PRESIDENTIAL BIOS
1. George Washington
Presidency: 1789-1797
Party: No party
Vice President: John Adams
Age at Inaugural: 57
Birth: February 22, 1732 ; Westmoreland County , Virginia
Death: December 14, 1799
Home State : Virginia
College: None
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Surveyor; military officer; Commader-in-chief of Continental army
Height: 6'2"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Fox hunting; cards; walking; reading; horseback riding; agriculture
Suggested Biographies
• George Washington by Douglas S. Freeman, completed by John A. Carroll and Mary W. Ashworth, 7 vols., 1948-1957
• Washington : The Indispensable Man by James T. Flexner, 1979
• George Washington: Man and Monument by Marcus Cunliffe, rev. ed., 1982
• All Cloudless Glory by Harrison Clark, 2 vols., 1998
2. John Adams
Presidency: 1789-1801
Party: Federalist
Vice President: Thomas Jefferson
Age at Inaugural: 61
Birth: October 30, 1735 ; Braintree , Massachusetts
Death: July 4, 1826
Home State : Massachusetts
College: Harvard University
Religion: Unitarian
Occupation: Lawyer; legislator; diplomat
Height: 5'6"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Reading ; walking; writing; fishing
Suggested Biographies
• The Presidency of John Adams: The Collapse of Federalism, 1795-1800 by Stephen G. Kurtz, 1949
• The Presidency of John Adams by Ralph A. Brown, 1975
• John Adams by Page Smith, 2 vols., 1962
3. Thomas Jefferson
Presidency: 1801-1809
Party: Democratic-Republican
Vice President: Aaron Burr; George Clinton
Age at Inaugural: 57
Birth: April 13, 1743 ; Albemarle County , Virginia
Death: July 4, 1826
Home State : Virginia
College: College of William & Mary
Religion: Unitarian
Occupation: Lawyer; legislator; governor; diplomat; secretary of state
Height: 6'2½"
Ancestry: Scottish; Welsh
Hobbies: Reading; writing; music; architecture; botany; mechanical engineering; landscaping; horseback riding; wines; gardening
Suggested Biographies
• Jefferson and His Time by Dumas Malone, 6 vols., 1948-1982
• Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation by Merrill Peterson, 1970
• Papers of Thomas Jefferson edited by Julian P. Boyd, Charles T. Cullen, and John Cantanzariti, 27 vols., 1950-1997
• The Writings of Thomas Jefferson edited by Paul L. Ford, 10 vols., 1892-1899
• The Writings of Thomas Jefferson edited by A. A. Lipscomb and A. E. Bergh, 20 vols., 1903
4. James Madison
Presidency: 1809-1817
Party: Democratic-Republican
Vice President: George Clinton; Elbridge Gerry
Age at Inaugural: 57
Birth: March 16, 1751 ; Port Conway , Virginia
Death: June 28, 1836
Home State : Virginia
College: Princeton University
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Legislator; congressman; secretary of state
Height: 5'4"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Reading ; walking; nature; languages; chess
Suggested Biographies
• James Madison by Irving Brant, 6 vols., 1941-1961
• James Madison by Harold S. Schultz, 1970
• James Madison: A Biography in His Own Words by Merrill Peterson, 1974
• James Madison and the Search for Nationhood by Robert A. Rutland, 1981
5. James Monroe
Presidency: 1817-1825
Party: Democratic-Republican
Vice President: Daniel Tompkins
Age at Inaugural: 58
Birth: April 28, 1758 ; Westmoreland County , Virginia
Death: July 4, 1831
Home State : Virginia
College: College of William & Mary
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Military officer; legislator; congressman; senator; governor; diplomat; secretary of state
Height: 6'½"
Ancestry: Scottish
Hobbies: Horseback riding; hunting
Suggested Biographies
• James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity by Harry Ammon, 1971
• The Presidency of James Monroe by Noble E. Cunningham, 1996
• The Making of the Monroe Doctrine by Ernest R. May, 1975
• Presidents Above Party: The First American Presidency, 1789-1829 by Ralph Ketcham, 1984
6. John Quincy Adams
Presidency: 1825-1829
Party: Democratic-Republican
Vice President: John C. Calhoun
Age at Inaugural: 57
Birth: July 11, 1767 ; Braintree , Massachusetts
Death: February 23, 1848
Home State : Massachusetts
College: Harvard University
Religion: Unitarian
Occupation: Diplomat; legislator; congressman
Height: 5'7"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Billiards; reading; writing; nature; botany; swimming; theater; wines
Suggested Biographies
• Memoirs of John Quincy Adams , Comprising Portions of His Diary from 1795 to 1848 edited by Charles Francis Adams, 12 vols., 1874-1877
• John Quincy Adams and the Union by Samuel F. Bemis, 1956
• The Presidency of John Quincy Adams by Mary Hargreaves, 1985
• John Quincy Adams : A Personal History of an Independent Man by Marie B. Hecht, 1972
7. Andrew Jackson
Presidency: 1829-1837
Party: Democrat
Vice President: John C. Calhoun; Martin Van Buren
Age at Inaugural: 54
Birth: March 15, 1767 ; Waxhaw , South Carolina
Death: July 24, 1862
Home State : Tennessee
College: None
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Lawyer; military officer
Height: 6'1"
Ancestry: Scottish; Irish
Hobbies: Horses; cock fighting; reading; smoking pipes; jokes
Suggested Biographies
• The Age of Jackson by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., 1945
• Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton, 1860
• The Presidency of Andrew Jackson by Donald B. Cole, 1993
• The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House by John F. Marszalek, 1997
8. Martin Van Buren
Presidency: 1837-1841
Party: Democrat
Vice President: Richard Johnson
Age at Inaugural: 54
Birth: December 5, 1782 ; Kinderhook , New York
Death: July 24, 1862
Home State : New York
Education: None
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Occupation: Legislator; senator; governor; secretary of state
Height: 5'6"
Ancestry: Dutch
Hobbies: Theater; fishing; gambling; wines
Suggested Biographies
• Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics by John Niven, 1983
• Martin Van Buren and the American Political System by Donald B. Coles, 1984
• Martin Van Buren: Law, Politics, and the Shaping of Republican Ideology by Joseph G. Rayback, 1997
9. William Henry Harrison
Presidency: 1841
Party: Whig
Vice President: John Tyler
Age at Inaugural: 68
Birth: February 9, 1773 ; Berkeley , Virginia
Death: April 4, 1841
Home State : Indiana ; Kentucky ; Ohio
College: Hampden-Sydney College
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Military officer; legislator; congressman; senator
Height: 5'7"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Horseback riding; walking; Bible
Suggested Biographies
• Old Tippecanoe : William Henry Harrison and His Times by Freeman Cleaves, 1939
• William Henry Harrison, His Life and Times by James A. Green, 1941
• The Presidencies of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler by Norma L. Peterson, 1989
10. John Tyler
Presidency: 1841-1845
Party: Whig
Vice President: None
Age at Inaugural: 51
Birth: March 29, 1790 ; Greenway, Virginia
Death: January 18, 1862
Home State : Virginia
College: College of William & Mary
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Legislator; congressman; governor; senator
Height: 6'½"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Music; hunting; pets
Suggested Biographies
• John Tyler, Champion of the Old South by Oliver Perry Chitwood, 1939
• Fruits of Propaganda in the Tyler Administration by Frederick Merk, 1971
11. James K. Polk
Presidency: 1845-1849
Party: Democrat
Vice President: George M. Dallas
Age at Inaugural: 49
Birth: November 2, 1795 ; Pineville , North Carolina
Death: June 15, 1849
Home State : Tennessee
College: University of North Carolina
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Legislator; congressman; governor
Height: 5'7"
Ancestry: Scottish; Irish
Hobbies: Politics; work
Suggested Biographies
• The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849 , 4 vols., 1910
• Polk and the Presidency by Charles A. McCoy, 1960
12. Zachary Taylor
Presidency: 1849-1850
Party: Whig
Vice President: Millard Fillmore
Age at Inaugural: 64
Birth: November 24, 1784 ; Orange County , Virginia
Death: July 9, 1850
Home State : Indiana ; Mississippi ; Louisiana
College: None
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Military officer
Height: 5'8"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: None
Suggested Biographies
• Zachary Taylor by Brainerd Dyer, 1946
• Letters of Zachary Taylor, from the Battlefields of the Mexican War , 1908
13. Millard Fillmore
Presidency: 1850-1853
Party: Whig
Vice President: None
Age at Inaugural: 50
Birth: January 7, 1800 ; Locke , New York
Death: March 8, 1874
Home State : New York
College: None
Religion: Unitarian
Occupation: Lawyer; legislator; congressman; state comptroller
Height: 6'
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Reading ; volunteering/community service
Suggested Biographies
• Millard Fillmore by William E. Griffis, 1915
• The Unknown President: The Administration of Millard Fillmore by Benson L. Grayson, 1981
14. Franklin Pierce
Presidency: 1853-1857
Party: Democrat
Vice President: William R. King
Age at Inaugural: 48
Birth: November 23, 1804 ; Hillsboro , New Hampshire
Death: October 8, 1869
Home State : New Hampshire
College: Bowdoin College
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Lawyer; legislator; congressman; senator
Height: 5'10"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Fishing; gambling
Suggested Biographies
• Franklin Pierce: Young Hickory of the Granite Hills by Roy F. Nichols, 2d rev. ed., 1969
• The Presidency of Franklin Pierce by Larry Gara, 1991
15. James Buchanan
Presidency: 1857-1861
Party: Democrat
Vice President: John Breckinridge
Age at Inaugural: 65
Birth: April 23, 1804 ; Mercersburg , Pennsylvania
Death: June 1, 1868
Home State : Pennsylvania
College: Dickinson College
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Lawyer; legislator; congressman; diplomat; senator; secretary of state
Height: 6'½"
Ancestry: Scottish; Irish
Hobbies: Reading ; cards
Suggested Biographies
• President James Buchanan by Philip S. Klein, 1962
• The Presidency of James Buchanan by Elbert B. Smith, 1975
16. Abraham Lincoln
Presidency: 1861-1865
Party: Republican
Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin; Andrew Johnson
Age at Inaugural: 52
Birth: February 12, 1809 ; Hodgenville , Kentucky
Death: April 15, 1865
Home State : Illinois
College: None
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Lawyer; legislator; congressman
Height: 6'4"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Reading ; theater; jokes; animals
Suggested Biographies
• The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia by Mark E. Neely, Jr.
• Abraham Lincoln by Benjamin P. Thomas, 1952
• Lincoln the President by James G. Randall, 4 vols., 1945-1955
• The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln , Roy P. Basler et al., eds., 9 vols., 1953, supplement, 1974
17. Andrew Johnson
Presidency: 1865-1869
Party: Union
Vice President: None
Age at Inaugural: 56
Birth: December 29, 1808 ; Raleigh , North Carolina
Death: July 31, 1875
Home State : Tennessee
College: None
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Taylor; legislator; mayor; congressman; governor; senator
Height: 5'10"
Ancestry: English; Scottish; Irish
Hobbies: Checkers; gardening; circus/minstrel shows
Suggested Biographies
• Andrew Johnson and the Uses of Constitutional Power by James E. Sefton, 1980
• The Presidency of Andrew Johnson by Albert Castel, 1979
18. Ulysses S. Grant
Presidency: 1869-1877
Party: Republican
Vice President: Schuyler Colfax
Age at Inaugural: 46
Birth: April 27, 1822 ; Point Pleasant , Ohio
Death: July 23, 1885
State: Ohio ; New York
College: U.S. Military Academy
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Military officer
Height: 5'7"
Ancestry: English; Scottish
Hobbies: Smoking (pipes/cigars); drawing; painting; horseback riding
Suggested Biographies
• Grant: A Biography by William S. McFeely
• Ulysses S. Grant: His Life and Character by John A. Carpenter, 1898
• President Grant Reconsidered by Frank J. Scaturro, 1998
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
Presidency: 1877-1881
Party: Republican
Vice President: William A. Wheeler
Age at Inaugural: 54
Birth: October 4, 1822 ; Delaware , Ohio
Death: January 17, 1893
Home State : Ohio
College: Kenyon College
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Military officer; lawyer; congressman; governor
Height: 5'8½"
Ancestry: Scottish; English
Hobbies: Hunting; outdoorsman; fishing; walking; chess; landscaping; reading
Suggested Biographies
• Rutherford B. Hayes and His America by Harry Barnard, 1954
• The Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes by Kenneth E. Davison, 1972
20. James A. Garfield
Presidency: 1881
Party: Republican
Vice President: Chester A. Arthur
Age at Inaugural: 49
Birth: November 19, 1831 ; Orange , Ohio
Death: September 19, 1881
Home State : Ohio
College: Williams College
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Occupation: Military officer; professor; lawyer; legislator; congressman
Height: 6'
Ancestry: English; French
Hobbies: Hunting; fishing; billiards; reading
Suggested Biographies
• The Garfield Orbit by Margaret P. Leech and Harry James Brown, 1978
• The Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur by Justus D. Doenecke, 1981
21. Chester A. Arthur
Presidency: 1881-1885
Party: Republican
Vice President: None
Age at Inaugural: 51
Birth: October 5, 1829 ; Farfield , Vermont
Death: November 18, 1886
Home State : Vermont
College: Union College
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Teacher; lawyer; political party leader; tax collector
Height: 6'2"
Ancestry: Scottish; Irish; English
Hobbies: Dining; socializing; fishing; hunting
Suggested Biographies
• Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur by Thomas C. Reeves, 1975
• The Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur by Justus D. Doenecke, 1981
22 & 24. Grover Cleveland
Presidency: 1885-1889; 1893-1897
Party: Democrat
Vice President: Thomas A. Hendricks; Adlai E. Stevenson
Age at Inaugural: 47; 55
Birth: March 13, 1837 ; Caldwell , New Jersey
Death: June 24, 1908
Home State : New York ; New Jersey
College: None
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Lawyer; sheriff; mayor; governor
Height: 5'11"
Ancestry: English; Irish
Hobbies: Fishing; work; cards; hunting
Suggested Biographies
• Grover Cleveland : A Study in Courage by Allan Nevins, 1932
• The Presidencies of Grover Cleveland by Richard E. Welch, 1988
23. Benjamin Harrison
Presidency: 1889-1893
Party: Republican
Vice President: Levi P. Morton
Age at Inaugural: 55
Birth: August 20, 1833 ; North Bend , Ohio
Death: March 13, 1901
Home State : Indiana ; Ohio
College: Miami University of Ohio
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Military officer; lawyer; senator
Height: 5'6"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Hunting; billiards; Bible; carriage rides
Suggested Biographies
• Benjamin Harrison by Harry J. Sievers, 3 vols., 1952-1968
• The Presidency of Benjamin Harrison by Allan B. Spetter, 1988
25. William McKinley
Presidency: 1897-1901
Party: Republican
Vice President: Garret A. Hobart; Theodore Roosevelt
Age at Inaugural: 54
Birth: January 29, 1843 ; Niles , Ohio
Death: September 14, 1901
Hoe State : Ohio
College: Allegheny College
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Military officer; congressman; governor
Height: 5'7"
Ancestry: Scottish; Irish
Hobbies: Theater; opera; cards
Suggested Biographies
• William McKinley and His America by H. Wayne Morgan, 1963
• The Presidency of William McKinley by Lewis L. Gould, 1980
26. Theodore Roosevelt
Presidency: 1901-1909
Party: Republican
Vice President: Charles W. Fairbanks
Age at Inaugural: 42
Birth: October 27, 1858 ; New York , New York
Death: January 6, 1919
Home State : New York
College: Harvard University ; Columbia Law
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Occupation: Military officer; legislator; police chief; assistant secretary of the navy; governor;
Height: 5'8"
Ancestry: Dutch
Hobbies: Hunting; reading; writing; boxing; exercise and sports; horseback riding; hiking; nature
Suggested Biographies
• Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt, 1913
• Theodore Roosevelt: The Formative Years, 1858-1886 by Carleton Putnam, 1958
• The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt by William H. Harbaugh, Rev. ed. 1975
• The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt by Lewis L. Gould, 1991
27. William Howard Taft
Presidency: 1909-1913
Party: Republican
Vice President: James S. Sherman
Age at Inaugural: 51
Birth: September 15, 1857 ; Cincinnati , Ohio
Death: March 8, 1930
Home State : Ohio
College: Yale University
Religion: Unitarian
Occupation: Lawyer; commissioner/governor of the Philippines ; secretary of war
Height: 6'2"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Golf; law; theater; baseball
Suggested Biographies
• The Life and Times of William Howard Taft by Henry F. Pringle, 2 vols., 1939
• The Presidency of William Howard Taft by Paolo E. Coletta, 1973
• The Foreign Policies of the Taft Administration by Walter Scholes and Marie V. Scholes, 1970
28. Woodrow Wilson
Presidency: 1913-1921
Party: Democrat
Vice President: Thomas R. Marshall
Age at Inaugural: 56
Birth: December 29, 1856 ; Staunton , Virginia
Death: February 3, 1924
Home State : Virginia ; New Jersey
College: Princeton University
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Professor; university president; governor
Height: 5'11"
Ancestry: Scottish
Hobbies: Reading ; writing; theater; billiards
Suggested Biographies
• The Papers of Woodrow Wilson edited by Arthur S. Link, 69 vols., 1966-1993
• Woodrow Wilson and the Politics of Morality by John Morton Blum, 1962
• Too Proud to Fight: Woodrow Wilson's Neutrality by Patrick Devlin, 1974
• The Presidency of Woodrow Wilson by Kendrick A. Clements, 1992
29. Warren G. Harding
Presidency: 1921-1923
Party: Republican
Vice President: Calvin Coolidge
Age at Inaugural: 55
Birth: November 2, 1865 ; Blooming Grove, Ohio
Death: August 2, 1923
Home State : Ohio
College: None
Religion: Baptist
Occupation: Newspaper owner; legislator; lt. governor; senator
Height: 6'
Ancestry: English; Scottish; Irish
Hobbies: Golf; cards; gambling; baseball; yachting; fishing
Suggested Biographies
• Harding Era: Warren G. Harding and His Administration by Robert K. Murray, 1969
• The Presidency of Warren G. Harding by Eugene P. Trani and David L. Wilson, 1977
30. Calvin Coolidge
Presidency: 1923-1929
Party: Republican
Vice President: Charles G. Dawes
Age at Inaugural: 51
Birth: July 4, 1872 ; Plymouth Notch, Vermont
Death: January 5, 1933
Home State : Vermont ; Massachusetts
College: Amherst College
Religion: Congregationalist
Occupation: Lawyer; legislator; mayor; lt. governor; governor
Height: 5'9"
Ancestry: English; Scottish; Welsh
Hobbies: Walking; horseback riding; fishing; jokes; pets
Suggested Biographies
• Calvin Coolidge: The Quiet President by Donald R. McCoy, 1967
• The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge by Robert H. Ferrell, 1998
31. Herbert Hoover
Presidency: 1929-1933
Party: Republican
Vice President: Charles Curtis
Age at Inaugural: 54
Birth: August 10, 1874 ; West Branch, Iowa
Death: October 20, 1964
Home State : Iowa ; California
College: Stanford University
Religion: Quaker
Occupation: Engineer; relief administrator; secretary of commerce
Height: 5'11"
Ancestry: Swiss; German
Hobbies: Fishing; exercise
Suggested Biographies
• Herbert Hoover: Forgotten Progressive by Joan Hoff-Wilson, 1975
• Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression by Harris Warren, 1959
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidency: 1933-1945
Party: Democrat
Vice President: John N. Garner; Henry A. Wallace; Harry S. Truman
Age at Inaugural: 51
Birth: January 30, 1882 ; Hyde Park , New York
Death: April 12, 1945
Home State : New York
College: Harvard University ; Columbia Law
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Lawyer; legislator; assistant secretary of the navy; governor
Height: 6'1"
Ancestry: Dutch
Hobbies: Yachting; swimming; bird watching; stamp collecting; fishing
Suggested Biographies
• Roosevelt : The Lion and the Fox , 1956, and Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom , 1970, by James M. Burns
• Franklin D. Roosevelt by Frank Freidel, 5 vols., 1952-1990
• The Exemplary President: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition by Philip Abbott, 1990
• The FDR Years: On Roosevelt and His Legacy by William E. Leuchtenberg, 1995
33. Harry S. Truman
Presidency: 1945-1953
Party: Democrat
Vice President: Alben W. Barkley
Age at Inaugural: 60
Birth: May 8, 1884 ; Lamar , Missouri
Death: December 26, 1972
Home State : Missouri
College: None
Religion: Baptist
Occupation: Military officer; small businessman; farmer; commissioner/judge; senator
Height: 5'10"
Ancestry: English; Irish; German
Hobbies: Walking; cards; piano
Suggested Biographies
• Memoirs by Harry Truman, 1955-1956
• Harry S. Truman: A Life by Robert H. Ferrell, 1994
• Truman by David G. McCullough, 1992
• The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb by Dennis Wainstock, 1996
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presidency: 1953-1961
Party: Republican
Vice President: Richard M. Nixon
Age at Inaugural: 62
Birth: October 14, 1890 ; Denison , Texas
Death: March 28, 1969
Home State : Kansas ; Pennsylvania
College: U.S. Military Academy
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Military officer; Supreme Allied Commander; university president
Height: 5'10"
Ancestry: German
Hobbies: Golf; football; cards; fishing; painting; cooking
Suggested Biographies
• Eisenhower: Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect by Stephen E. Ambrose, 1983
• Eisenhower: The President by Stephen E. Ambrose, 1984
• The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader by Fred I. Greenstein, 1982
• The Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Elmo J. Richardson, rev. ed., 1991
35. John F. Kennedy
Presidency: 1961-1963
Party: Democrat
Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Age at Inaugural: 43
Birth: May 29, 1917 ; Brookline , Massachusetts
Death: November 22, 1963
Home State : Massachusetts
College: Harvard University
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Military officer; writer; congressman; senator
Height: 6'½"
Ancestry: Irish
Hobbies: Yachting; swimming; football; golf; theater; reading
Suggested Biographies
• Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy , 1980 and JFK: The Presidency of John F. Kennedy , 1983, by Herbert S. Parmet
• Kennedy , 1965, and The Kennedy Legacy , 1993, by Theodore C. Sorenson
• The Presidency of John F. Kennedy by James N. Giglio, 1991
• John F. Kennedy and the Second Reconstruction by Carl M. Brauer, 1977
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
Presidency: 1963-1969
Party: Democrat
Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey
Age at Inaugural: 55
Birth: August 27, 1908 ; Stonewall, Texas
Death: January 22, 1973
Home State : Texas
College: Southwest Texas State College
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Occupation: Military officer; political aide; congressman; senator
Height: 6'3"
Ancestry: English; Scottish; German
Hobbies: Cards; work; ranch; golf; swimming
Suggested Biographies
• The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969 by Lyndon B. Johnson, 1971
• Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns, 1976
• Lyndon: An Oral Biography by Merle Miller, 1980
• The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson by Vaughn D. Bornet, 1983
37. Richard M. Nixon
Presidency: 1969-1974
Party: Republican
Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew; Gerald R. Ford
Age at Inaugural: 56
Birth: January 13, 1913 ; Yorba Linda , California
Death: April 22, 1994
Home State : California ; New Jersey
College: Whittier College ; Duke Law
Religion: Quaker
Occupation: Military officer; lawyer; congressman; senator
Height: 5'11½"
Ancestry: Scottish; Irish; German; English
Hobbies: Golf; work; bowling; cards; writing
Suggested Biographies
• Nixon vs. Nixon: An Emotional Tragedy by David Abrahamsen, 1977
• Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man by Garry Willis, 1970
• Nightmare: The Underside of the Nixon Years by J. Anthony Lewis, 1976
• The Nixon Presidency: Power and Politics in Turbulent Times by Michael A. Genovese, 1991
38. Gerald R. Ford
Presidency: 1974-1977
Party: Republican
Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller
Age at Inaugural: 61
Birth: July 14, 1913 ; Omaha , Nebraska
Death: N/A
Home State : Michigan
College: University of Michigan ; Yale Law
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Military officer; lawyer; congressman
Height: 6'
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Football; golf; tennis; skiing; swimming
Suggested Biographies
• Palace Politics: An Inside Account of the Ford Years by Robert Hartmann, 1980
• The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford by John R. Greene, 1995
• A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford , 1979
39. Jimmy Carter
Presidency: 1977-1981
Party: Democrat
Vice President: Walter Mondale
Age at Inaugural: 52
Birth: October 1, 1924 ; Plains, Georgia
Death: N/A
Home State : Georgia
College: U.S. Naval Academy
Religion: Baptist
Occupation: Military officer; farmer; legislator; governor
Height: 5'9½"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Jogging; hiking; tennis; bowling; fishing; work; movies; Bible teacher
Suggested Biographies
• Jimmy Carter: A Comprehensive Biography from Plains to Post-Presidency by Peter G. Bourne, 1997
• Jimmy Carter: American Moralist by Kenneth E. Morris, 1996
• The Carter Years: Toward a New Global Order by Richard C. Thornton, 1991
40. Ronald Reagan
Presidency: 1981-1989
Party: Republican
Vice President: George Bush
Age at Inaugural: 69
Birth: February 6, 1911 ; Tampico , Illinois
Death: 2004
Home State : California
College: Eureka College
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Occupation: Actor; business spokesperson; governor
Height: 6'1"
Ancestry: Irish; English
Hobbies: Horseback riding; Swimming; ranch
Suggested Biographies
• Exit with Honor: The Life and Presidency of Ronald Reagan by William E. Pemberton, 1998
• An American Life by Ronald Reagan, 1990
• Recollections of Reagan: A Portrait of Ronald Reagan by Peter Hannaford, ed., 1997
41. George Bush
Presidency: 1989-1993
Party: Republican
Vice President: J. Danforth Quayle
Age at Inaugural: 64
Birth: June 12, 1924 ; Milton , Massachusetts
Death: N/A
Home State : Maine ; Texas
College: Yale University
Religion: Episcopalian
Occupation: Military officer; oilman; congressman; ambassador; CIA director; political party leader
Height: 6'2"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Golf; boating; tennis; jogging; fishing; baseball
Suggested Biographies
• George Bush: The Life of a Lonestar Yankee by Herbert Parmet, 1997
• Looking Forward: The George Bush Story by George Bush and Victor Gold, 1987
• The Bush Presidency edited by Kenneth Thompson, 1997
42. Bill Clinton
Presidency: 1993-2001
Party: Democrat
Vice President: Al Gore, Jr.
Age at Inaugural: 46
Birth: August 19, 1946 ; Hope , Arkansas
Death: N/A
Home State : Arkansas ; New York
College: Georgetown University ; Yale Law
Religion: Baptist
Occupation: Political aide; state attorney general; governor
Height: 6'2½"
Ancestry: Irish; English
Hobbies: Music; golf; cards; sports; word puzzles; jogging; reading
Suggested Biographies
• Behind the Oval Office: Winning the Presidency in the Nineties by Dick Morris, 1997
• All Too Human: A Political Education by George Stephanopoulous, 1999
• Boy Clinton : The Political Biography by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., 1996
43. George W. Bush
Presidency: 2001-2009
Party: Republican
Vice President: Dick Cheney
Age at Inaugural
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Home State : Texas
College: Yale University ; Harvard University
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Oilman; baseball team owner; governor
Height: 5'10"
Ancestry: English
Hobbies: Baseball; jogging
Suggested Biographies
• The George W. Bush Presidency: An Early Assessment by Fred I. Greenstein, 2003
• First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty by Bill Minutaglio, 1999
• George W. Bush: Assessing the President by Bryan Hilliard, Tom Lansford, and Robert P. Watson, 2004
• Transformed by Crisis: The Presidency of George W. Bush and American Politics , by Jon Kraus, Kevin J. McMahon, and David M. Rankin, 2004
