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List of Presidents
Parties
No party Federalist Democratic-Republican Democratic Whig Republican
[2] President Took office Left office Party Vice President Term
Presidency
[20]
vacant
April 20, 1812 March
4, 1813
[19] 7
Elbridge Gerry
March 4, 1813
November 23, 1814
[20]
vacant
November 23, 1814
March 4, 1817
[20]
vacant
December 28, 1832
March 4, 1833
[47]
no party
September 13, 1841 March
4, 1845
[20]
vacant
April 18, 1853 March
4, 1857
[20]
vacant
November 22, 1875
March 4, 1877
List of Presidents of the United States 4
[20]
vacant
November 25, 1885
March 4, 1889
Theodore Roosevelt 29
Harry S. Truman 40
Gerald Ford
December 6, 1973
August 9, 1974
Nelson Rockefeller
December 19, 1974
January 20, 1977
See also
Historical rankings of United States Presidents
List of educational institutions named after U.S. presidents
List of Vice Presidents of the United States
Presidential $1 Coin Program
External links
Whitehouse.gov: The Presidents [184]
American Heritage People: The Presidents [185]
American Presidents History Channel [186]
American Presidents: Life Portraits [187]
List of Presidents of the United States 7
The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies [188] Grand Valley State University
POTUS: Presidents of the United States [189] Internet Public Library
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