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

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