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George W. Bush

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2001-2009, President during the September 11 attacks, led the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Donald Trump

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2017-2021, Impeached twice, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, First president to meet with a North Korean leader.

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Franklin Pierce

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1853-1857, Signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, enforced the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Abraham Lincoln

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1861-1865, Led the United States through its Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address.

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James A. Garfield

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1881, Assassinated after only 200 days in office, advocated for civil service reform.

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William McKinley

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1897-1901, President during the Spanish-American War, supported high protective tariffs.

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William Henry Harrison

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1841, First president to die in office, delivering the longest inaugural address in American history.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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1869-1877, Commanding general during the Civil War, Enforcement Acts to combat the Ku Klux Klan.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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1901-1909, Established national parks and the FDA, Panama Canal construction began during his term.

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Bill Clinton

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1993-2001, Presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion, was impeached during his second term.

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William Howard Taft

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1909-1913, Focused on trust-busting and civil service reform, later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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1953-1961, Supreme Allied Commander during WWII, initiated the Interstate Highway System.

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Richard Nixon

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1969-1974, First U.S. president to resign from office, opened diplomatic relations with China.

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Jimmy Carter

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1977-1981, Brokered the Camp David Accords, created the Department of Energy and Education.

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Martin Van Buren

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1837-1841, The Panic of 1837 economic crisis occurred during his term, advocated for the Trail of Tears.

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James Monroe

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1817-1825, Monroe Doctrine declared opposition to European colonization in the Americas, Era of Good Feelings.

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Woodrow Wilson

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1913-1921, Led the nation through World War I, established the Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission.

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Warren G. Harding

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1921-1923, Harding's term saw the Teapot Dome scandal, often ranked as one of the worst presidents.

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John Quincy Adams

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1825-1829, Notable for his post-presidency career in Congress, formulated the Monroe Doctrine as Secretary of State.

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James Buchanan

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1857-1861, President prior to the Civil War, Dred Scott decision occurred during his tenure.

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Joe Biden

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2021-present, 1.9trillionAmericanRescuePlan,U.S.troopwithdrawalfromAfghanistan.1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Herbert Hoover

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1929-1933, Presidency marred by the onset of the Great Depression, signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff.

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Ronald Reagan

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1981-1989, Reaganomics, End of the Cold War, survived an assassination attempt.

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Andrew Jackson

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1829-1837, Implemented the Indian Removal Act, Founder of the modern Democratic Party.

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Zachary Taylor

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1849-1850, General in the Mexican-American War, died relatively early in his term.

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Benjamin Harrison

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1889-1893, Sherman Antitrust Act and McKinley Tariff, Benjamin Harrison was known as the 'centennial president.'

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Harry S. Truman

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1945-1953, Authorized the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, initiated the Marshall Plan.

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James Madison

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1809-1817, 'Father of the Constitution', President during the War of 1812.

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James K. Polk

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1845-1849, Known for territorial expansion of the United States, Mexican-American War.

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Grover Cleveland

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1885-1889, 1893-1897, Only president to serve two non-consecutive terms, Statue of Liberty dedication.

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John F. Kennedy

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1961-1963, President during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs Invasion, initiated the Space Race.

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Gerald Ford

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1974-1977, Healed the nation post-Watergate, granted Nixon a presidential pardon.

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Barack Obama

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2009-2017, First African American president, Affordable Care Act, repealed 'Don't ask, don't tell'.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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1963-1969, Great Society legislation, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and escalated the Vietnam War.

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George H. W. Bush

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1989-1993, Led the nation during the Gulf War, signed the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Thomas Jefferson

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1801-1809, Principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase (1803).

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Millard Fillmore

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1850-1853, Last Whig president, Compromise of 1850, including the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Rutherford B. Hayes

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1877-1881, Ended the Reconstruction era through the Compromise of 1877, initiated civil service reform.

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Calvin Coolidge

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1923-1929, Known for his laissez-faire approach to the economy, presided over the Roaring Twenties.

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John Tyler

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1841-1845, First vice president to assume presidency after the death of his predecessor, annexation of Texas.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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1933-1945, Led the nation through the Great Depression and World War II, introduced the New Deal.

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George Washington

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1789-1797, Established many federal government precedents, including the cabinet system and the inaugural address.

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John Adams

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1797-1801, First President to reside in the executive mansion, known for the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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Andrew Johnson

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1865-1869, First U.S. President to be impeached, opposed Radical Republicans' Reconstruction policies.

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Chester A. Arthur

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1881-1885, Enacted the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, revised the U.S. Navy.

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