Summary
Memorize order of US Presidents.
You may prefer to scroll down and start with the <strong>Hints...</strong> sections first.
Presidents 1-10
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 1 (1789-1797) | Washington (George) |
| 2 (1797-1801) | Adams (John) |
| 3 (1801-1809) | Jefferson (Thomas) |
| 4 (1809-1817) | Madison (James) |
| 5 (1817-1825) | Monroe (James) |
| 1-5 (initials) | W A J M M |
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 6 (1825-1829) | Adams (John Quincy) |
| 7 (1829-1837) | Jackson (Andrew) |
| 8 (1837-1841) | Van Buren (Martin) |
| 9 (1841-1841) | Harrison (William) |
| 10 (1841-1845) | Tyler (John) |
| 6-10 (initials) | A J V H T |
Presidents 11-20
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 11 (1845-1849) | Polk (James) |
| 12 (1849-1850) | Taylor (Zachary) |
| 13 (1850-1853) | Fillmore (Millard) |
| 14 (1853-1857) | Pierce (Franklin) |
| 15 (1857-1861) | Buchanan (James) |
| 11-15 (initials) | P T F P B |
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 16 (1861-1865) Civil War | Lincoln (Abraham) |
| 17 (1865-1869) | Johnson (Andrew) |
| 18 (1869-1877) | Grant (Ulysses) |
| 19 (1877-1881) | Hayes (Rutherford) |
| 20 (1881-1881) | Garfield (James) |
| 16-20 (initials) | L J G H G |
Presidents 21-30
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 21 (1881-1885) | Arthur (Chester) |
| 22 (1885-1889) | Cleveland (Grover) |
| 23 (1889-1893) | Harrison (Benjamin) |
| 24 (1893-1897) 2nd time in office | Cleveland (Grover) |
| 25 (1897-1901) Spanish-American War | McKinley (William) |
| 21-25 (initials) | A C H C M |
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 26 (1901-1909) | Roosevelt (Theodore) |
| 27 (1909-1913) | Taft (William) |
| 28 (1913-1921) World War 1 | Wilson (Woodrow) |
| 29 (1921-1923) | Harding (Warren) |
| 30 (1923-1929) | Coolidge (Calvin) |
| 26-30 (initials) | R T W H C |
Presidents 31-40
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 31 (1929-1933) | Hoover (Herbert) |
| 32 (1933-1945) World War 2 | Roosevelt (Franklin) |
| 33 (1945-1953) Korean War | Truman (Harry) |
| 34 (1953-1961) | Eisenhower (Dwight) |
| 35 (1961-1963) Cuban Missile Crisis | Kennedy (John) |
| 31-35 (initials) | H R T E K |
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 36 (1963-1969) | Johnson (Lyndon) |
| 37 (1969-1974) | Nixon (Richard) |
| 38 (1974-1977) Viet Nam withdrawal | Ford (Gerald) |
| 39 (1977-1981) | Carter (Jimmy) |
| 40 (1981-1989) | Reagan (Ronald) |
| 36-40 (initials) | J N F C R |
Presidents 41-43
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| 41 (1989-1993) | Bush (George H. W.) |
| 42 (1993-2001) | Clinton (Bill) |
| 43 (2001-2009) | Bush (George W.) |
| 41-43 (initials) | B C B |
Hints for Groups
Remember the first president in each group of 10. This should help with overall memorization of the order.
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| Initials of 1, 11, 21, 31, 41 | W P A H B |
| 1 | Washington |
| 11 | Polk |
| 21 | Arthur |
| 31 | Hoover |
| 41 | Bush |
Remember the 6th president in each group of 10
| Order (memorize) | President (memorize) |
|---|
| Initials of 6, 16, 26, 36 | A L R J |
| 6 | Adams |
| 16 | Lincoln |
| 26 | Roosevelt |
| 36 | Johnson |
Hints for Initials
Remember initials of each group of 5
| Group (memorize) | Initials (memorize) |
|---|
| 21-25 | A C H C M |
| 26-30 | R T W H C |
| 31-35 | H R T E K |
| 36-40 | J N F C R |
| 41-43 | B C B |
Hints for Years
Hints I
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|
| President during Civil War | Abraham Lincoln |
| President during Word War 1 | Woodrow Wilson |
| John Kennedy died... | by assasination |
| Franklin Roosevelt died... | of natural causes (while president) |
| President during World War 2 | Franklin Roosevelt |
Hints II
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|
| President during Cuban Missile Crisis | John Kennedy |
| President during withdrawal from Viet Nam | Gerald Ford |
| Abraham Lincoln died... | by assasination |
| William McKinley died... | by assasination |
| William Harrison died... | of natural causes (while president) |
Hints III
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|
| President during Korean War | Harry Truman |
| President during the Spanish-American War | William McKinley |
| James Garfield died... | by assasination |
| Zachary Taylor died... | of natural causes (while president) |
| Warren Harding died... | of natural causes (while president) |
| Richard Nixon is... | the only president to resign |
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