1932-1968

By Aaron Harbaugh

  • 1788

    1788
    George Washington elected president. 1789-1797 no party affiliation.

  • 1932

    1932
    Franklin Roosevelt democrat elected president

  • 1796

    1796
    James Adams elected Federalist 1797-1801

  • 1929

    1929
    The Great Depression

  • 1932

    1932
    New electoral base of southerners, small farmers, organized labor, big-city political organizations

  • 1936

    1936
    Roosevelt was reelected

  • 1940

    1940
    Roosevelt's third term

  • 1944

    1944
    And yet another term completed by vice president Harry S. Truman

  • 1945

    1945
    FDRs death

  • 1948

    1948
    Truman was elected full term

  • 1952

    1952
    Republicans regain the white house

  • 1956

    1956
    Dwight Eisenhower led republicans to victory

  • 1964

    1964
    Lyndon Johnson won full presidential term

  • 1960

    1960
    Massachusetts got the white house back

  • 1963

    1963
    JFK assassinated