#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Led the Continental Army and was the first president George Washington us-presidents-facts Second president; his son also became president John Adams us-presidents-facts Wrote the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase Thomas Jefferson us-presidents-facts Called the Father of the Constitution James Madison us-presidents-facts Warned European nations away from the Americas in 1823 James Monroe us-presidents-facts Son of the second president, he was the sixth John Quincy Adams us-presidents-facts Hero of the Battle of New Orleans; started the 'common man' era Andrew Jackson us-presidents-facts Served only one month in 1841 and died William Henry Harrison us-presidents-facts President during the Mexican-American War and the Oregon Treaty James K. Polk us-presidents-facts Led the nation during the Civil War and signed the Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln us-presidents-facts First president to be impeached by the House Andrew Johnson us-presidents-facts Civil War general who became the 18th president Ulysses S. Grant us-presidents-facts Shot in 1881 and died months later James A. Garfield us-presidents-facts Only president to serve two separate terms Grover Cleveland us-presidents-facts President when the Spanish-American War happened William McKinley us-presidents-facts Youngest person to become president, at age 42 Theodore Roosevelt us-presidents-facts Teddy bear was named after him Theodore Roosevelt us-presidents-facts Only person to be both president and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Howard Taft us-presidents-facts Led the US in World War I and proposed the League of Nations Woodrow Wilson us-presidents-facts President at the start of the Great Depression Herbert Hoover us-presidents-facts Only president elected four times Franklin D. Roosevelt us-presidents-facts Led the nation through the Depression and most of World War II Franklin D. Roosevelt us-presidents-facts Ordered the atomic bombs used to end World War II Harry S. Truman us-presidents-facts Supreme Allied commander in WWII who became president Dwight D. Eisenhower us-presidents-facts Started the Interstate Highway System Dwight D. Eisenhower us-presidents-facts Youngest person elected president, at age 43 John F. Kennedy us-presidents-facts First Catholic president John F. Kennedy us-presidents-facts President during the Cuban Missile Crisis John F. Kennedy us-presidents-facts Signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson us-presidents-facts President when Americans first walked on the Moon Richard Nixon us-presidents-facts Only president to resign from office Richard Nixon us-presidents-facts Became president after Nixon resigned, without being elected president or vice president Gerald Ford us-presidents-facts Peanut farmer from Georgia who became the 39th president Jimmy Carter us-presidents-facts Former actor and California governor who became president in 1981 Ronald Reagan us-presidents-facts President when the Berlin Wall fell George H. W. Bush us-presidents-facts President in the 1990s who was the 42nd Bill Clinton us-presidents-facts Son of the 41st president, he became the 43rd George W. Bush us-presidents-facts First Black president Barack Obama us-presidents-facts Presidents' term length Four years us-presidents-facts Maximum terms for a president Two elected terms, set by the 22nd Amendment (1951) us-presidents-facts Minimum age to be president 35 years old us-presidents-facts Who becomes president if the president cannot serve? The vice president us-presidents-facts The White House Home of the president at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC us-presidents-facts First president to live in the White House John Adams us-presidents-facts Camp David The president's country retreat in Maryland us-presidents-facts Air Force One The airplane that carries the president us-presidents-facts Oval Office The president's formal office in the White House us-presidents-facts Electoral College The system of electors who formally choose the president us-presidents-facts Inauguration Ceremony where a president takes the oath of office us-presidents-facts Inauguration Day January 20 (since 1937) us-presidents-facts Veto The president's power to reject a bill passed by Congress us-presidents-facts Executive order A directive issued by the president that has the force of law us-presidents-facts Commander in chief The president's role as head of the armed forces us-presidents-facts Cabinet Leaders of major government departments who advise the president us-presidents-facts First lady Title for the president's wife (so far); some have been active leaders us-presidents-facts Eleanor Roosevelt First lady who held press conferences and wrote a newspaper column us-presidents-facts Dolley Madison First lady known for hosting events and saving a portrait during the War of 1812 us-presidents-facts Abigail Adams First lady and trusted adviser to John Adams us-presidents-facts First president born a US citizen rather than a British subject Martin Van Buren us-presidents-facts Taller than most, 6 feet 4 inches Abraham Lincoln us-presidents-facts Protected millions of acres as national forests, parks and monuments Theodore Roosevelt us-presidents-facts Mount Rushmore presidents Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln us-presidents-facts President on the penny Abraham Lincoln us-presidents-facts President on the nickel Thomas Jefferson us-presidents-facts President on the dollar bill George Washington us-presidents-facts President on the five-dollar bill Abraham Lincoln us-presidents-facts President on the 50-dollar bill Ulysses S. Grant us-presidents-facts President on the quarter George Washington us-presidents-facts President on the dime Franklin D. Roosevelt us-presidents-facts Born on the Fourth of July Calvin Coolidge us-presidents-facts Died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration Thomas Jefferson and John Adams us-presidents-facts Had a pet raccoon named Rebecca Calvin Coolidge us-presidents-facts Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 Theodore Roosevelt us-presidents-facts