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Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [ 4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...
Note: The official portraits for Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama were painted by artists who were not employed by the federal government at the time. These images are not in the public domain, and as such, are not included in this gallery.
The United States has had a two-party system for much of its history, and the major parties of the two-party system have dominated presidential elections for most of U.S. history. [1] The two current major parties are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
Updated October 16, 2017 at 4:33 PM. 20 Fun Presidential Food Facts. Celebrate Presidents' Day with these fun facts about what the presidents ate. From George Washington to Barack Obama, the ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt. 4,422 days. (1933–1945) William Henry Harrison. 31 days. (1841) This is a list of presidents of the United States by time in office. The listed number of days is calculated as the difference between dates, which counts the number of calendar days except the last day. The length of a full four-year presidential term of ...
In honor of President's Day, we've rounded up the best photos of former US presidents enjoying each other's company. See Also: 11 US cities where people are the least healthy, have the most ...
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Jimmy Carter 's retirement, currently 43 years, is the longest in American presidential history. Additionally, at age 99, Carter is the oldest of the six living U.S. presidents [ 2] as well as the nation's longest-lived president. [ 8] Barack Obama, at age 63, is the youngest living former president.