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At a glance: presidents of the United States Gilbert Stuart: portrait of George Washington Portrait painting by Gilbert Stuart of John Adams, shown seated and facing forward, wearing a dark coat and white cravat against a plain brown background. Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson, shown from the chest up wearing a dark coat and white cravat, with a neutral background. Portrait of President James Madison, painted by Asher B. Durand in 1833, showing Madison in formal attire with a white cravat against a dark background. James Monroe John Quincy Adams U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson U.S. President Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison
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Gilbert Stuart: portrait of George Washington
George Washington, oil painting by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1803; in the White House. The...
Scala/Art Resource, New York
U.S. Pres. John Adams
John Adams, oil on canvas by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1800–15; in the National Gallery...
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; gift of Mrs. Robert Homans, 1954.7.1
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson.
© John Parrot—Stocktrek Images/Getty Images
Asher B. Durand: portrait of James Madison
James Madison, oil painting by Asher B. Durand, 1833; in the collection of The New-York...
© Geoffrey Clements/Corbis—VCG/Getty Images
James Monroe
James Monroe, oil sketch by E.O. Sully, 1836, after a contemporary portrait by Thomas...
Courtesy of the Independence National Historical Park Collection, Philadelphia
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams, painting by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1858.
Gianni Dagli Orti/Shutterstock.com
U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, oil on canvas by Asher B. Durand, c. 1800; in the collection of the...
Bettmann/Getty Images
U.S. President Martin Van Buren
U.S. Pres. Martin Van Buren, oil on canvas by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1857;...
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift from the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund (object no. NPG.2019.16)
William Henry Harrison
U.S. Pres. William Henry Harrison, oil on canvas by Albert Gallatin Hoit, 1840; in...
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (object no. NPG.67.5)
John Tyler
U.S. Pres. John Tyler, oil painting by Hart, c. 1841–45; in the Library of Virginia,...
The Library of Virginia
James K. Polk
U.S. Pres. James K. Polk, oil on canvas by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1846; in...
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund (object no. NPG.2019.14)
Zachary Taylor
U.S. Pres. Zachary Taylor, oil on canvas by John Vanderlyn, c. 1850–52; in the National...
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund (object no. NPG.2019.26)
American president Millard Fillmore
The 13th U.S. president was a member of the Whig Party.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Pierce, Franklin
Franklin Pierce.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Buchanan, James
James Buchanan, photograph by Mathew Brady.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln
U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln, photograph by Anthony Berger of the Mathew Brady Studio,...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Ulysses S. Grant
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
James A. Garfield, 1880
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abolitionist and president
As a lawyer in 1855, Chester A. Arthur, represented Lizzie Jennings, a Black woman,...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Grover Cleveland
U.S. Pres. Grover Cleveland.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Harrison
U.S. Pres. Benjamin Harrison, photograph by George Prince, 1888.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
William McKinley
U.S. Pres. William McKinley, c. 1896.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-96358)
Theodore Roosevelt
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
William Howard Taft
U.S. Pres. William Howard Taft, 1909.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Woodrow Wilson
U.S. Pres. Woodrow Wilson, undated photograph.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Warren G. Harding
U.S. Pres. Warren G. Harding.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Calvin Coolidge
Undated photograph of U.S. Pres. Calvin Coolidge.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Herbert Hoover, 1928
Library of Congress, Washington D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZ62-24155)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
UPI/Bettmann Archive
Harry S. Truman
The 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman led the U.S. through the final stages of...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-13033)
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Fabian Bachrach
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy.
© Arnie Sachs—Consolidated News Pictures/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Architect of the “Great Society”
Lyndon B. Johnson got passed some of the most consequential social legislation in...
White House Collection
Richard Nixon
U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon.
© Gianni Ferrari—Cover/Getty Images
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford was the only person to have served as U.S. vice president and U.S. president...
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Jimmy Carter
U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter.
Courtesy: Jimmy Carter Library
Ronald Reagan
U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Courtesy, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
George Bush
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush.
© Wally McNamee—Corbis Historical/Getty Images
Bill Clinton
U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton.
U.S. Department of Defense
George W. Bush
U.S. Pres. George W. Bush.
Eric Draper/White House Photo
Barack Obama
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
Courtesy of the Office of U.S. Senator Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, 2015.
© Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Joe Biden
Official portrait of Vice Pres. Joe Biden, 2012.
David Lienemann—Official White House Photo
Donald Trump
U.S. Pres. Donald Trump posing for his official portrait at the White House on October...
White House photograph by Shealah Craighead/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-DIG-ppbd-00608)

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At a glance: presidents of the United States
Learn more about the presidents and the key events of their presidencies through...
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