Presidents since 1945.Who is most likely to become President? Which states have produced the most Presidents? What kind of political experience do most Presidents have? The table below gives this information.
U.S Presidents Since 1945
Name Presidency Born Birthplace Party
Harry S. Truman 1945-1953 1884 Lamar, Mo. Dem.
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961 1890 Denison, Tex. Rep.
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 1917 Brookline, Dem.
Mass.
Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969 1908 Stonewall, Dem.
Tex.
Richard M. Nixon 1969-1974 1913 Yorba Linda, Rep.
Calif.
Gerald R. Ford 1974-1977 1913 Omaha, Neb. Rep.
Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 1924 Plains, Ga. Dem.
Ronald Reagan 1981-1989 1911 Tampico, Ill. Rep.
George H.W. Bush 1989-1993 1924 Milton, Mass. Rep.
Bill Clinton 1993-2001 1946 Hope, Ark. Dem.
George W. Bush 2001-present 1946 New Haven, Conn. Rep.
Name College/ Prior Died
Education office
Harry S. Truman Independence Vice 1972
High School President
Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S. Military Commander of 1969
Academy NATO forces
John F. Kennedy Harvard U.S. Senator 1963
University
Lyndon B. Johnson Southwest Vice President 1973
Texas State
Teachers College
Richard M. Nixon Whittier College Vice President 1994
Gerald R. Ford University of Vice President
Michigan
Jimmy Carter U.S. Naval Georgia
Academy Governor
Ronald Reagan Eureka College California 2004
Governor
George H.W. Bush Yale University Vice President
Bill Clinton Georgetown Arkansas
University Governor
George W. Bush Yale University Texas Governor
Questions 1. Which two Presidents listed above attended military academies? -- 2. Who was the youngest person to be elected e·lect v. e·lect·ed, e·lect·ing, e·lects v.tr. 1. To select by vote for an office or for membership. 2. To pick out; select: elect an art course. President? -- 3. Who was the oldest person to be elected President? -- 4. Since 1981, most Presidents have been from which political party? -- 5. Which political office has been the most common previous job among the Presidents since 1945? -- 6. How many former Governors became U.S. President? -- 7. Since 1945, two states have been the birthplaces of four Presidents. Which are those two states? -- 8. Since 1945, which father and son were both elected President? -- 9. Why do you think former Vice Presidents or Governors are more likely to become President? -- 10. What personal and professional qualifications should a presidential candidate have? Why? -- Answers 1. President Eisenhower attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highland Falls in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census. , and President Carter studied at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland “Annapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Annapolis (disambiguation). Annapolis is a city in the United States of America with a population of 36,408 (July 2006 est.), the capital of the State of Maryland and the county seat of Anne Arundel County. . 2. John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Republican Party 5. Vice President 6. Four--Presidents Carter, Reagan, Clinton Clinton. 1 Town (1990 pop. 12,767), Middlesex co., S Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled 1663, set off from Killingworth and inc. 1838. The school that later became Yale opened here in 1702. , and George George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait). W. Bush 7. Texas (Eisenhower and Johnson) and Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. (Kennedy and
George H.W. Bush Noun 1. George H.W. Bush - vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush, George Bush, Bush ) 8. George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush 9. Answers may vary. Students might answer that the post of Vice President or Governor might provide a candidate with governing gov·ern v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. 2. experience and help to establish political and business contacts that are key to running a successful campaign for the White House. 10. Answers will vary. |
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