Talk:List of presidents of the United States
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General Concerns and Questions Q1: John Hanson was actually the first president.
A1: John Hanson was the first President of the Continental Congress to serve a term under the Articles of Confederation. This office is different from President of the United States, which was only created after the US Constitution took effect in 1789.
Q2: __________ was acting president for a short time, why isn't he on the list?
A2: A period during which a vice-president or other person temporarily becomes Acting President under the Twenty-fifth Amendment is not a presidency, because the president remains in office during such a period.
Q3: Grover Cleveland is listed twice, William McKinley was actually the 24th president.
A3: Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms, so while McKinley was in fact the 24th person to serve as president, Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th president. Or another way: the next president after Benjamin Harrison was the 24th president. It should also be noted that almost all reference materials enumerate Cleveland in this way.
Q4: Harry Truman's middle name was "S". Since it's not an initial, it should not have the period after it.
A4: Harry Truman's middle name was in fact S; however, most reference materials still use the period. Truman himself signed his own name as "Harry S. Truman". Both with or without the period may be regarded as correct.
Q5: Democratic is an adjective. Presidents of this party should be listed as the noun, "Democrat".
A5: The correct name of the political party is the Democratic Party. In this case, the adjective is used to describe the party, which is what the list is showing. Note that Democrat Party can be seen as an epithet - see Democrat Party (epithet).
Q6: Please add another column to the list for ___________.
A6: Every effort was made to show the most sought-after information in a concise table. Those interested in president lists based on other criteria should see Template:Lists of US Presidents and Vice Presidents.
Q7: I have an issue with one of the pictures used.
A7: It is recommended that the same picture from the president's individual article infobox be used on this list by default. However, any clear view of the face will work since the pictures are so small. Keep in mind that some images on external sites may be subject to copyright, and therefore difficult to bring into Wikipedia. If you have a specific concern about an image, feel free to discuss it here.
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Q3 of the FAQ
It is answering the question about Cleveland. Do you think the answer is supposed to be about Cleveland or Trump (or both)?? Georgia guy (talk) 20:16, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
- I don't understand what you're asking. Assadzadeh (talk) 20:44, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
- Read Q3 of the FAQ and its answer very slowly and carefully. Georgia guy (talk) 21:34, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
- What FAQ are you referring to? Please provide the link. Assadzadeh (talk) 21:42, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
- The one on this talk page; it's a banner that can be revealed by clicking "show". Georgia guy (talk) 21:43, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
- OK, I had to switch to Desktop view on my mobile device to see the FAQs, which I never knew existed. I don't know when the question was asked, but the answer now definitely applies to both Cleveland and Trump. Assadzadeh (talk) 22:00, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
- The one on this talk page; it's a banner that can be revealed by clicking "show". Georgia guy (talk) 21:43, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
- What FAQ are you referring to? Please provide the link. Assadzadeh (talk) 21:42, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
- Read Q3 of the FAQ and its answer very slowly and carefully. Georgia guy (talk) 21:34, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
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I would like to change the image of the white house to this:
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George Washington was the first president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president during WWII and is the longest serving president.
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Donald Trump is the current president.
CrazyMountainCreator (talk) 22:46, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
Press mention
For Template:Press:
--Another Believer (Talk) 23:26, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
New portrait for Trump
2025 portrait
2026 portrait
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Anyone favor the new one? DougheGojiraMan (talk) 20:41, 6 June 2026 (UTC)
- The 2025 one has been cropped only for framing; the 2026 one has been cropped to remove content. Not sure if I like the image being divorced from its text. If there were words on the official presidential portait, we wouldn't cut them out. --Golbez (talk) 21:19, 6 June 2026 (UTC)
- The original one was not intended to have words. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZJT9PuMMCg/?igsh=bXBqYXJ1ZG96YTNp Unfortunately, the White House account tweeted it with the words, so the cropping was for convenience DougheGojiraMan (talk) 22:39, 6 June 2026 (UTC)