(left) The Oval Office at the White House
the U.S. president heads the executive branch
"In directing national policy, the President possesses
almost unlimited discretional powers which are not subject to question by the legislative or judicial departments."
(The Story of the Constitution. United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission, House Office Building Washington, D.C., 1937).
Presidents 1 - 12
Presidents 13 - 24
Presidents 13 - 24
George Washington (1789–1797)
John Adams (1797–1801)
Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)
James Madison (1809–1817)
James Monroe (1817–1825)
John Quincy Adams (1825–1829)
Andrew Jackson (1829–1837)
Martin Van Buren (1837–1841)
William Henry Harrison (1841)
John Tyler (1841–1845)
James Polk (1845–1849)
Zachary Taylor (1849–1850)
Presidents 13 - 24
Presidents 13 - 24
Presidents 13 - 24
Millard Fillmore (1850–1853)
Franklin Pierce (1853–1857)
James Buchanan (1857–1861)
Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865)
Andrew Johnson (1865–1869)
Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877)
Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–1881)
James Garfield (1881)
Chester Arthur (1881–1885)
Grover Cleveland (1885–1889) Benjamin Harrison (1889–1893)
Grover Cleveland (1893–1897)
Presidents 14 - 34
Presidents 13 - 24
Presidents 14 - 34
William McKinley (1897–1901)
Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909)
William H. Taft (1909–1913)
Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921)
Warren Harding (1921–1923)
Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929)
Herbert Hoover (1929–1933)
*Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)
Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)
Dwight Eisenhower (1953–1961)
*F.D. Roosevelt won four terms in office. This prompted 22nd Amendment - term limits.
Presidents 35 - 47
Presidents 13 - 24
Presidents 14 - 34
John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)
Lyndon Johnson (1963–1969)
Richard Nixon (1969–1974)
Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)
George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
William J. Clinton (1993–2001)
George W. Bush (2001–2009)
Barack Obama (2009–2017)
Donald J. Trump (2017–2021)
Joseph Biden (2021–2025)
Donald J. Trump (2025–Present)
Did you know?
Three U.S. Presidents died on july 4th
On the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1826, John Adams, the second president and Thomas Jefferson, the third president, both died. On July 4, 1831, James Monroe, the fifth president, died. RIP
early days & Problems with the presidential elections
Prior to the12th Amendment (ratified June 1804) - the candidate who had the majority of electoral votes became President, and the next person with the most votes became Vice President - regardless of which political Party the candidates belonged. ". . . In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President." (excerpt from original U.S. Constitution).
Election 1800 - Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr tied for the Presidency with 73 electoral votes each. In accordance with the Constitution, when there is a tie - the vote for the President then goes to the House of Representatives. In what would be one of several slights by Alexander Hamilton toward Aaron Burr, Hamilton voted for Jefferson over Burr, even though Hamilton did not share the same political philosophy as Jefferson. Jefferson became President and Burr - Vice President. Hamilton continued to criticize Burr & damage his reputation. In 1804, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel where Burr fatally wounded Hamilton.
Prior to the12th Amendment (ratified June 1804) - the candidate who had the majority of electoral votes became President, and the next person with the most votes became Vice President - regardless of which political Party the candidates belonged. ". . . In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President." (excerpt from original U.S. Constitution).
Election 1796 - John Adams (Federalist) was elected President and Thomas Jefferson (Republican) was elected Vice President. Due to the President's and Vice President's differing public policy philosophies, the Executive office lacked unity and governing was difficult.
Election 1800 - Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr tied for the Presidency with 73 electoral votes each. In accordance with the Constitution, when there is a tie - the vote for the President then goes to the House of Representatives. In what would be one of several slights by Alexander Hamilton toward Aaron Burr, Hamilton voted for Jefferson over Burr, even though Hamilton did not share the same political philosophy as Jefferson. Jefferson became President and Burr - Vice President. Hamilton continued to criticize Burr & damage his reputation. In 1804, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel where Burr fatally wounded Hamilton.
Prior to the12th Amendment (ratified June 1804) - the candidate who had the majority of electoral votes became President, and the next person with the most votes became Vice President - regardless of which political Party the candidates belonged. ". . . In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President." (excerpt from original U.S. Constitution).
Election 1800 - Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr tied for the Presidency with 73 electoral votes each. In accordance with the Constitution, when there is a tie - the vote for the President then goes to the House of Representatives. In what would be one of several slights by Alexander Hamilton toward Aaron Burr, Hamilton voted for Jefferson over Burr, even though Hamilton did not share the same political philosophy as Jefferson. Jefferson became President and Burr - Vice President. Hamilton continued to criticize Burr & damage his reputation. In 1804, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel where Burr fatally wounded Hamilton.
Election 1800 - Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr tied for the Presidency with 73 electoral votes each. In accordance with the Constitution, when there is a tie - the vote for the President then goes to the House of Representatives. In what would be one of several slights by Alexander Hamilton toward Aaron Burr, Hamilton voted for Jefferson over Burr, even though Hamilton did not share the same political philosophy as Jefferson. Jefferson became President and Burr - Vice President. Hamilton continued to criticize Burr & damage his reputation. In 1804, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel where Burr fatally wounded Hamilton.
Election 1800 - Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr tied for the Presidency with 73 electoral votes each. In accordance with the Constitution, when there is a tie - the vote for the President then goes to the House of Representatives. In what would be one of several slights by Alexander Hamilton toward Aaron Burr, Hamilton voted for Jefferson over Burr, even though Hamilton did not share the same political philosophy as Jefferson. Jefferson became President and Burr - Vice President. Hamilton continued to criticize Burr & damage his reputation. In 1804, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel where Burr fatally wounded Hamilton.
How Could a Vice-President Get Away with Murder?
Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton's Duel - July 11, 1804
Vice President Aaron Burr challenged Founding Father Alexander Hamilton to a duel.
Hamilton reportedly proclaimed, "Mr. Burr to be a dangerous man and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government.”
The Senate claimed a duel was not a common murder!
RIP Mr. H
The President is elected by each state
(left map) Electoral Votes of 1792
Each State votes in State Representatives, but the President is shared by all States, hence, the Electoral process.
The Electoral process gives smaller populated states a voice with larger populated states in deciding President of US.
45th & 47th President - Donald J Trump
Term of Presidency - January 20, 2025 to January 20, 2029
After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes and use his mandate to reject the extremist policies of the radical left while providing tangible quality of life improvements for the American people.
Source: The Trump Administration
Learn about the focus issues of the President.
Vice President
J.D. Vance
"In 2024, President Donald J. Trump extended JD the incredible honor of asking him to serve as the Vice-Presidential Nominee for the Republican Party. JD looks forward to serving with President Trump over the next four years as they work diligently to Make America Great Again."
Source: The Trump Administration
The President's Cabinet
The Constitution Gives the Power of Appointments to the President
Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution reads in part: "He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States . . ."
The Cabinet’s role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member’s respective office.
Summary of 25th Amendment - Death, resignation or Discharge