Social studies / American history

The people behind
the presidency.

Explore the lives, decisions, and legacies of the presidents of the United States. Start with a portrait, then discover the story beyond the card.

45 presidents

Portrait of George Washington
President 1

George Washington

1789–1797

Portrait of John Adams
President 2

John Adams

1797–1801

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson
President 3

Thomas Jefferson

1801–1809

Portrait of James Madison
President 4

James Madison

1809–1817

Portrait of James Monroe
President 5

James Monroe

1817–1825

Portrait of John Quincy Adams
President 6

John Quincy Adams

1825–1829

Portrait of Andrew Jackson
President 7

Andrew Jackson

1829–1837

Portrait of Martin Van Buren
President 8

Martin Van Buren

1837–1841

Portrait of William Henry Harrison
President 9

William Henry Harrison

1841

Portrait of John Tyler
President 10

John Tyler

1841–1845

Portrait of James K. Polk
President 11

James K. Polk

1845–1849

Portrait of Zachary Taylor
President 12

Zachary Taylor

1849–1850

Portrait of Millard Fillmore
President 13

Millard Fillmore

1850–1853

Portrait of Franklin Pierce
President 14

Franklin Pierce

1853–1857

Portrait of James Buchanan
President 15

James Buchanan

1857–1861

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
President 16

Abraham Lincoln

1861–1865

Portrait of Andrew Johnson
President 17

Andrew Johnson

1865–1869

Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant
President 18

Ulysses S. Grant

1869–1877

Portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes
President 19

Rutherford B. Hayes

1877–1881

Portrait of James A. Garfield
President 20

James A. Garfield

1881

Portrait of Chester A. Arthur
President 21

Chester A. Arthur

1881–1885

Portrait of Grover Cleveland
President 22 & 24

Grover Cleveland

1885–1889 · 1893–1897

Portrait of Benjamin Harrison
President 23

Benjamin Harrison

1889–1893

Portrait of William McKinley
President 25

William McKinley

1897–1901

Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt
President 26

Theodore Roosevelt

1901–1909

Portrait of William Howard Taft
President 27

William Howard Taft

1909–1913

Portrait of Woodrow Wilson
President 28

Woodrow Wilson

1913–1921

Portrait of Warren G. Harding
President 29

Warren G. Harding

1921–1923

Portrait of Calvin Coolidge
President 30

Calvin Coolidge

1923–1929

Portrait of Herbert Hoover
President 31

Herbert Hoover

1929–1933

Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
President 32

Franklin D. Roosevelt

1933–1945

Portrait of Harry S. Truman
President 33

Harry S. Truman

1945–1953

Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
President 34

Dwight D. Eisenhower

1953–1961

Portrait of John F. Kennedy
President 35

John F. Kennedy

1961–1963

Portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson
President 36

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963–1969

Portrait of Richard Nixon
President 37

Richard Nixon

1969–1974

Portrait of Gerald Ford
President 38

Gerald Ford

1974–1977

Portrait of Jimmy Carter
President 39

Jimmy Carter

1977–1981

Portrait of Ronald Reagan
President 40

Ronald Reagan

1981–1989

Portrait of George H. W. Bush
President 41

George H. W. Bush

1989–1993

Portrait of Bill Clinton
President 42

Bill Clinton

1993–2001

Portrait of George W. Bush
President 43

George W. Bush

2001–2009

Portrait of Barack Obama
President 44

Barack Obama

2009–2017

Portrait of Donald Trump
President 45 & 47

Donald Trump

2017–2021 · 2025–present

Portrait of Joe Biden
President 46

Joe Biden

2021–2025

45 people, 47 numbered presidencies. Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump each have one biography covering both of their nonconsecutive presidencies.

Portrait credits appear on each biography. FDR photograph: Leon Perskie / FDR Presidential Library & Museum, cropped, CC BY 2.0.