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[5] [6] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises from two individuals elected to non-consecutive terms: Grover Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, while Donald Trump is counted as the 45th and 47th president. [7] [8]
The length of a full four-year term of office for a president of the United States usually amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). The listed number of days is calculated as the difference between dates , which counts the number of calendar days except the first day ( day zero ).
He was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, as the nation's 45th president, and his presidency ended on January 20, 2021, with the inauguration of Joe Biden. He was then elected to a second, non-consecutive term in 2024 , and assumed the presidency again on January 20, 2025, as the nation's 47th president.
Current events; Random article; ... Timeline of United States history (1930–1949) ... Events from the year 1947 in the United States. President Truman on opening ...
At 70 years, 220 days of age on Inauguration Day, Trump was the oldest person to assume the presidency. Four years later, in 2021, he was surpassed by Joe Biden at 78 years, 61 days. Following his victory in 2024, Trump surpassed Biden in 2025 at the age of 78 years and 220 days.
March 1 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives what will be his last address to a joint session of Congress, reporting on the Yalta Conference. March 2 – Former Vice President Henry Agard Wallace starts his term of office as U.S. Secretary of Commerce, serving under President Roosevelt.
21 years, 111 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) 13 years, 39 days after 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849) 12 years, 15 days after 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850) 187 days after 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862) 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
January 5 – President Truman delivers the 1949 State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress, calling for the repeal of the Taft–Hartley Act, aid to farmers and implementation of civil rights laws, universal training, broader social security, education and prepaid medical insurance federal aid programs, and a million new housing ...