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Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865), first Republican US president, covering the Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, habeas corpus suspension, 1864 reelection, Reconstruction plans, and assassination.
Presidency of Barack Obama
Presidency of Barack Obama: two-term U.S. administration (2009-2017) of the 44th president, first African American in the office; signed the $787 billion Recovery Act, Affordable Care Act, and Dodd-Frank, killed bin Laden, and issued 276 executive orders.
Presidency of Bernardino Rivadavia
The presidency of Bernardino Rivadavia was the first national executive of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, held from February 1826 to June 1827.
Presidency of Bill Clinton
The presidency of Bill Clinton, also called the Clinton administration, was the tenure of the 42nd US president, a Democrat from Arkansas who held office from 1993 to 2001.
Presidency of Claudia Sheinbaum
The Presidency of Sheinbaum commenced October 1, 2024, with the first woman to lead Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. She champions the Morena party's platform of continuity with López Obrador.
Presidency of Donald Trump
The Presidency of Donald Trump, encompassing two nonconsecutive terms, made extensive use of executive orders and pursued an "America First" approach to reshape policy.
Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961), 34th U.S. president, Republican, VP Nixon; Korean armistice 1953, interstate highways, Civil Rights Act 1957, NASA, Little Rock troops, U-2 crisis, military-industrial complex warning.
Presidency of George H. W. Bush
Presidency of George H. W. Bush, the 41st US presidency (1989–1993): Gulf War victory, Panama invasion, end of the Cold War, START I, ADA and Clean Air Act, tax-pledge reversal, recession, and 1992 defeat by Bill Clinton.
Presidency of George W. Bush
Presidency of George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. president (Republican, 2001-2009), defined by the 9/11 attacks, the war on terror, the Iraq War, and the 2008 financial crisis; ranked 36th, 33rd, then 29th in C-SPAN historians' surveys.
Presidency of George Washington
Presidency of George Washington (1789–1797), the first US administration under the Constitution. Washington created the cabinet (first convened November 26, 1791), asserted executive privilege in 1792, pursued neutrality and the Jay Treaty, and set the two-term precedent.
Presidency of Gerald Ford
Presidency of Gerald Ford: the 38th U.S. presidency, August 1974 to January 1977, the only unelected president and vice president, defined by the Nixon pardon, the WIN anti-inflation campaign, 66 vetoes, the Helsinki Accords, and a narrow 1976 loss to Jimmy Carter.
Presidency of Javier Milei
Presidency of Javier Milei: term of Argentina's libertarian president (from 10 December 2023, La Libertad Avanza), marked by shock fiscal adjustment, rapid disinflation from 211% annual inflation, a 2024 primary surplus, Ley Bases deregulation, and a 2025 US$20 billion IMF program.
Presidency of Jimmy Carter
Presidency of Jimmy Carter: the 39th U.S. president's single term, 1977–1981, covering the Camp David Accords, Panama Canal treaties, SALT II, energy policy, stagflation, the Iran hostage crisis, and the 1980 loss to Reagan.
Presidency of Joe Biden
Presidency of Joe Biden, 46th U.S. president, 2021-2025, with Vice President Kamala Harris. Signed the IIJA, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act; inflation peaked at 9.1% in 2022; ended with Trump's 2025 inauguration.
Presidency of John F. Kennedy
Presidency of John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. president (1961-1963), New Frontier; Cold War crises at Bay of Pigs, Berlin, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Alliance for Progress, Vietnam advisers, civil rights bill, ended by assassination in Dallas.
Presidency of José Antonio Kast
Presidency of José Antonio Kast: Chilean government from 11 March 2026 to 2030, led by the Republican Party founder who won the December 2025 runoff with 58.16% over Jeannette Jara, focused on security, migration, and border policy.
Presidency of Juan Perón
The presidency of Juan Perón was his time governing Argentina as elected president from 1946 to 1955, ending with his overthrow by a military coup.
Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson: the 36th U.S. president's 1963–1969 administration, marked by the Great Society, Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, Medicare and Medicaid, and the escalating Vietnam War that ended his 1968 candidacy.
Presidency of Richard Nixon
Presidency of Richard Nixon, 37th U.S. president (1969–1974): China opening, SALT détente, Vietnamization, EPA and Title IX, ended by Watergate and his August 9, 1974 resignation.
Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte
Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, 16th Philippine president, 2016-2022; populist term marked by the deadly war on drugs, Build Build Build infrastructure, China pivot, and ICC arrest in 2025.
Presidency of Ronald Reagan
Presidency of Ronald Reagan (1981-1989), 40th U.S. president, two-term Republican administration. Landmark tax cuts (top rate 70% to 28%), 1981-82 recession then boom, INF Treaty with Gorbachev, Iran-Contra scandal, high public approval, contested scholarly rankings.
Presidency of the Council of the European Union
The rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (Council presidency): each member state chairs the Council for six months, every 13.5 years, in trios, setting agendas and brokering legislative deals.
Presidency of the United Nations Security Council
Presidency of the UN Security Council: one-month rotating chair held by each of the 15 members in English alphabetical order under Rule 18; the president chairs meetings, sets the agenda, and represents the Council.
Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt's presidency (1901-1909), also called the Roosevelt administration, made the 26th U.S. president the first modern executive: Square Deal regulation, conservation, the Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, and Nobel Peace Prize.
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson, 1801–1809: Democratic-Republican terms covering the 1800 electoral tie, Louisiana Purchase, Barbary War, Embargo of 1807, Marbury v. Madison, and the 1808 slave-trade ban.
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877), two-term Republican administration of the 18th U.S. president; defined by Reconstruction and civil rights enforcement, the Panic of 1873, the Treaty of Washington, the Peace Policy toward Native Americans, and financial scandals like the Whiskey Ring.
Presidency University, Kolkata
Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly Hindoo College, 1817; Presidency College, 1855) is a West Bengal state unitary university on College Street, upgraded on 7 July 2010, distinct from the private Presidency University in Bengaluru.
President (band)
President is an anonymous English metalcore band known for its masked members and political visual language. The group achieved rapid growth after its 2025 debut.
President (card game)
President, also called Scum, Asshole, Capitalism, or Daihinmin, is a Chinese-origin climbing card game for 3-8 players where finishing order sets social rank and the last player pays a card tax to the President.
President (corporate title)
President is a corporate officer title for the executive in charge of a company's day-to-day management, typically second to the CEO, though its meaning varies widely by company.