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5 presidents taught at a university: James A. Garfield, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. 2 presidents served as president of the United States for two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump. 2 presidents served as party leaders of the House of Representatives, James A. Garfield and Gerald Ford.
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2]
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921.He was the only Democrat to serve as president during the Progressive Era when Republicans dominated the presidency and legislative branches.
Succeeded by: Woodrow Wilson: 10th Chief Justice of the United States; In office July 11, 1921 – February 3, 1930: ... Governor Woodrow Wilson was the Democratic ...
Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson.
Despite his New Jersey base, most Southern leaders worked with him as a fellow Southerner. Wilson experienced several strokes in the last year and a half of his presidency causing him to be largely incapacitated. He was succeeded by Republican Warren G. Harding, who won the 1920 election. Wilson was a leading force in the Progressive Movement.
Wilson first invited Newton D. Baker to hold the position, but Baker declined, and Franklin Knight Lane was selected to hold the position. [13] Wilson then, in mid-February, decided he would prefer to have Lane instead serve as secretary of war, and have Walter Hines Page serve as secretary of the interior. [12]
Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents while in office.