone, his death is still plagued by conspiracy theories, to the point where it has [[WhoShotJFK its own trope]], and the fact that it was [[UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm caught on film]] gives him the odd distinction of being the only president to ever be the subject of a SnuffFilm.[[note]]Coincidentally, Oswald is also the only accused Presidential assassin to be the subject of a snuff film, being himself murdered live on television two days later by a distraught nightclub owner named Jack Ruby.[[/note]] Due to the aforementioned trope, earliest-appointed president to have his own trope on this wiki and only one of two (alongside Trump) to hold such a distinction. Featured on the half dollar.

# UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan (1981–89, Republican). Previously governor of California (1967–75), and before that a cowboy actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, making him the TropeMaker for the "Celebrity President" (even if he was always a B-lister). Oldest president upon leaving office (two weeks shy of 78), was the oldest president first inaugurated at the time (two weeks shy of 70), breaking a 140-year record held by William Henry Harrison, until Joe Biden was inaugurated at 78 in 2021. A very divisive figure in retrospect but very popular while in office; was the last Republican to carry Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington, and won the electoral vote against UsefulNotes/WalterMondale everywhere but DC and Mondale's home state of Minnesota when running for his second term. He was a strong believer in "supply-side" or "trickle-down" economics, and as such, oversaw substantial deregulation of the private sector. Credited with helping end the Cold War thanks to his diplomacy and military spending, even if its resolution came during his successor's tenure. Most commonly criticized for his poor handling of the AIDS crisis; similarly received criticism for escalating the War on Drugs and for continuing/instituting the economic policies that worsened later recessions. First president to survive being wounded in an assassination attempt while in office.[[note]]Theodore Roosevelt wasn't president when the attempt on his life occurred.[[/note]] Had several controversies towards the end of his run, possibly due to an undiagnosed onset of Alzheimer's; raised the profile of the disease in his post-presidency before dying from complications of it in 2004, making him the first president to die in the 21st century (just over a decade after Nixon's passing).

# UsefulNotes/BillClinton (1993–2001, Democrat). Living. Last Democrat to carry Montana, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and his home state of Arkansas, where he had served as governor (1979–81 and 1983–92) and attorney general (1977–79). A centrist who favored continued deregulation (it was he, not Reagan, who signed the laws that made the large-scale deregulation of America's financial sector possible); last president to sign a budget with a surplus. Often called "the first Black president" in his time, despite being White, due to his background of lower-class struggle that resonated with redlined Black voters. Husband to UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton, who went on to become the most politically active (and most controversial) former First Lady, becoming U.S. senator for New York (2001–09) and later Secretary of State under Obama (2009–13) in addition to launching two unsuccessful bids for the presidency. Was impeached but not convicted during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, making him the first president since Andrew Johnson to be impeached. Used to be one of the most beloved Democratic presidents since World War II, nowadays one of the more divisive ones.

# UsefulNotes/JoeBiden (2021–present, Democrat). Incumbent. Most recent VP to become president, having served under Obama.[[note]]Second non-incumbent VP to become president, after Nixon; first since Bush Sr. to have previously served two full terms.[[/note]] Previously served for [[LongRunners 36 years]] (1973–2009) as a senator from Delaware. Only president to represent Delaware and the first born in Pennsylvania since Buchanan. Oldest person to win a presidential election and oldest president ever; at 78 years, 61 days upon taking office, he was older than the second oldest, Reagan, was upon ''leaving'' office (which he did at 77 years, 348 days). Currently the only member of the Silent Generation to be president.[[note]]In terms of generations, the presidential order goes from the Greatest Generation (Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and H.W. Bush), skips the Silent Generation entirely, and goes to Boomers (Clinton, W. Bush, then, despite being on the younger side, Obama). Trump, born in 1946, when the Boomer generation began, is also one of the oldest Boomers, like Clinton and W. Bush, leaving Biden as the only true representative of the Silent Generation among presidents.[[/note]] First Catholic president since Kennedy;[[note]]He had also been the first Catholic VP under Obama.[[/note]] first president to win with a female running mate and, after Hoover, second with a non-White person (UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, of Black and Indian descent). Had more popular votes cast for him than any other presidential candidate in history; won the largest percentage of the popular vote of any challenging candidate since FDR in 1932. First president since Lincoln to lack a peaceful transfer of power, with Trump supporters storming the Capitol building to attempt to stop the certification of his election. His term, carrying over from the end of Trump's, has so far been defined by its response to COVID-19 and the accompanying recession, marked by massive inflation.