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[5] [6] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises because of Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, who were elected to two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, while Trump is counted as the 45th and 47th president. [7] [8]
17 presidents previously served as U.S. senators; only 3 immediately before election as president. Only one president, Andrew Johnson, served as a U.S. senator after his presidency. 15 presidents previously served as vice presidents. All except Richard Nixon and Joe Biden were vice presidents immediately before becoming president. 9 of the 15 ...
Roosevelt is the only American president to have served more than two terms. Following ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment in 1951, presidents—beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower —have been ineligible for election to a third term or, after serving more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president, to a ...
Eisenhower is the only president to have played in the game, doing so in 1912 for Army. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Unofficial history' of U.S. Presidents attending college ...
Biden and Trump have set up a political movie the country has seen before — even if the last version was in black and white. ... After Eisenhower beat Stevenson in 1952 and won all but nine ...
The five living U.S. presidents — Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton — reunited to honor the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter. On Thursday, Jan. 9, a date ...
Ulysses S. Grant, here shortly before his death, was the first president to write a memoir. First president born in Ohio. [5] First president born after the War of 1812. First president to have both parents alive during his presidency [ar] [60] First president to appear with a moustache in office. [150] First president to veto more than fifty ...
Among recent presidents, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama moved up in the rankings, while George W. Bush and Donald Trump moved down, though part of the downward shift was due to the addition of a new president to the poll. Counting from the other direction, Trump remained unchanged at third place from last.