abraham lincoln to barack obama reconstruction to present day united states presidents
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Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama
Reconstruction to Present Day
United States Presidents
• Election of 1860 & 1864 (52 years old)
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Hannibal Hamlin & Andrew Johnson
• Occupation Before Office: Lawyer
• Civil War; Reconstruction- 10% Plan, Freedmen’s Bureau, Pacific Railway Act of 1862
•Assassinated in 1865
13th Amendment
Legacy: Saved the Union
Personality: Funny, good listener, plain-spoken, obsessed with detail, & micromanager
• Finished Lincoln’s 2nd Term in Office
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: None
• Occupation: Tailor
• Reconstruction, Impeached by Congress because of Radical Republicans
•(56 years old)
Legacy: Father of Segregation
Personality: cold, blunt, honest, stubborn, lacked flexibility
• Election of 1868 & 1872 (46 years old)
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President(s): Schuyler Colfax & Henry Wilson
• Occupation: Farmer & Soldier
• Reconstruction & Gilded Age
• Panic of 1873 ($$$)
•Scandals: Whiskey Ring, & Credit Mobilier
Battle of Little Bighorn
Legacy: Father of the Civil Rights Movement
Personality: loved animals, superstitious, artistic, hands-off micromanager, Motto: “Let us have peace”
• Election of 1876
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: William A. Wheeler
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Great Railroad Strike of 1877
•(54 years old)
•Legacy: ended Reconstruction with Compromise of 1877 & Supports Black Suffrage•Personality: outdoorsman, “people person”, & physically fit
•Election of 1880
•Political Party: Republican
•Vice-President: Chester A. Arthur
•Occupation: Laborer & Professor
•Gilded Age
•Assassinated because of attempt of Civil Service Reforms
•(49 years old)
Legacy: Martyr of the “Spoils System”
Personality: gifted speaker & debater, inconsistent, touchy-feely , despised patronage
• Completed Garfield’s Term of Office
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: None
• Occupation: Teacher & Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Pendleton Act
• Chinese Exclusion Act
•(51 years old)
•Legacy: Restored dignity to presidency
•Personality: passive manager, honest, man of charm, entertainer, emotional, romantic, & procrastinator
• Election of 1884 & 1892
• Political Party: Democrat (47 & 55)
• Vice-President: Thomas A. Hendricks & Adlai E. Stevenson
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Interstate Commerce Commission
• Haymarket Square Riot
1894 Pullman Strike
Legacy: 1st president to use veto freely & only President to serve 2 non-consecutive terms
*Only Democrat between 1860 & 1892
Personality: Blunt, honest, efficient, quick temper, narrow-minded, good “money man”, & conservative
• Election of 1888
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Levi P. Morton
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Battle of Wounded Knee
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Signed Higher Tariff
•(55 years old)
•Grandson of William Henry Harrison
•Legacy: “Billion Dollar Congress”
•Personality: detail oriented, quit work at noon to be with children, “great public speaker”& 1st to use Christmas tree
• Elections of 1896 & 1900 (54 years old)
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Garret Hobart & Theodore Roosevelt
• Occupation: Teacher & Lawyer
• Gilded Age
• Supported Gold Standard
• Boxer Rebellion 1900
•Annexed Hawaii in 1898
•Spanish-American War
•Assassinated in 1901
•Legacy: Modern politics
•Personality: moral, religious, formal manners, friendly
• Completed McKinley’s Term in Office
• Election of 1904
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Charles W. Fairbanks
• Occupation: Historian, Soldier, & Rancher
• Legacy: The 1st Modern President
•(42 years old)
•Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
•“Big Stick Diplomacy”
•Panama Canal
• “Trustbuster”
•Conservationists
•Square Deal
•Coal Strike of 1902
•Personality: Youthful, energetic, craved the spotlight, proud, animated speaker, thirst for knowledge, cherished role of President, strong sense of right & wrong, fearless
• Election of 1908
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: James S. Sherman
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Largest President
• Dollar Diplomacy
• High Tariff & Slight conservation
•(51 years old)
Legacy: Progressive in the regulation of monopolies
Personality: fun, loved baseball & golf, good natured, joked about his size, & did not like being President
• Election of 1912 & 1916
• Political Party: Democrat (56 yrs.)
• Vice-President: Thomas R. Marshall
• Occupation: College Professor
• World War I
• Fourteen Points: League of Nations
• Missionary Diplomacy
•18th-Prohibition
•Federal Reserve Act
•19th-Woman’s Suffrage
•Legacy: Offered voters “New Freedom” by ending monopolies
•Personality: sportsman, joke teller, moody, gifted speaker, poor health
•Election of 1920: (55 years old)
•Political Party: Republican
•Vice-President: Calvin Coolidge
•Occupation: Newspaper Editor & Publisher
•“Ohio Gang”: Teapot Dome Scandal
•Called for Washington Naval Conference in 1921 & worked for peace
•Legacy: did little to meet the economic & social needs of post-war America
•Personality: easy-going, poker player, nervous breakdowns, unfaithful in marriage, relaxed, & poor leadership skills
• Completed Harding’s Term of Office
• Election of 1924
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Charles G. Dawes
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Former Governor of Massachusetts who settled Boston Police Strike
•(51 years old) •“Silent Cal”• Promised a “Return to Normalcy”•Veteran’s Bonus•Kellogg-Briand Pact•Legacy: Restored dignity to the office after Harding’s scandals•Personality: shy, reserved, man of few words, not innovative
• Election of 1928
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Charles Curtis
• Occupation: Engineer
• Food Administrator during WWI
• Blamed for the Great Depression
•(54 years old) •“Rugged individualism”•Shantytowns = “Hoovervilles”•21st Amendment: Prohibition Ends in 1929
•Black Thursday-Stock Market Crash
•Smoot-Hawley Tariff
•Legacy: Identified one of darkest periods in history.
•Personality: self-reliant, self-assured, didn’t like small talk, avid fisherman, extremely efficient, hard-working, dull speaker, & detail oriented
• Elections of 1932, 1936, 1940 & 1944 (51 years)
• Political Party: Democrat
• Vice-Presidents: John N. Garner, Henry A. Wallace, & Harry S. Truman
• Occupation: Lawyer
• “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”
• Great Depression & World War II (DDAY)
•New Deal: Relief, Recovery, & Reform•“Court-packing Scheme”•Social Security Act•“Fireside Chats”
•Only President elected to 4 Terms in Office
•1st 100 Days & 2nd 100 Days
•TVA, CCC,WPA, PWA, SEC,
•Legacy: Fearlessly guided U.S. through war & depression, inspiring hope & confidence.
•Personality: sensitive, good listener, sportsman, loved movies, card player, charming, worked well under pressure, fearless, strong-willed, suffered from polio
• Completed FDR’s Term of Office (60 yrs old)
• Election of 1948
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Alben W. Barkley
• Occupation: Clerk & Farmer
• World War II: bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
•Desegregated the military after WWII
•Cold War: Berlin Airlift, Korean War
•“The Buck Stops Here”
•“Fair Deal”
•McCarthyism & Red Scare
•Legacy: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, established NATO- saved “western civilization”
•Personality: even-tempered, reader, pianist, loved to walk outdoors, confident, acted boldly & quickly
• Elections of 1952 & 1956 (62 yrs)
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Richard M. Nixon
• Occupation: Soldier
• Allied Supreme Commander of WWII- DDAY
• “Little Rock Nine” Crisis
•Brown v. Board of Education
•Legacy: Kept the peace & provided prosperity- a time of great national pride.
•Personality: superstitious, great cook, poker player, honorable, poor public speaker, never badmouthed others
• Election of 1960 (43)
• Political Party: Democrat
• Vice-President: Lyndon B. Johnson
• Occupation: Author, Reporter
• Youngest President
• Cuban Missile Crisis & Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Civil Rights Movement
•New Frontier: Space program, & Peace Corps •Legacy: His tragic assassination in Dallas, TX 1963•Personality: graceful, ladies man, very athletic, witty, 1st Catholic
• Completed JFK’s 2nd Term of Office (55)
• Election of 1964
• Political Party: Democrat
• Vice-President: Hubert H. Humphrey
• Occupation: Teacher
• Escalated the Vietnam War after Tonkin Gulf Resolution
• “Great Society”
•Pushed for passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & 1968
• Declared a war on poverty
•Voting Rights Act
•Race riots
•Medicare & Medicaid
•Did not seek a 2nd term
•Personality: complex, puzzling person, loved to play host, true Texan, competitive, hardworking, ambitious, & intimidating
• Elections of 1968 & 1972 (56 yrs old)
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-Presidents: Spiro T. Agnew & Gerald R. Ford
• Occupation: Lawyer
• 1st President to visit China
• Started détente with Soviet Union
•Vietnamization: gradual withdrawal of troops from Vietnam War•1st man on moon•Environmental Protection Agency•Legacy: Watergate Scandal, resignation, & “Tricky Dick”•Personality: serious, avid bowler, pianist, entrepreneur, traditional values, patriotic, secretive
• Completed Nixon’s Term of Office after his resignation (61)
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Nelson A. Rockefeller
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Vietnam troops return home in 1975
• Pardoned Richard Nixon for his actions
• Accidental President: Only President appointed VP & later succeeds to presidency
•Legacy: Restored a sense of integrity to White House after Watergate Scandal.
•Personality: dependable, honest, talented athlete, big on compromise, not prepared for presidency
•2 assassination attempts by 2 different females
• Election of 1976
• Political Party: Democrat
• Vice-President: Walter Mondale
• Occupation: Business & Farmer
• Iran Hostage Crisis
• Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island
• Panama Canal Treaty
•Camp David Accords
•Legacy: Fought for human rights & diplomacy- became a exemplary leader of these causes after his presidency.
•Personality: religious, shy, intelligent, reader, hired minorities, ambitious, sarcastic, did not delegate
• Elections of 1980 & 1984 (69)
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: George H.W. Bush
• Occupation: Actor & Lecturer
• American hostages released from Iran
• “Reaganonmics”• Berlin Wall fall down
after Reagan persuaded Gorbachev
• Launching of Columbia
•Iran-Contra Scandal involving Nicaragua
•Challenger Explosion
•Appointed 1st woman to Supreme Court
•Legacy: The “Teflon President”
•Personality: former Hollywood actor, charmer, private, loved comics, optimistic, great communicator
•*Attempted assassination in 1981
• Election of 1988 Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Dan Quayle
• Occupation: Business
• Persian Gulf War with Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
• Soviet Union collapses- Berlin Wall
• (64 years old)
•“Read my lips, no new taxes”
•Invasion of Panama
•Legacy: Admired as honest & principal leader
•Personality: Type A, workaholic, witty, put friends in key positions, decent leader
• Elections of 1992 & 1996 (46 years old)
• Political Party: Democrat
• Vice-President: Al Gore, Jr.
• Occupation: Lawyer
• NAFTA is signed
• OK City Courthouse Bombing
• Impeachment Trial & is acquitted
• Monica Lewinski: Public Relations Affair
•Brady Bill
•Troops sent to Bosnia
•Legacy: Provided peace, low crime, & unprecedented prosperity
•Personality: Flirtatious, chronic womanizer, saxophone player, reader, loved junk food, stubborn & commanding, peacemaker, hated making enemies, & “Slick Willie”
• Election of 2000 & 2004 (54 years old)
• Political Party: Republican
• Vice-President: Dick Cheney
• Occupation: Business
• “No Child Left Behind”
• Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorists Attacks on America
• Known as “W ”
• Hurricane Katrina 2005
• Bush v. Gore Election 2000: Controversy in Florida with chads (votes)
•Legacy: Fought terrorism worldwide
•Personality: witty, athletic, party boy, outgoing, cocky, loyal, competitive, energetic
• Election of 2008
• Political Party: Democrat
• Vice-President: Joe Biden
• Current President
• “Cash for Clunkers”
• Buyouts: GM, Chrysler, & others
• (47 years old)
•Pushing for National Health Care System
•TO BE CONTINUED
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