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|1860
|1860
|1861
|1861
|Lincoln
|Abraham Lincoln


|Rise of Lincoln’ political career
|Rise of Lincoln’ political career
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|1864
|1864
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|1865-1865
|Lincoln
|Abraham Lincoln
|<nowiki>- “western”  Republican – from Illinois</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- “western”  Republican – from Illinois</nowiki>


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See concepts  chart for more on Lincoln’s war strategies
See concepts  chart for more on Lincoln’s war strategies
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|1865
|1865
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|Andrew Johnson assumes office
|Lincoln dies; Johnson assumes office
| - border state politician
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- Democrat
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|Johnson
|<nowiki>- border state  politician</nowiki>


- democrat  (Lincoln wanted a Democrat on the ballot to appeal to pro-War democrats)
>Lincoln wanted a Democrat on the ballot to appeal to pro-War democrats)


> ruled as a border state  Democrat
> ruled as a border state  Democrat
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|1868
|1868
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|1869
|Grant
|Ullysses S. Grant
|<nowiki>- war hero,  elected easily</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- war hero,  elected easily</nowiki>


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|1872
|1872
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|1873
|Grant
|Ullysses S. Grant
|<nowiki>- lost popularity  bc of corruption in his government</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- lost popularity  bc of corruption in his government</nowiki>


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|1876
|1876
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|1877
|Hayes
|Hayes
|<nowiki>- Republican, Civil  War general, supporter of Reconstruction</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- Republican, Civil  War general, supporter of Reconstruction</nowiki>
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|1880
|1880
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|1881-1881
|Garfield
|James Garfield
|<nowiki>- Republican, Civil War general</nowiki>
| - Republican, Civil War general


- promoted civil service reforms
- promoted civil service reforms


- assassinated  during his 1<sup>st</sup> year as President by man who claimed he had been  denied a political appointment
- assassinated  during his 1<sup>st</sup> year as President by man who claimed he had been  denied a political appointment


- Panic of 1884  led to public discontent and election of Cleveland
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|1881
|1881
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|1881-1885
|Arthur
|Chester Arthur assumes office
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| - Panic of 1884  led to public discontent and election of Cleveland
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|1884
|1884
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|1885
|Cleveland
|Cleveland
|<nowiki>- only president  to serve two, non-consecutive terms</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- only president  to serve two, non-consecutive terms</nowiki>
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|1888
|1888
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|1889
|Harrison
|Benjamin Harrison
|<nowiki>- Republican</nowiki>
| - Republican, grandson of President William Henry Harrison


- reformer,  enacted meat inspection law, banned lotteries (considered gambling)
- reformer,  enacted meat inspection law, banned lotteries (considered gambling)
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|1892
|1892
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|1893
|Cleveland
|Grover S. Cleveland
|<nowiki>- campaigned on  reducing the tariff rates</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- campaigned on  reducing the tariff rates</nowiki>


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|1896
|1896
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|1897
|McKinley
|William McKinley
 
 
Hard money (gold)
 
 
Attempt to support blacks in south


 
* Hard money (gold) advocate
Imperialism
* Attempt to support blacks in south
* Spanish American war: US Imperialism
|<nowiki>- raised tariffs  via Dingley Tariff of 1897</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- raised tariffs  via Dingley Tariff of 1897</nowiki>


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|1900
|1900
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|1901-1901
|McKinley
|William McKinley
|<nowiki>- McKinley hugely  popular following Span-Am war, easily reelected</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- McKinley hugely  popular following Span-Am war, easily reelected</nowiki>


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- McKinley shot  in 1901, succeeded by VP Theodore Roosevelt
- McKinley shot  in 1901, succeeded by VP Theodore Roosevelt
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|1901
|1901
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|Theodore Roosevelt
|Theodore Roosevelt


 
* reformer, aggressive executive branch  
Reform, action, aggressive executive branch >> Bully Pulpit
* progressive
 
* Bully Pulpit
 
* trust busting
Trust busting
* Clean Food & Drug Act
 
* conservationist
 
* Muckrakers
Clean Food & Drug Act
* Panama Canal
 
* "Commissions"
 
Conservationist
 
 
Muckrakers
 
 
Panama Canal
|<nowiki>- NY Republican, known  as “TR” and “Teddy”</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- NY Republican, known  as “TR” and “Teddy”</nowiki>


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|1904
|1904
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|1905
|Theodore Roosevelt
|Theodore Roosevelt
|<nowiki>- won landslide  election, 1904</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- won landslide  election, 1904</nowiki>
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|1908
|1908
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|1909
|William Howard Taft
|William Howard Taft


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|1912
|1912
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|1913
|Woodrow Wilson
|Woodrow Wilson


 
* progressive
Progressivism extended
* federal powers, regulation
 
* low tariff / income tax
Low tariff
* racist policies
* promises to stay out of WWI
|<nowiki>- southern Democrat,  progressive</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- southern Democrat,  progressive</nowiki>


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|1916
|1916
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|1917
|Woodrow Wilson
|Woodrow Wilson


 
* WWI
WWI
* suppression of dissent
 
* League of Nations (fail)
 
Dissent?
 
 
World Peace/ League of Nations (fail)
|<nowiki>- won 2</nowiki><sup>nd</sup>  term promising to keep US out of WWI
|<nowiki>- won 2</nowiki><sup>nd</sup>  term promising to keep US out of WWI


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|1920
|1920
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|1921
|Warren Harding
|Warren Harding


 
* Return to normalcy
Return to normalcy
* pro-business
 
* reduced taxes
Pro-business
* economic recovery
|<nowiki>- Ohio  Republican, elected on pro-business, tax reform agenda (lowered taxes)</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- Ohio  Republican, elected on pro-business, tax reform agenda (lowered taxes)</nowiki>


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- died in office  during the scandals, including a personal scandal over an affair
- died in office  during the scandals, including a personal scandal over an affair
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|1923
reelected 1924
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|1921
|Calvin Coolidge
|Calvin Coolidge


 
* “prosperity”
“prosperity”
* "the business of American is business"


|<nowiki>- New Hampshire  Republican</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- New Hampshire  Republican</nowiki>
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- lowered tax  rates
- lowered tax  rates
 
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|1924
|1925
|Calvin Coolidge
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|1928
|1928
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|1929
|Herbert Hoover
|Herbert Hoover


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|1932
|1932
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|1933
|Franklin Roosevelt
|Franklin Roosevelt


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|1936
|1936
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|1937
|FDR reelected
|FDR reelected


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|1940
|1940
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|1941
|FDR reelected
|FDR reelected


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|1944
|1944
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|1945-1945
|FDR reelected
|FDR reelected
|died in office  1945
|died in office  1945
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|1944-48
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|1945
|Harry Truman
|Harry Truman
|<nowiki>- assumes FDR’s  term</nowiki>
|<nowiki>- assumes FDR’s  term</nowiki>
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|1948
|1948
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|1949
|Harry Truman
|Harry Truman
|relection was unexpected ("Dewey Defeats Truman" headlines)
|relection was unexpected ("Dewey Defeats Truman" headlines)
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|1952
|1952
|1953
|Dwight Eisenhower
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|1956
|1957
|Dwight Eisenhower
|Dwight Eisenhower
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|1954
|1960
|1961-1963
|John F. Kennedy
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|1963
|Lyndon B. Johnson
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|1964
|1965
|Lyndon B. Johnson
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|1968
|1969
|Richard M. Nixon
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|1972
|1972-1973
|Richard M. Nixon
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|Dwight Eisenhower
|1973
|Gerald Ford
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|1976
|1977
|James "Jimmy" Carter
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|1980
|1981
|Ronald Reagan
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|1984
|1985
|Ronald Reagan
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|1988
|1989
|George H.W. Bush
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|1992
|1993
|Bill Clinton
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|1996
|1997
|Bill Clinton
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|2000
|2001
|George H. Bush
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|2004
|2005
|George H. Bush
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|2008
|2009
|Barack Obama
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|2012
|2013
|Barack Obama
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|2016
|2017
|Donald Trump
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|2020
|2021
|Joseph Biden
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