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Near the end of his presidency, Johnson rejoined the Democratic Party. [42] ^ Chester A. Arthur succeeded to the presidency upon the death of James A. Garfield. [47] ^ Theodore Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency upon the death of William McKinley. [52] ^ Calvin Coolidge succeeded to the presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding.
Of presidents since 1960, only Ronald Reagan and (in interim results) Barack Obama placed in the top ten; Obama was the highest-ranked president since Harry Truman (1945–1953). Most of the other recent presidents held middling positions, though George W. Bush placed in the bottom ten, the lowest-ranked president since Warren Harding (1921 ...
Presidents by state of primary affiliation. A list of U.S. presidents grouped by primary state of residence and birth, with priority given to residence. Only 19 out of the 50 states are represented. Presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective birth states (they were not born in the state listed below).
Most presidents of the United States received a college education, even most of the earliest.Of the first seven presidents, five were college graduates. College degrees have set the presidents apart from the general population, and presidents have held degrees even though it was quite rare and unnecessary for practicing most occupations, including law.
The oldest person inaugurated president was Joe Biden, at the age of 78. [1] [3] Assassinated at age 46, John F. Kennedy was the youngest president at the end of his tenure, and his lifespan was the shortest of any president. [4] [5] At age 50, Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest person to become a former president. [6]
Name Dates in office Duration of Service Ref(s) 1: Richard Owen: 13 August 1872 – 1 March 1874 1 year, 6 months, 16 days: 2: Abraham C. Shortridge: 12 June 1874 – 6 November 1875 1 year, 4 months, 25 days – John S. Hougham (acting) 6 November 1875 – 30 April 1876 5 months, 24 days: 3: Emerson E. White: 1 May 1876 – 23 August 1883
The university's current president (official start date July 1, 2024) is Maurie D. McInnis, an American author and cultural historian, who formerly served as the sixth president of Stony Brook University and received her Ph.D. from Yale. The Office of the President is located in Woodbridge Hall, a 1901 building erected specifically for ...
Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 [b] – November 18, 1886) was an American politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican lawyer from New York who briefly served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield. Assuming the presidency after Garfield's death, Arthur ...