Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama

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United States Presidents

• Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama
• Reconstruction to Present Day

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Assassinated in 186513th AmendmentLegacy
Saved the UnionPersonality Funny, good
listener, plain-spoken, obsessed with detail,
micromanager

• Election of 1860 1864 (52 years old)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin Andrew Johnson
• Occupation Before Office Lawyer
• Civil War Reconstruction- 10 Plan, Freedmens
  Bureau, Pacific Railway Act of 1862

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(56 years old)Legacy Father of
SegregationPersonality cold, blunt, honest,
stubborn, lacked flexibility

• Finished Lincolns 2nd Term in Office
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President None
• Occupation Tailor
• Reconstruction, Impeached by Congress because of
  Radical Republicans

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Scandals Whiskey Ring, Credit
MobilierBattle of Little BighornLegacy
Father of the Civil Rights MovementPersonality
loved animals, superstitious, artistic, hands-off
micromanager, Motto Let us have peace

• Election of 1868 1872 (46 years old)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President(s) Schuyler Colfax Henry Wilson
• Occupation Farmer Soldier
• Reconstruction Gilded Age
• Panic of 1873 ()

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• Election of 1876
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President William A. Wheeler
• Occupation Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Great Railroad Strike of 1877

• (54 years old)
• Legacy ended Reconstruction with Compromise of
  1877 Supports Black Suffrage
• Personality outdoorsman, people person,
  physically fit

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(49 years old)Legacy Martyr of the Spoils
SystemPersonality gifted speaker debater,
inconsistent, touchy-feely , despised patronage

• Election of 1880
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Chester A. Arthur
• Occupation Laborer Professor
• Gilded Age
• Assassinated because of attempt of Civil Service
  Reforms

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• Completed Garfields Term of Office
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President None
• Occupation Teacher Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Pendleton Act
• Chinese Exclusion Act

• (51 years old)
• Legacy Restored dignity to presidency
• Personality passive manager, honest, man of
  charm, entertainer, emotional, romantic,
  procrastinator

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• Election of 1884 1892
• Political Party Democrat (47 55)
• Vice-President Thomas A. Hendricks Adlai E.
  Stevenson
• Occupation Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Interstate Commerce Commission
• Haymarket Square Riot

1894 Pullman Strike Legacy 1st president to use
veto freely only President to serve 2
non-consecutive terms Only Democrat between 1860
1892 Personality Blunt, honest, efficient,
quick temper, narrow-minded, good money man,
conservative
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• (55 years old)
• Grandson of William Henry Harrison
• Legacy Billion Dollar Congress
• Personality detail oriented, quit work at noon
  to be with children, great public speaker 1st
  to use Christmas tree

• Election of 1888
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Levi P. Morton
• Occupation Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Battle of Wounded Knee
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Signed Higher Tariff

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• Elections of 1896 1900 (54 years old)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Garret Hobart Theodore
  Roosevelt
• Occupation Teacher Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Supported Gold Standard

• Boxer Rebellion 1900
• Annexed Hawaii in 1898
• Spanish-American War
• Assassinated in 1901
• Legacy Modern politics
• Personality moral, religious, formal manners,
  friendly

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• Completed McKinleys Term in Office
• Election of 1904
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks
• Occupation Historian, Soldier, Rancher
• Legacy The 1st Modern President

• (42 years old)
• Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Panama Canal
• Trustbuster
• Conservationists
• Square Deal
• Coal Strike of 1902

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• Personality Youthful, energetic, craved the
  spotlight, proud, animated speaker, thirst for
  knowledge, cherished role of President, strong
  sense of right wrong, fearless

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(51 years old)Legacy Progressive in the
regulation of monopoliesPersonality fun, loved
baseball golf, good natured, joked about his
size, did not like being President

• Election of 1908
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President James S. Sherman
• Occupation Lawyer
• Largest President
• Dollar Diplomacy
• High Tariff Slight conservation

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• Election of 1912 1916
• Political Party Democrat (56 yrs.)
• Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall
• Occupation College Professor
• World War I
• Fourteen Points League of Nations
• Missionary Diplomacy

• 18th-Prohibition
• Federal Reserve Act
• 19th-Womans Suffrage
• Legacy Offered voters New Freedom by ending
  monopolies
• Personality sportsman, joke teller, moody,
  gifted speaker, poor health

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• Called for Washington Naval Conference in 1921
  worked for peace
• Legacy did little to meet the economic social
  needs of post-war America
• Personality easy-going, poker player, nervous
  breakdowns, unfaithful in marriage, relaxed,
  poor leadership skills

• Election of 1920 (55 years old)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Calvin Coolidge
• Occupation Newspaper Editor Publisher
• Ohio Gang Teapot Dome Scandal

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• Completed Hardings Term of Office
• Election of 1924
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Charles G. Dawes
• Occupation Lawyer
• Former Governor of Massachusetts who settled
  Boston Police Strike

• (51 years old)
• Silent Cal
• Promised a Return to Normalcy
• Veterans Bonus
• Kellogg-Briand Pact
• Legacy Restored dignity to the office after
  Hardings scandals
• Personality shy, reserved, man of few words, not
  innovative

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• Election of 1928
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Charles Curtis
• Occupation Engineer
• Food Administrator during WWI
• Blamed for the Great Depression

• (54 years old)
• Rugged individualism
• Shantytowns Hoovervilles
• 21st Amendment Prohibition Ends in 1929
• Black Thursday-Stock Market Crash

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• Smoot-Hawley Tariff
• Legacy Identified one of darkest periods in
  history.
• Personality self-reliant, self-assured, didnt
  like small talk, avid fisherman, extremely
  efficient, hard-working, dull speaker, detail
  oriented

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• Elections of 1932, 1936, 1940 1944 (51 years)
• Political Party Democrat
• Vice-Presidents John N. Garner, Henry A.
  Wallace, Harry S. Truman
• Occupation Lawyer
• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
• Great Depression World War II (DDAY)

• New Deal Relief, Recovery, Reform
• Court-packing Scheme
• Social Security Act
• Fireside Chats
• Only President elected to 4 Terms in Office
• 1st 100 Days 2nd 100 Days
• TVA, CCC,WPA, PWA, SEC,

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• Legacy Fearlessly guided U.S. through war
  depression, inspiring hope confidence.
• Personality sensitive, good listener, sportsman,
  loved movies, card player, charming, worked well
  under pressure, fearless, strong-willed, suffered
  from polio

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• Completed FDRs Term of Office (60 yrs old)
• Election of 1948
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Alben W. Barkley
• Occupation Clerk Farmer
• World War II bombs on Hiroshima Nagasaki

• Desegregated the military after WWII
• Cold War Berlin Airlift, Korean War
• The Buck Stops Here
• Fair Deal
• McCarthyism Red Scare

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• Legacy Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan,
  established NATO- saved western civilization
• Personality even-tempered, reader, pianist,
  loved to walk outdoors, confident, acted boldly
  quickly

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• Little Rock Nine Crisis
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Legacy Kept the peace provided prosperity- a
  time of great national pride.
• Personality superstitious, great cook, poker
  player, honorable, poor public speaker, never
  badmouthed others

• Elections of 1952 1956 (62 yrs)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Richard M. Nixon
• Occupation Soldier
• Allied Supreme Commander of WWII- DDAY

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• Election of 1960 (43)
• Political Party Democrat
• Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson
• Occupation Author, Reporter
• Youngest President
• Cuban Missile Crisis Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Civil Rights Movement

• New Frontier Space program, Peace Corps
• Legacy His tragic assassination in Dallas, TX
  1963
• Personality graceful, ladies man, very athletic,
  witty, 1st Catholic

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• Completed JFKs 2nd Term of Office (55)
• Election of 1964
• Political Party Democrat
• Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey
• Occupation Teacher
• Escalated the Vietnam War after Tonkin Gulf
  Resolution

• Great Society
• Pushed for passing of the Civil Rights Act of
  1964 1968
• Declared a war on poverty
• Voting Rights Act
• Race riots
• Medicare Medicaid
• Did not seek a 2nd term

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• Personality complex, puzzling person, loved to
  play host, true Texan, competitive, hardworking,
  ambitious, intimidating

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• Vietnamization gradual withdrawal of troops from
  Vietnam War
• 1st man on moon
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Legacy Watergate Scandal, resignation, Tricky
  Dick
• Personality serious, avid bowler, pianist,
  entrepreneur, traditional values, patriotic,
  secretive

• Elections of 1968 1972 (56 yrs old)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-Presidents Spiro T. Agnew Gerald R. Ford
• Occupation Lawyer
• 1st President to visit China
• Started détente with Soviet Union

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• Completed Nixons Term of Office after his
  resignation (61)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Nelson A. Rockefeller
• Occupation Lawyer
• Vietnam troops return home in 1975
• Pardoned Richard Nixon for his actions

• Accidental President Only President appointed
  VP later succeeds to presidency
• Legacy Restored a sense of integrity to White
  House after Watergate Scandal.
• Personality dependable, honest, talented
  athlete, big on compromise, not prepared for
  presidency
• 2 assassination attempts by 2 different females

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• Election of 1976
• Political Party Democrat
• Vice-President Walter Mondale
• Occupation Business Farmer
• Iran Hostage Crisis
• Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island
• Panama Canal Treaty

• Camp David Accords
• Legacy Fought for human rights diplomacy-
  became a exemplary leader of these causes after
  his presidency.
• Personality religious, shy, intelligent, reader,
  hired minorities, ambitious, sarcastic, did not
  delegate

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• Elections of 1980 1984 (69)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President George H.W. Bush
• Occupation Actor Lecturer
• American hostages released from Iran
• Reaganonmics
• Berlin Wall fall down after Reagan persuaded
  Gorbachev

• Launching of Columbia
• Iran-Contra Scandal involving Nicaragua
• Challenger Explosion
• Appointed 1st woman to Supreme Court

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• Legacy The Teflon President
• Personality former Hollywood actor, charmer,
  private, loved comics, optimistic, great
  communicator
• Attempted assassination in 1981

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• Election of 1988 Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Dan Quayle
• Occupation Business
• Persian Gulf War with Iraqs invasion of Kuwait
• Soviet Union collapses- Berlin Wall

• (64 years old)
• Read my lips, no new taxes
• Invasion of Panama
• Legacy Admired as honest principal leader
• Personality Type A, workaholic, witty, put
  friends in key positions, decent leader

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• Elections of 1992 1996 (46 years old)
• Political Party Democrat
• Vice-President Al Gore, Jr.
• Occupation Lawyer
• NAFTA is signed
• OK City Courthouse Bombing
• Impeachment Trial is acquitted

• Monica Lewinski Public Relations Affair
• Brady Bill
• Troops sent to Bosnia
• Legacy Provided peace, low crime,
  unprecedented prosperity

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• Personality Flirtatious, chronic womanizer,
  saxophone player, reader, loved junk food,
  stubborn commanding, peacemaker, hated making
  enemies, Slick Willie

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• Election of 2000 2004 (54 years old)
• Political Party Republican
• Vice-President Dick Cheney
• Occupation Business
• No Child Left Behind
• Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorists Attacks on America

• Known as W
• Hurricane Katrina 2005
• Bush v. Gore Election 2000 Controversy in
  Florida with chads (votes)
• Legacy Fought terrorism worldwide
• Personality witty, athletic, party boy,
  outgoing, cocky, loyal, competitive, energetic

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• Election of 2008
• Political Party Democrat
• Vice-President Joe Biden
• Current President
• Cash for Clunkers
• Buyouts GM, Chrysler, others

• (47 years old)
• Pushing for National Health Care System
• TO BE CONTINUED!