presidents of the United States

The Seal of the President of the United States features a bald eagle with wings spread, holding an olive branch and arrows, surrounded by stars and a blue ring with the words Seal of the President of the United States.

United States presidential seal

The United States presidential seal is a widely recognized symbol of the presidency.

The White House

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

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.

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.

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.

Asher B. Durand: portrait of James Madison

James Madison, oil painting by Asher B. Durand, 1833; in the collection of The New-York...

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.

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U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, oil on canvas by Asher B. Durand, c. 1800; in the collection of the...

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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.

Portrait of Chester A. Arthur with mutton chop sideburns, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie, shown from the chest up.

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.

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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 smiling and leaning on a surface, holding a cigarette in a holder, wearing a suit and glasses, photographed in 1937.

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.

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.

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

President George H.W. Bush sits at the Oval Office desk holding papers, with family photos, a globe, and American flag visible behind him.

George Bush

U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush.

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.

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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