The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...

There have been 46 presidents of the United States. The youngest president was John F. Kennedy at age 43. The oldest is Joe Biden at age 78. The longest-serving president was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died shortly into his fourth term in office.

All the US presidents by political parties, by age, by their vice president, as well as a numbered PDF formatted list can be viewed by clicking the green buttons below. Presidents of the United States listed in order by their years in office.

For example, George Washington served two consecutive terms and is counted as the first president (not the first and second). Upon the resignation of 37th president Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford became the 38th president even though he simply served out the remainder of Nixon's second term and was never elected to the presidency in his own right.

Jan 14, 2025 · Click on a president below to learn more about each presidency through an interactive timeline. The table below the graphic provides a list of presidents of the United States, their birthplaces, political parties, and terms of office.

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Of the individuals elected president of the United States, four died of natural causes while in office (William Henry Harrison, [1] Zachary Taylor, [2] Warren G. Harding [3] and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, [4] James A. Garfield, [4] [5] William McKinley [6] and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office ...