Past Presidents

Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
In 1861 Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) became the 16th -- and first Republican -- president of the United States, in the middle of wrenching political, social, economic and technological change. In 1846, the U.S. went to war with Mexico, winning Texas and expanding the nation westward. With that expansion, Congress debated whether the new territory would prohibit or approve slavery. A new invention,…

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, guided the United States through one of the most devastating experience in its national history, the Civil War. He is considered by many historians to be one of the greatest American presidents.

LBJ : The Architect Of The Great Society
Lyndon Baines Johnson would have been 100 on 27 August 2008. Here is his legacy, not just as a legislator, but as an executive who understood Congress, having risen from that body to the White House.

Quotes - Former President Gerald Ford
Former President Gerald Ford died on 26 December 2006. Friends and political leaders remember him.

George H.W. Bush - 41st President of the United States
Fast facts about the 41st President of the United States from About's guide to history.

James Earl Carter, 39th President of the United States
Fast facts about the 39th President of the United States, from About's guide to history.

William Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
Fast facts about the 42nd President of the United States from About's guide to history.

Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States
Fast facts about the 38th President of the United States, from About's guide to history.

Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States
Fast facts about the 40th President of the United States from About's guide to history.