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William Howard Taft
(1909-1913)
White House hospitality during the Taft administration featured ambitious and varied menus supervised by Mrs. Jaffrey. Formal musicales and state dinners were held on the state floor following tradition, but Mrs. Taft's elaborate parties and dances were held in the garden or on the east and west terraces, in the fashion of those she enjoyed in the Philippines. -
Woodrow Wilson
(1913-1921)
One of Woodrow's biggest accomplishments is that he ratified the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote -
Warren G. Harding
(1921-1923)
Warren G. Harding died while serving as president -
Calvin Coolidge
(1923-1929)
He signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans -
Herbert Hoover
(1929-1933)
he championed the Federal Farm Board, which was created to stabilize agricultural prices and support farmers. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(1933-1945)
He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's involvement in World War II. -
Harry S. Truman
(1945-1953)
Harry S. Truman is known for leading the United States through the end of World War II, including the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan, and for his role in establishing the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO during the Cold War. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953-1961)
On the domestic front, Eisenhower governed as a moderate conservative who continued New Deal agencies and expanded Social Security. He covertly opposed Joseph McCarthy and contributed to the end of McCarthyism by openly invoking executive privilege. -
John F. Kennedy
(1961-1963)
John F. Kennedy, the first Roman Catholic and youngest elected president, is known for his charm and optimism, championing the U.S. space program, his leadership during the Cuban missile crisis, and his vision for a new generation of Americans, though his presidency was tragically cut short by assassination. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963-1969)
Lyndon B. Johnson is known as president for his Great Society domestic programs, including landmark civil rights legislation and the creation of Medicare, while also leading the nation through the escalating Vietnam War. -
Richard Nixon
(1969-1974)
His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. -
Gerald Ford
(1974-1977)
Domestically, Ford presided over the worst economy in the four decades since the Great Depression, with growing inflation and a recession. In one of his most controversial acts, he granted a presidential pardon to Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal. -
Jimmy Carter
(1977-1981)
As president, Carter pardoned all Vietnam draft evaders and negotiated major foreign policy agreements, including the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties, and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, and he established diplomatic relations with China. -
George H. W. Bush
(1989-1993)
Foreign policy drove Bush's presidency as he navigated the final years of the Cold War and played a key role in the reunification of Germany. He presided over the invasion of Panama and the Gulf War, ending the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in the latter conflict. -
Bill Clinton
(1993-2001)
Clinton presided over the second longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. He signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act but failed to pass his plan for national health care reform. -
George W. Bush
(2001-2009
In his first term, Bush signed a major tax-cut program and an education-reform bill, the No Child Left Behind Act. He pushed for socially conservative efforts such as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and faith-based initiatives. -
Barack Obama
(2009-2017)
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president. -
Donald Trump
(2017-2021)
During his first term, Trump imposed a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, expanded the U.S.–Mexico border wall, and enforced a family separation policy. He rolled back environmental and business regulations, signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and appointed three Supreme Court justices. -
Joe Biden
(2021-2025)
As president, Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession. -
Donald trump pt. 2
(2025- present)
President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act as the first legislation of his second term. On his first day, Trump pardoned about 1,500 people convicted of offenses in the January 6 Capitol attack of 2021.