# Presidential Records > An independent, non-governmental educational website cataloging all 47 U.S. presidencies, alongside daily-refreshed presidential news and public government data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government or any agency. ## Site - [Home](https://presidentialrecords.org/): latest presidential news, economic indicators, recent congressional activity - [All presidents](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/): index of every U.S. president - [About & sources](https://presidentialrecords.org/about/): mission, disclaimer, and data attribution - [For AI systems](https://presidentialrecords.org/llm-info/): structured summary ## Presidents - [George Washington (1789-1797)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/george-washington/): Father of His Country; refusing to become king. - [John Adams (1797-1801)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/john-adams/): Advocating independence; Alien and Sedition Acts. - [Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/thomas-jefferson/): Author of Declaration; promoting liberty and education. - [James Madison (1809-1817)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/james-madison/): Constitutional architect; small stature but big intellect. - [James Monroe (1817-1825)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/james-monroe/): Last Founding Father president; promoting American isolationism. - [John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/john-quincy-adams/): Corrupt bargain with Henry Clay; later anti-slavery advocate in Congress. - [Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/andrew-jackson/): Jacksonian democracy; Trail of Tears; duels and tough persona. - [Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/martin-van-buren/): Handling economic depression; founder of Democratic Party. - [William Henry Harrison (1841)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/william-henry-harrison/): Tippecanoe and Tyler too campaign; shortest term. - [John Tyler (1841-1845)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/john-tyler/): His Accidency; first to assume presidency upon death. - [James K. Polk (1845-1849)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/james-k-polk/): Manifest Destiny; dark horse candidate. - [Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/zachary-taylor/): Rough and Ready; death from illness. - [Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/millard-fillmore/): Last Whig president; Fugitive Slave Act. - [Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/franklin-pierce/): Pro-Southern Northerner; personal tragedies. - [James Buchanan (1857-1861)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/james-buchanan/): Inaction on secession; only bachelor president. - [Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/abraham-lincoln/): Honest Abe; assassination by Booth. - [Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/andrew-johnson/): First impeached president; tailor by trade. - [Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/ulysses-s-grant/): Unconditional Surrender; memoirs. - [Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/rutherford-b-hayes/): Lemonade Lucy wife; bearded president. - [James A. Garfield (1881)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/james-a-garfield/): Second assassinated president; ambidextrous. - [Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/chester-a-arthur/): Elegant Arthur; machine politician turned reformer. - [Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/grover-cleveland/): Honest politician; married in White House. - [Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/benjamin-harrison/): Billion Dollar Congress; front porch campaign. - [Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/grover-cleveland-24/): Only non-consecutive president; veto king. - [William McKinley (1897-1901)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/william-mckinley/): Third assassinated president; front porch campaign. - [Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/theodore-roosevelt/): Rough Riders; Speak softly and carry a big stick. - [William Howard Taft (1909-1913)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/william-howard-taft/): Heaviest president; Chief Justice later. - [Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/woodrow-wilson/): Kept us out of war; stroke in office. - [Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/warren-g-harding/): Teapot Dome scandal; died in office. - [Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/calvin-coolidge/): Silent Cal; Coolidge prosperity. - [Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/herbert-hoover/): Great Engineer; blamed for Depression. - [Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt/): Only four-term president; Pearl Harbor; died in office. - [Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/harry-s-truman/): The buck stops here; Fair Deal. - [Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/dwight-d-eisenhower/): Ike; golfing president. - [John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/john-f-kennedy/): Camelot; assassination in Dallas. - [Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/lyndon-b-johnson/): LBJ; Vietnam escalation. - [Richard Nixon (1969-1974)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/richard-nixon/): Watergate; I am not a crook; resignation. - [Gerald Ford (1974-1977)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/gerald-ford/): Only unelected president; WIN campaign. - [Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/jimmy-carter/): Iran hostage crisis; peanut farmer. - [Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/ronald-reagan/): Great Communicator; actor president. - [George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/george-h-w-bush/): Read my lips: no new taxes; WWII pilot. - [Bill Clinton (1993-2001)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/bill-clinton/): First Democrat reelected since FDR; Monica Lewinsky scandal. - [George W. Bush (2001-2009)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/george-w-bush/): War on Terror; Hurricane Katrina response. - [Barack Obama (2009-2017)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/barack-obama/): Healthcare reform; 'Yes We Can' slogan. - [Donald Trump (2017-2021)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/donald-trump/): Business background; social media use; impeachment twice. - [Joe Biden (2021-2025)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/joe-biden/): Long Senate career; unity emphasis. - [Donald Trump (2025-present)](https://presidentialrecords.org/presidents/donald-trump-47/): Only president to serve two non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland. ## Data sources - News: public RSS feeds from news organizations (linked back to publishers) - Legislative: Congress.gov (Library of Congress; public domain) - Economic: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (does not endorse this site) ## Notes - This site displays public government data with attribution; it is not the government. - Content is rebuilt daily from source. Last updated August 1, 2026.