The+Presidents

George Washington:
 * Federalists.
 * President from 1789 to 1797
 * Wife Martha-No children
 * Action hero
 * Wouldn't shake hands
 * Great dancer
 * Excellent delegator

John Adams:
 * Federalist
 * President from 1797-1801
 * Wife-Abigail-4 children
 * Harvard education
 * Insecure
 * Spoke with a lisp
 * Poor people skills
 * Alien and sedition act.
 * Father od the US Navy

Thomas Jefferson
 * Democratic-Republican
 * 1801-1809
 * Widower-6 children
 * Man of the people
 * Greeting guests in house slippers
 * secretive
 * master manipulator
 * responsible for the louisiana purchase
 * Authorizes the Lewis and Clark expedition
 * Issued the embargo act in 1807

James Madison
 * democratic-republican
 * 1809-1817
 * wife Dolley- no kids
 * Father of the constitution
 * Bawdy sense of humor
 * calm demeanor
 * did his homework

James Monroe
 * democratic-republican
 * 1817-1825
 * wife Elizabeth-2 children
 * war hero
 * honest
 * patient
 * hands-off manager
 * Missouri compromises
 * Author of the Monroe Doctrine

(Election of 1824 is when they started counting the popular votes)

John Quincy Adams
 * 1825-1829
 * Democratic Republican
 * Become president by a corrupt bargain.
 * Wife Louisa-3 kids
 * Humorless
 * Superb Mind
 * Arrogant
 * Inflexible Manager
 * Patronage= hiring people into government office because they voted for you.
 * Election of 1828 was the dirtiest campaign in history

Andrew Jackson
 * Jackson wins election, December 1828 Jackson's wife dies
 * 1829-1837
 * Democratic Republican
 * Wife Rachel (deceased) no children
 * Cantankerous
 * Iron-willed
 * Fighter for the people
 * Intimidating manager
 * Big on the spoils system
 * The Kitchen Cabinet
 * 1830 Indian removal act
 * South Carolina nullification crisis

Martin Van Buren
 * Democrat 1837-1841
 * Widower - 4 children
 * Father of the democrat party
 * Elegant dresser
 * Witty
 * Poor decision maker
 * Panic of 1837 bankruptcy unemployment and depression
 * 2nd panic of 1839 caused by a drop in the cotton market
 * The election of 1840 was the first to have public rally's and songs, the first true modern campaign

William Henry Harrison
 * Whig
 * March 4th - April 4th 1841
 * 68 years old from Ohio
 * Wife Anna - 10 children
 * Last president born a british subject
 * Unpretentious
 * Consensus seeker
 * Died 31 days as president
 * First president to die in office

John Tyler
 * After becoming president, he refused to name a vice president. He served his entire term without one.
 * Whig 1841-1845
 * Wives Letecia (Died during terms) 15 children
 * Stubborn
 * Aloof
 * Aristocratic
 * Independent leader
 * Webster Ashberg Treaty

James K. Polk He had 4 goals
 * Democrat 1845-1849
 * Wife Sarah - No children
 * Workaholic
 * Accessible
 * Devious
 * Micro-manager
 * Mexican war between 1846-1848 became his legacy
 * 1) Settled the dispute over the oregon territory (The war cry was 54-40 or fight)
 * 2) Bring california into the union
 * 3) Set up an independent treasury
 * 4) Lower tariffs on imports

Zachary Taylor
 * Whig, 1849-1850
 * Mexican war hero
 * Wife Margaret, 4 Children
 * Slovenly
 * Poor Speaker
 * Never registered to vote
 * Relaxed Manager
 * Taylor wanted to hang secessionists

Millard Fillmore
 * Whig,1850-1853
 * 50 Years old
 * New York
 * Wife Abigail, 2 Children
 * Modest
 * Amiable
 * Avid Reader
 * Delegated Authority

Franklin Pierce
 * Democrat, 1853-1857
 * 48 Years old
 * New Hampshire
 * Wife: Jane, 3 Children (all died in youth)
 * Charming
 * Alcoholic
 * Deferential
 * Indecisive Manager
 * Easily Influenced
 * Interesting person
 * Well Known
 * Sober during presidency
 * The Kansas Nebraska Act (New states will decide the slavery issues for themselves. Also repeal the Missouri Compromise)

James Buchanan
 * Democrat, 1857-1861
 * Pennsylvania
 * Never married
 * Generous
 * Procrastinator
 * Engaging
 * Consensus Seeker
 * Americas only bachelor president
 * Niece was his hostess
 * Made slavery worse

Abraham Lincoln
 * Republican, 1861-1865
 * Wife, Mary 3 children
 * Excellent sense of humor
 * Liked to be Photograph
 * Obsessed with Military Strategy
 * Decisive Manager
 * Nicknames - Honest Abe, or Rail Splitter
 * Civil War was fought for the preservation of the union, //**NOT**// for slavery
 * April 12th, 1861 - Fire on Fort Sumter starting the Civil War
 * Lincoln made Thanksgiving a National Holiday
 * He pardoned a Turkey and named it Jack
 * 11 year old son Willie died from a fever
 * September 22, 1862 - Emancipation Proclamation
 * April 9th, 1865 - Lee's surrender at Appamatics Court house

Andrew Johnson
 * Democrat Union, 1865-1869
 * Wife, Eliza 5 children
 * Stubborn
 * Principled
 * Ambitious
 * Uncompromising
 * March, 1867 - Congress passes the tenure of office act
 * The house of representatives bring the charges against the president
 * Johnson stays in office by a single vote
 * Only US president to return and serve as a senator

Ulysses S. Grant
 * Republican, 1869-1877
 * first from west point to be elected
 * first to graduate from military school
 * first elected president without winning with the majority of a white vote
 * Wife, Julia. 4 children
 * Loyal
 * Humble
 * Shy
 * Governed like a military commander

Rutherford B. Hayes
 * Republican, 1877-1881
 * 54 years old
 * From Ohio
 * First president to have a telephone
 * Wife: Lucy, 8 children
 * Honest
 * Intellectual
 * Optimistic
 * Governed by Compromise
 * First sitting president to visit the west coast

James A. Garfield
 * Republican, 1881- 1881
 * from ohio
 * Wife Lucretia, 7 children
 * Outgoing
 * Well-read
 * Baseball fan
 * Policy wonk
 * Shot by Charles J. Guiteau

Chester A. Arthur
 * Republican 1881-1885
 * 51 years old
 * From New York
 * Wife Ellen (dead), 3 children
 * Bon Vivant - A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink.
 * Clothes Horse
 * Fisherman
 * Relaxed Management style
 * Noted for : Reforming the Spoils System, Upgrading the Navy

Grover Cleveland
 * Democrat, 1885-1889
 * 49 years old
 * New York
 * WifeFrances, 5 Children
 * Honest
 * Self-reliant
 * Hard worker
 * Inflexible manager
 * June 2nd, 1886 - first president to get married in the white house

Benjamin Harrison
 * Republican 1889-1893
 * Wife Caroline, 3 children
 * Civil War veteran
 * Great public speaker
 * Stand-offiish
 * Judicious Administrator
 * First time Congress spent a billion dollars

Grover Cleveland
 * Democrat, 1893-1897
 * 54 years old
 * New York
 * Mared over the panic or 1893

William Mckinley
 * Republican 1897-1901
 * Wife Ida Saxton, 2 children
 * Religious
 * Calm Demeanor
 * Last Civil War veteran to be president
 * Efficient executive
 * February 15th 1898, U.S.S. Maine explodes
 * Roosevelt made war with Spain
 * Resigned as assistance secretary of Navy
 * Became a Rough Rider