1877-2025 Presidential Timeline

  • Rutherford B Hayes

    Rutherford B Hayes
    President Hayes was the 19th president of the United States. He served from 1877-1881. He brought post-civil war reconstruction to an end
  • James Garfield

    James Garfield
    President Garfield was the 20th president of the US during March 1881 then later died of September of 1881. He was assassinated but during his time he focused on Civil Service Reform.
  • Chester Arthur

    Chester Arthur
    President Arthur was the 21st president of the US from 1881-1885. He became president after the assassination of Garfield. He focused on tariff and civil service Reform during his presidency.
  • Grover Cleveland

    Grover Cleveland
    President Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the US from 1885-1889 and 1893-1897. He was president during the Economic Panic of 1893 and dealt with labor strikes.
  • Theodore Roosevelt

    Theodore Roosevelt
    President Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States from 1901-1909. He was the youngest and longest president in office. He led progressive reforms and expanded the U.S as a global power.
  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson
    President Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. He served in office from 1913-1921. He led the U.S through World War 1 and promoted the League of Nations as well as introduce progressive reforms.
  • Calvin Coolidge

    Calvin Coolidge
    President Coolidge was the 30th president of the US from 1923 to 1929. He became president after the death of President Harding. During his presidency he focused on economic policies as well as was president in the roaring 20s.
  • Franklin D Roosevelt

    Franklin D Roosevelt
    President Franklin D Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States from 1933-1945. He is the only president to serve 4 terms in office. He guided the country through the Great Depression and WWII and known for his leadership abilities during that time.
  • Harry S Truman

    Harry S Truman
    President Truman was the 33rd president of the United States from 1945-1953. He made the decisions after WWII along with the use of the Atomic bomb on Japan. His presidency marked the beginning of the Cold War and communism containment.
  • Dwight Eisenhower

    Dwight Eisenhower
    President Eisenhower was the 34th president of the US. He served from 1953-1961. During his time he dealt with the Suez Crisis to try and limit escalation. Along with establishing NASA during the Space Race.
  • John F Kennedy

    John F Kennedy
    President Kennedy was the 35th United States president from 1961-1963. He had a short presidency but during his time he dealt with the Cuban missile crisis, space race and the Civil rights movement. He was remembered for his idealism and was the first catholic president.
  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon
    President Nixon was the 37th President of the US. He served from 1969-1974. During this time he was involved in the Watergate Scandal which ended up in him resigning. Due to his actions he left his presidency with the citizens skeptical of the government.
  • Gerald Ford

    Gerald Ford
    President Ford was the 38th president for the US during 1974-1977. He became president after the Nixon scandal. He pardoned Nixon and those included in the Watergate Scandal. He faced challenging economic situations and citizen suspicion for his pardoning.
  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan
    President Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. He is known for his Reaganomics, conservative economic policies. Along with ending the Cold War.
  • George H.W Bush

    George H.W Bush
    President Bush was the 41st president of the US from 1989-1993. He was president at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War. His presidency also involved the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  • Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton
    President Clinton was the 42nd president of the US during 1993-2001. During his time he had economic prosperity and worked on Welfare Reform. He was involved in a scandal regarding an affair which later led to him being impeached.
  • George W Bush

    George W Bush
    President Bush was the 43rd president of the US in 2001-2009. He is the son of George H.W Bush making him the only father-son president. During his presidency 9/11 terrorist attack, leading to his invasion in Afghanistan. He later established the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Barack Obama

    Barack Obama
    President Obama was the 44th president of the United States from 2009-2017. He was the first African American to be in office. He passed the Affordable Care Act and dealt with the after math of the 2008 Financial crisis.
  • Joe Biden

    Joe Biden
    President Biden was the 46th president of the United States from 2021-2025. He had won election against Donald Trump in 2021 but then lost in the election for 2025. He was in charge of the COVID-19 response with vaccines. Along with focusing on Foreign Policy.
  • Donald Trump

    Donald Trump
    President Trump was president of the United States in 2017-2021 and then became president again in 2025. Making him the 45th and 47th president. During his first term he did tax reforms and in his second he is imposing tariffs.