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| The '''[[President of the United States]]''' is the head of state of the [[United States of America]] and commander-in-chief of the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Military]]. They are also the leader of the [[Executive (government)|Executive branch]] and have the ability to sign and veto bills put forth by [[United States Congress|Congress]] as well as enforce laws that the legislative branch passes. The President is chosen by electors within the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] to serve a four-year term, and can serve a maximum of two terms as per the [[Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution|22nd Amendment]]<ref group="Note">There has been one exception to this rule: [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. FDR was elected four times, in 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944; he died less than half a year into his fourth term. The 22nd Amendment was passed two years after his death in 1947.</ref>. In total, there have been forty-five officeholders. Twenty-one of those forty-five Presidents were elected more than once, and all officeholders (with the exception of [[Grover Greveland]]) served their term(s) consecutively.
| | #REDIRECT [[President of the United States]] |
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| This list does not include [[Jefferson Davis]], the [[President of the Confederate States of America|President of the Confederacy]]; nor does it include [[David Rice Atchison]], who claimed to have served as [[Acting President of the United States]] from 4-5 March 1849.
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| |+Presidents
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| !Number
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| !Name
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| !Party
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| !Term began
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| !Term ended
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| |1
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| |[[George Washington]]
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| |Unaffiliated
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| |30 April 1789
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| |4 March 1797
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| |-
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| |2
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| |[[John Adams]]
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| |[[Federalist Party]]
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| |4 March 1797
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| |4 March 1801
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| |-
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| |3
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| |[[Thomas Jefferson]]
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| |[[Democratic-Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1801
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| |4 March 1809
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| |-
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| |4
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| |[[James Madison]]
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| |[[Democratic-Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1809
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| |4 March 1817
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| |-
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| |5
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| |[[James Monroe]]
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| |[[Democratic-Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1817
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| |4 March 1825
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| |-
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| |6
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| |[[John Quincy Adams]]
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| |[[Democratic-Republican Party]][[National Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1825
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| |4 March 1829
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| |-
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| |7
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| |[[Andrew Jackson]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1829
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| |4 March 1837
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| |-
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| |8
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| |[[Martin Van Buren]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1837
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| |4 March 1841
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| |-
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| |9
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| |[[William Henry Harrison]]
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| |[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]]
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| |4 March 1841
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| |4 April 1841<ref name=":0" group="Note">Died in office</ref>
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| |-
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| |10
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| |[[John Tyler]]
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| |[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]]Unaffiliated
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| |4 April 1841
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| |4 March 1845
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| |-
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| |11
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| |[[James K. Polk]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1845
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| |4 March 1849
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| |-
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| |12
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| |[[Zachary Taylor]]
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| |[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]]
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| |4 March 1849
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| |9 July 1850<ref name=":0" group="Note" />
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| |-
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| |13
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| |[[Millard Fillmore]]
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| |[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]]
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| |9 July 1850
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| |4 March 1853
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| |-
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| |14
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| |[[Franklin Pierce]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1853
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| |4 March 1857
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| |-
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| |15
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| |[[James Buchanan]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1857
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| |4 March 1861
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| |-
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| |16
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| |[[Abraham Lincoln]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]][[National Union Party (United States)|National Union Party]]
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| |4 March 1861
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| |15 April 1865<ref name=":0" group="Note" />
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| |-
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| |17
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| |[[Andrew Johnson]]
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| |[[National Union Party (United States)|National Union Party]][[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |15 April 1865
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| |4 March 1869
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| |-
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| |18
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| |[[Ulysses S. Grant]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1869
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| |4 March 1877
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| |-
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| |19
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| |[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1877
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| |4 March 1881
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| |-
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| |20
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| |[[James A. Garfield]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1881
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| |19 September 1881<ref name=":0" group="Note" />
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| |-
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| |21
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| |[[Chester A. Arthur]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |19 September 1881
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| |4 March 1885
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| |-
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| |22
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| |[[Grover Cleveland]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1885
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| |4 March 1889
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| |-
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| |23
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| |[[Benjamin Harrison]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1889
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| |4 March 1893
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| |-
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| |24
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| |[[Grover Cleveland]] (again)
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1893
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| |4 March 1897
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| |-
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| |25
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| |[[William McKinley]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1897
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| |14 September 1901<ref name=":0" group="Note" />
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| |-
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| |26
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| |[[Theodore Roosevelt]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |14 September 1901
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| |4 March 1909
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| |-
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| |27
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| |[[William Howard Taft]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1909
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| |4 March 1913
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| |-
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| |28
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| |[[Woodrow Wilson]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1913
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| |4 March 1921
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| |-
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| |29
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| |[[Warren G. Harding]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1921
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| |2 August 1923<ref name=":0" group="Note" />
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| |-
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| |30
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| |[[Calvin Coolidge]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |2 August 1923
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| |4 March 1929
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| |-
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| |31
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| |[[Herbert Hoover]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |4 March 1929
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| |4 March 1933
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| |-
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| |32
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| |[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |4 March 1933
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| |12 April 1945<ref name=":0" group="Note" />
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| |-
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| |33
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| |[[Harry S. Truman]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |12 April 1945
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| |20 January 1953
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| |-
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| |34
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| |[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |20 January 1953
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| |20 January 1961
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| |-
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| |35
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| |[[John F. Kennedy]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |20 January 1961
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| |22 November 1963<ref name=":0" group="Note" />
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| |-
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| |36
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| |[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |22 November 1963
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| |20 January 1969
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| |-
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| |37
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| |[[Richard Nixon]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |20 January 1969
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| |9 August 1974<ref group="Note">Resigned</ref>
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| |-
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| |38
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| |[[Gerald Ford]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |9 August 1974
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| |20 January 1977
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| |-
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| |39
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| |[[Jimmy Carter]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |20 January 1977
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| |20 January 1981
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| |-
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| |40
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| |[[Ronald Reagan]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |20 January 1981
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| |20 January 1989
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| |-
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| |41
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| |[[George H. W. Bush]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |20 January 1989
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| |20 January 1993
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| |-
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| |42
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| |[[Bill Clinton]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |20 January 1993
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| |20 January 2001
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| |-
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| |43
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| |[[George W. Bush]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |20 January 2001
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| |20 January 2009
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| |-
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| |44
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| |[[Barack Obama]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |20 January 2009
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| |20 January 2017
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| |-
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| |45
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| |[[Donald Trump]]
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| |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
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| |20 January 2017
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| |20 January 2021
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| |-
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| |46
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| |[[Joe Biden]]
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| |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
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| |20 January 2021
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| |Incumbent
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| |}
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| == Notes ==
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| <references group="Note" />
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