1. George Washington 1789-1797

2. John Adams 1797-1801

3. Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809

4. James Madison 1809-1817

5. James Monroe 1817-1825

6. John Quincy Adams 1825-1829

7. Andrew Jackson 1829-1837

8. Martin Van Buren 1837-1841

9. William Henry Harrison 1841

10. John Tyler 1841-1845

11. James K. Polk 1845-1849

12. Zachary Taylor 1849-1850

13. Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 

14. Franklin Pierce 1853-1857

15. James Buchanan 1857-1861

16. Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

17. Andrew Johnson 1865-1869 

18. Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877

19. Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881

20. James A. Garfield 1881

21. Chester A. Arthur 1881-1885

22. Grover Cleveland 1885-1889

23. Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893

24. Grover Cleveland 1893-1897

25. William McKinley 1897-1901

26. Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909

27. William Howard Taft 1909-1913

28. Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921

29. Warren G. Harding 1921-1923

30. Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929

31. Herbert Hoover 1929-1933

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945

33. Harry S. Truman 1945-1953

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961

35. John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

36. Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969

37. Richard M. Nixon 1969-1974

38. Gerald Ford 1974-1977

39. Jimmy Carter 1977-1981

40. Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

41. George H.W. Bush 1989-1993

42. Bill Clinton 1993-2001

43. George W. Bush 2001-2009

44. Barack Obama 2009-2017

45. Donald Trump 2017-2021

46. Joe Biden 2021-Present

Below you will find C-SPAN Classroom content for each of the 46 U.S. Presidents. Resources include biographies from the newly developed C-SPAN's American Presidents Website as well as C-SPAN Classroom content that explore the lives and legacies of these chief executives. For additional resources on the executive branch and the role of the president visit our Executive Branch Resources page.

1. George Washington (1789-1797)

2. John Adams (1797-1801)

4. James Madison (1809-1817)

5. James Monroe (1817-1825)

6. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)

7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

8. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)

9. William Henry Harrison (1841)

10. John Tyler (1841-1845)

11. James K. Polk (1845-1849)

12. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)

13. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)

14. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)

15. James Buchanan (1857-1861)

16. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)

17. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)

18. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)

19. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)

20. James A. Garfield (1881)

21. Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)

22/24. Grover Cleveland (1885-1889, 1893-1897)

23. Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)

25. William McKinley (1897-1901)

26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

27. William Howard Taft (1909-1913)

28. Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)

29. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)

30. Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)

31. Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)

32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)

33. Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

35. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

36. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)

37. Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)

38. Gerald Ford (1974-1977)

39. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)

41. George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)

42. Bill Clinton (1993-2001)

43. George W. Bush (2001-2009)

44. Barack Obama (2009-2017)

46. Joe Biden (2021-Present)

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