The Past 10 Presidents

John F. Kennedy

Jan 20, 1961

Born: May 29, 1917; Brookline, Massachusetts
Died: November 22, 1963
Party: Democratic
Term: 1961-1963 Kennedy is the only Roman Catholic to become President.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Nov 23, 1963

Born: August 27, 1908; near Stonewall, Texas
Died: January 22, 1973
Party: Democratic
Term: 1963-1969 Johnson was sworn into office on an airplane after the Kennedy assassination.

Richard M. Nixon

Jan 20, 1969

Born: January 9, 1913; Yorba Linda, California
Died: April 22, 1994
Party: Republican
Term: 1969-1974 Nixon is the only U.S. President in history to resign his office.

Gerald R. Ford

Aug 9, 1974

Born: July 14, 1913; Omaha, Nebraska
Died: December 26, 2006
Party: Republican
Term: 1974-1977 Ford is the only President never elected President or Vice President.

James E. (Jimmy) Carter

Jan 20, 1977

Born: October 1, 1924; Plains, Georgia
Party: Democratic
Term: 1977-1981 Since leaving office, Carter has traveled the world doing charity work.

Ronald Reagan

Jan 20, 1981

Born: February 6, 1911; Tampico, Illinois
Died: June 5, 2004
Party: Republican
Term: 1981-1989
Reagan is the only President to survive after being wounded by a would-be assassin.

George H. W. Bush

Jan 20, 1989

Born: June 12, 1924; Milton, Massachusetts
Party: Republican
Term: 1989-1993 Bush was the first sitting Vice President to be elected President since Martin Van Buren.

William J. Clinton

Jan 20, 1993

Born: August 19, 1946; Hope, Arkansas
Party: Democratic
Term: 1993-2000 When he was 16, Clinton met President Kennedy at the White House. The experience inspired his interest in politics.

George W. Bush

Jan 20, 2001

Born: July 6, 1946; New Haven, Connecticut
Party: Republican.
Term: 2001-2008 George Bush was the managing partner and part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team from 1989-1998.

Barack Obama

Jan 20, 2009

Born: August 4, 1961; Honolulu, Hawaii
Party: Democrat
Terms: 2009-2013; 2013-2017
Barack Obama is the first African American president of the United States.