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The incumbent president is Joe Biden, who assumed office on January 20, 2021. [13] The president-elect is Donald Trump , who won the 2024 presidential election over Kamala Harris and will assume office on January 20, 2025.
There have been 46 presidents of the United States. The youngest president was John F. Kennedy at age 43. The oldest is Joe Biden at age 78. The longest-serving president was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died shortly into his fourth term in office.
Lyndon B. Johnson's tenure as the 36th president of the United States began on November 22, 1963, upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969. He had been vice president for 1,036 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
Click on a president below to learn more about each presidency through an interactive timeline. The table below the graphic provides a list of presidents of the United States, their birthplaces, political parties, and terms of office.
In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy’s running mate. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th...
Nov. 27, 1963: Lyndon B. Johnson makes his first address as president to a joint session of Congress days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Speaker of the House John McCormack and President pro tempore of the Senate Carl Hayden are seated behind him.
The United States presidential election of 1960 marked the end of Dwight D. Eisenhower's two terms as President. Eisenhower's Vice President, Richard Nixon, who had transformed his office into a national political base, was the Republican candidate, whereas the Democrats nominated Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy.
Lyndon Baines Johnson (often referred to as “LBJ”) was elected vice president of the United States in 1960 and was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States in 1963 after President...
After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Vice-President Johnson became President. In 1964, Johnson was easily elected President. Johnson created a “war on poverty” and escalated the unpopular Vietnam War.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president.