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Some historical (mostly Presidential) tidbits:

Presidential knowledge

George Washington

During Washington's lifetime (1732 – 1799), there were thirteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Washington only saw one Presidency, that of his successor John Adams.

John Adams served as Washington's Vice President. They had known each other since at least 1775, when Adams helped appoint Washington Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Thomas Jefferson served as Washington's Secretary of State. They had known each other since at least 1769, when they both served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. They might've known each other before, as they both came from aristocratic Southern Virginia families.
James Madison was a leading member of the House of Representatives during Washington's Presidency. They had known each other since at least 1787, when they both served in the Constitutional Convention. They might've known each other before, as they both came from aristocratic Southern Virginia families.
James Monroe was Washington's Ambassador to France. They had known each other since at least 1776, when they both fought in the Battle of Trenton. They might've known each other before, as they were both aristocrats from Westmoreland County, Virginia.
John Quincy Adams was Washington's Ambassador to the Netherlands. It is unknown when they first met, as Adams spent most of his youth overseas with his father, away from Washington in the US. They likely met at least in 1789, when his father became Vice President under Washington.
Andrew Jackson was a member of the House of Representatives very briefly during Washington's Presidency. There's no known sources or information on whether they ever actually met, although it's plausible.
Martin Van Buren was between 6 and 14 years old during Washington's presidency, and was still living in his native New York. It is extremely unlikely that he ever met George Washington, as his first known political activity was in 1800, after Washington's death.
William Henry Harrison mostly served as a frontier officer, lieutenant to General Anthony Wayne, during Washington's Presidency. As his father, Benjamin Harrison V, had served in the Virginia House of Burgesses with Washington, and both families were aristocratic Southern Virginians, it is possible that Harrison had met Washington in his youth, although nothing states it either way.
John Tyler was born during Washington's Presidency (1790) and spent his entire youth in his native Charles City County, Virginia. He came from a powerful Virginian family with his father being a Court of Appeals Judge, so it's possible, albeit unlikely, that he met Washington at some time. He more than likely attended Washington's funeral, though.
James K. Polk was born during Washington's Presidency (1795) and spent the last four years of Washington's life in Pineville, North Carolina. Although his father was a slaveholder and a surveyor, the Polk family was still quite poor and it is extremely unlikely any of them ever met George Washington, definitely not in the period from 1795-1799.
Zachary Taylor was between 4 and 12 years old during Washington's presidency, and was still living in his native Virginia. His father, Richard, had served as a Colonel under General Washington during the Revolution, and it's possible, albeit unlikely, that he met Washington as a very young child at some point before Washington's death in 1799.
James Buchanan was born during Washington's presidency (1791) and spent his childhood living in his father's hotel in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Extremely unlikely he ever ran into George Washington before his ninth birthday.

During Adams's lifetime (1735 – 1826), there were nineteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Adams only saw five Presidencies, that of his predecessor George Washington, and his four successors (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams).

Thomas Jefferson served as Adams' Vice President. They met at the First Continental Congress in 1775.
James Madison had retired from the House during Adams' presidency, although he was a public opponent of Adams' Alien and Sedition Acts. It is unknown when they first met, as Adams' was overseas during much of Madison's early political career. Madison was a protege of Jefferson, so it may have been as early as 1775, or as late as the 1790s, when Madison and Adams both served in the federal capital in Philadelphia. They were both present at Jefferson's inauguration in 1801.
James Monroe was Governor of Virginia during Adams' presidency, which relocated to Washington, DC during his term. He was sworn in as a US Senator by Vice President Adams in 1790. As a close friend and former student of Thomas Jefferson, it is possible that Monroe met Adams prior, but probably not until after Jefferson's return to America in 1789.
John Quincy Adams was Adams' first-born son and was Adams' Ambassador to Prussia. It is not known if he was present at his son's birth (July 11, 1767), as was a travelling lawyer and Selectman, but he was definitely known to the child before September of that year, according to letters written by Abigail Adams.
Andrew Jackson was a Congressman and Senator for Tennessee during Adams' first year as President. It's likely they would've met in Philadelphia that year, but I cannot find any sources confirming this.
Martin Van Buren was between 14 and 18 during Adams' presidency. Although his political career began in 1800, it was situated in New York until long after Adams' retirement, and it's unlikely they ever met. Van Buren was a US Senator when Adams died in 1826.
William Henry Harrison was appointed by Adams as Secretary of the Northwest Territory and later Governor of the Indiana Territory. His father, Benjamin Harrison V, was a delegate to the Continental Congress and fellow signer with Adams of the Declaration of Independence, so it's possible they met during Harrison's youth.
John Tyler was between 6 and 10 during Adams' presidency, but was the son of a prominent Virginia Judge and friend of the Jefferson family. It's possible, but unlikely that he met Adams during some function with his father, but very unlikely at any point after 1801.
James K. Polk was born in North Carolina and less than two years old when Adams became President. It is very unlikely he ever met President Adams, and he only national politics as a Congressman shortly before Adams' death.
Zachary Taylor was between 12 and 16 during Adams' presidency, and there is no evidence that they would've met at any point.
Millard Fillmore was born during Adams' presidency into a relatively poor family, and would not leave the northern New York area until after Adams' death. They never met.
Franklin Pierce was born after Adams' presidency, in 1804 in New Hampshire. It's very unlikely he ever met the retired President, even though his father (Benjamin Pierce) had been a Revolutionary War veteran from Massachusetts and fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
James Buchanan was between 5 and 9 during Adams' presidency, and spent his childhood in Pennsylvania, many miles from Philadelphia. Although he was a Congressman beginning in 1821, I can see no reason why he would've ever met Adams during his lifetime.
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 to a poor Kentucky family. He was 17 when Adams died, and had never been to the East Coast at that time. They never met.
Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 to a poor family in North Carolina, that later relocated to Tennessee. He never met President Adams.
Ulysses S. Grant was 4 years old when Adams died, and still living in his birthplace of Point Pleasant, Ohio. They never met.
Rutherford B. Hayes was 3 years old when Adams died. They never met.

Thomas Jefferson

During Jefferson's lifetime (1743 – 1826), there were nineteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Jefferson only saw five Presidencies, that of his predecessors George Washington and John Adams, and his three successors (James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams).

James Madison

During Madison's lifetime (1751 – 1836), there were twenty-two past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Madison only saw six Presidencies, that of his three predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson) and his three successors (James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson).

James Monroe

During Monroe's lifetime (1758 – 1831), there were twenty past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Monroe only saw six Presidencies, that of his four predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison) and his successors John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

John Quincy Adams

During Adams's lifetime (1767 – 1848), there were twenty-four past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Adams saw ten Presidencies, that of his five predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe) and his five successors (Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James K. Polk).

Andrew Jackson

During Jackson's lifetime (1767 – 1845), there were twenty-four past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Jackson saw ten Presidencies, that of his six predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, [{James Monroe]], and John Quincy Adams) and his four successors (Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James K. Polk).

Martin Van Buren

During Van Buren's lifetime (1782 – 1862), there were twenty-seven past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Van Buren saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his seven predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson) and his eight successors (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln).

William Henry Harrison

During Harrison's lifetime (1773 – 1841), there were twenty-three past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Harrison saw eight Presidencies, that of his eight predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren).

John Tyler

During Tyler's lifetime (1790 – 1862), there were twenty-seven past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Tyler saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his nine predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and William Henry Harrison) and his six successors (James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln).

James K. Polk

During Polk's lifetime (1795 – 1849), there were twenty-four past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Polk saw eleven Presidencies, that of his ten predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler) and successor (Zachary Taylor).

Zachary Taylor

During Taylor's lifetime (1784 – 1850), there were twenty-four past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Taylor saw eleven Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James K. Polk).

Millard Fillmore

During Fillmore's lifetime (1800 – 1874), there were twenty-eight past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Taylor saw sixteen Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, and Zachary Taylor) and five successors (Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant).

Franklin Pierce

During Pierce's lifetime (1804 – 1869), there were twenty-seven past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Pierce saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore) and four successors (James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant).

James Buchanan

During Buchanan's lifetime (1791 – 1868), there were twenty-nine past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Buchanan saw sixteen Presidencies, that of his fourteen predecessors (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, and Franklin Pierce) and two successors (Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson).

Abraham Lincoln

During Lincoln's lifetime (1809 – 1865), there were twenty-six past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Lincoln saw thirteen Presidencies, that of his thirteen predecessors (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan).

Andrew Johnson

During Johnson's lifetime (1808 – 1875), there were twenty-nine past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Johnson saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his fourteen predecessors (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln) and successor (Ulysses S. Grant).

Ulysses S. Grant

During Grant's lifetime (1822 – 1885), there were thirty-one past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Grant saw seventeen Presidencies, that of his thirteen predecessors (James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson) and four successors (Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland).

Rutherford B. Hayes

During Hayes' lifetime (1822 – 1893), there were thirty-two past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Hayes saw eighteen Presidencies, that of his fourteen predecessors (James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant) and four successors (James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison).

James A. Garfield

During Garfield's lifetime (1831 – 1881), there were twenty-six past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Garfield saw thirteen Presidencies, that of his thirteen predecessors (Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes).

Chester A. Arthur

During Arthur's lifetime (1829 – 1886), there were twenty-nine past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Arthur saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his fourteen predecessors (Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, and James A. Garfield) and his successor (Grover Cleveland).

Grover Cleveland

During Cleveland's lifetime (1837 – 1908), there were twenty-eight past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Cleveland saw seventeen Presidencies, that of his fourteen predecessors (Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur), the President between his two terms (Benjamin Harrison), and his two successors (William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt).

Benjamin Harrison

During Harrison's lifetime (1833 – 1901), there were twenty-nine past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Harrison saw seventeen Presidencies, that of his sixteen predecessors (Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland) and his two successors (Grover Cleveland and William McKinley).

Grover Cleveland

see above

William McKinley

During McKinley's lifetime (1843 – 1901), there were twenty-seven past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, McKinley saw fourteen Presidencies, that of his fourteen predecessors (John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison).

Theodore Roosevelt

During Roosevelt's lifetime (1858 – 1919), there were twenty-eight past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Roosevelt saw twelve Presidencies, that of his ten predecessors (James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinley) and successors William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson.

William Howard Taft

During Taft's lifetime (1857 – 1930), there were thirty past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Taft saw thirteen Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt) and successors Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

Woodrow Wilson

During Wilson's lifetime (1856 – 1924), there were twenty-eight past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Wilson saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his thirteen predecessors (Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft) and successors Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

Warren G. Harding

During Harding's lifetime (1865 – 1923), there were twenty-five past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Harding saw eleven Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson).

Calvin Coolidge

During Coolidge's lifetime (1872 – 1933), there were twenty-five past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Coolidge saw twelve Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Warren G. Harding) and successor Herbert Hoover.

Herbert Hoover

So far in Hoover's lifetime (1874 – 1964), there have been twenty-seven past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Hoover saw seventeen Presidencies, that of his twelve predecessors (Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge) and five successors (Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson).

Franklin D. Roosevelt

So far in Roosevelt's lifetime (1882 – 1945), there have been twenty-two past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Roosevelt saw ten Presidencies, that of his ten predecessors (Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover).

Harry S. Truman

So far in Truman's lifetime (1884 – 1972), there have been twenty-five past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Truman saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt) and four successors (Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon).

Dwight D. Eisenhower

So far in Eisenhower's lifetime (1890 – 1969), there have been twenty-three past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Eisenhower saw fourteen Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman) and three successors (John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon).

John F. Kennedy

So far in Kennedy's lifetime (1917 – 1963), there have been nineteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Kennedy saw seven Presidencies, that of his seven predecessors (Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower).

Lyndon B. Johnson

So far in Johnson's lifetime (1908 – 1973), there have been nineteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Johnson saw eleven Presidencies, that of his ten predecessors (Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy) and successor Richard Nixon.

Richard Nixon

So far in Nixon's lifetime (1913 – 1994), there have been nineteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Nixon saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his ten predecessors (William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson) and five successors (Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton).

Gerald Ford

So far in Ford's lifetime (1913 – 2006), there have been nineteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Ford saw fifteen Presidencies, that of his ten predecessors (Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon) and five successors (Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush).

Jimmy Carter

So far in Carter's lifetime (1924 – present), there have been sixteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Carter has seen fourteen Presidencies, that of his nine predecessors (Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford) and five successors (Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama).

Ronald Reagan

So far in Reagan's lifetime (1911 – 2004), there have been nineteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Reagan saw sixteen Presidencies, that of his thirteen predecessors (William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter) and three successors (George H. W. Bush, [Bill Clinton]], and George W. Bush).

George H. W. Bush

So far in Bush's lifetime (1924 – present), there have been sixteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Bush has seen fourteen Presidencies, that of his eleven predecessors (Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan) and three successors (Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama).

Bill Clinton

So far in Clinton's lifetime (1946 – present), there have been thirteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Clinton has seen ten Presidencies, that of his ten predecessors (Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush) and successors George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

George W. Bush...
Barack Obama...

George W. Bush

So far in Bush's lifetime (1946 – present), there have been thirteen past, present, and future Presidents alive. Other than his own, Bush has seen eleven Presidencies, that of his ten predecessors (Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton) and successor Barack Obama.

Barack Obama...

Barack Obama

So far in Obama's lifetime (1961 – present), there have been thirteen past and present Presidents alive. Other than his own, Obama has only seen nine Presidencies, that of his nine predecessors (John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush).

Presidential Primogeniture

Adopting a "male-preference cognatic primogeniture," with disregard to religion.

More information #, HE The President ...

#	HE The President		Date Began	Date Ended	"House"
20		James I Abram	March 4, 1881	September 19, 1881	Garfield
		Harry Augustus	September 19, 1881	December 12, 1942
	James II		December 12, 1942	February 1, 1976
	UNKNOWN!!^[1]		February 1, 1976	UNKNOWN!!
21		Chester I Alan	September 19, 1881	November 18, 1886	Arthur
	Chester II Alan		November 18, 1886	July 18, 1937
	Chester III Alan		July 18, 1937	April 28, 1972
	UNKNOWN!!^[2]		April 28, 1972	UNKNOWN!!
22		Stephen Grover	March 4, 1885	June 24, 1908	Cleveland
	Richard Folsom		June 24, 1908	January 10, 1974
	Thomas I Grover		January 10, 1974	present
	Thomas II Grover		heir apparent
23		Benjamin	March 4, 1889	March 13, 1901	Harrison
	Russell Benjamin		March 13, 1901	December 13, 1936
	William I Henry		December 13, 1936	October 8, 1990
	William II Henry		October 8, 1990	UNKNOWN!!^[3]
	UNKNOWN!!^[4]		heir(ess) apparent/presumptive		UNKNOWN!!
24		Stephen Grover	March 4, 1893	June 24, 1908	Cleveland
24	see above: #22				Cleveland
25		William	March 4, 1897	September 14, 1901	McKinley
	Abner Osborn		September 14, 1901	June 11, 1904	McKinley
	Mable		June 11, 1904	June 7, 1937	Baer
	UNKNOWN!!^[5]		June 7, 1937	UNKNOWN!!
26		Theodore I	September 14, 1901	January 6, 1919	Roosevelt
		Theodore II	January 6, 1919	July 12, 1944
	Theodore III		July 12, 1944	May 2, 2001
	Theodore IV		May 2, 2001	present
	Theodore V		heir apparent
27		William I Howard	March 4, 1909	March 8, 1930	Taft
		Robert Alphonso	March 8, 1930	July 31, 1953
	William II Howard		July 31, 1953	February 23, 1991
		William III Howard	February 23, 1991	present
	William IV Howard		heir apparent
28		Thomas I Woodrow	March 4, 1913	February 3, 1924	Wilson
		Margaret Woodrow	February 3, 1924	February 12, 1944	Wilson
	Francis Bowes		February 12, 1944	October 3, 2008	Sayre
	Thomas II Hart		October 3, 2008	present	Sayre
	UNKNOWN!!^[6]		heir(ess) apparent/presumptive		UNKNOWN!!
29		Warren Gamaliel	March 4, 1921	August 2, 1923	Harding
	George I Tryon		August 2, 1923	January 18, 1934
	George II Tryon		January 18, 1934	November 1985
	George III Tryon		November 1985	present
	UNKNOWN!!^[7]		heiress presumptive		UNKNOWN!!
30		John I Calvin	August 2, 1923	January 5, 1933	Coolidge
	John II		January 5, 1933	May 31, 2000	Coolidge
	Lydia		May 31, 2000	March 5, 2001	Sayles
	John III Whitman		March 5, 2001	present	Sayles
	UNKNOWN!!^[8]		heir(ess) apparent/presumptive		UNKNOWN!!
31		Herbert I Clark	March 4, 1929	October 20, 1964	Hoover
	Herbert II Charles		October 20, 1964	July 9, 1969
	Herbert III		July 9, 1969	present
	UNKNOWN!!^[9]		heir(ess) apparent/presumptive		UNKNOWN!!
32		Franklin Delano	March 4, 1933	April 12, 1945	Roosevelt
		James I	April 12, 1945	August 13, 1991
	James II		August 13, 1991	present
	Kathleen Ann		heiress presumptive		Walker
33		Harry S.	April 12, 1945	December 26, 1972	Truman
		Mary Margaret	December 26, 1972	January 29, 2008	Daniel
	Clifton Truman		January 29, 2008	present
	Wesley		heir apparent
34		Dwight I David	January 20, 1953	March 28, 1969	Eisenhower
		John Sheldon Doud	March 28, 1969	December 21, 2013
		Dwight II David	December 21, 2013	present
	Alexander Richard		heir apparent
35		John I Fitzgerald	January 20, 1961	November 22, 1963	Kennedy
		John II Fitzgerald	November 22, 1963	July 16, 1999	Kennedy
		Caroline Bouvier	July 16, 1999	present	Schlossberg
		John III Bouvier Kennedy	heir apparent		Schlossberg
36		Lyndon Baines	November 22, 1963	January 22, 1973	Johnson
		Lynda Bird	January 22, 1973	present	Robb
	Lucinda DeShae		heiress presumptive		Florio
37		Richard Milhous	January 20, 1969	April 22, 1994	Nixon
		Patricia	April 22, 1994	present	Cox
	Christopher Nixon		heir apparent		Cox
38		Gerald Rudolph	August 9, 1974	December 26, 2006	Ford
		Michael Gerald	December 26, 2006	present	Ford
	Sarah Joyce		heiress presumptive		Goodfellow
39		James Earl	January 20, 1977	present	Carter
39	John William		heir apparent		Carter
40		Ronald I Wilson	January 20, 1981	June 5, 2004	Reagan
		Ronald II Prescott	June 5, 2004	present	Reagan
		Patricia Ann	heiress presumptive		Davis
41		George I Herbert Walker	January 20, 1989	present	Bush
41		George II Walker	heir apparent		Bush
42		William Jefferson	January 20, 1993	present	Clinton
42		Chelsea Victoria	heiress presumptive		Clinton
43		George Walker	January 20, 2001	present	Bush
43		Jenna Welch	heiress presumptive		Hager
44		Barack Hussein	January 20, 2009	present	Obama
44		Malia Ann	heiress presumptive		Obama
45		Donald I John	January 20, 2017	present	Trump
45		Donald II John	heir apparent		Trump

[1]
The second James Garfield lived 84 years, yet I have not found any information on any marriages or children. President Garfield had another son who had descendants in case this is a dead end.
[2]
Chester Alan Arthur III, under the name "Gavin Arthur," was a well-known gay writer in the 1950s and 1960s, and did not have any children, thus Chester Arthur's line ended there. His closest relative would be a descendant of one of his siblings, probably William Arthur, Jr., although information online is scarce.
[3]
It is unknown if William Henry Harrison, Jr. is still alive or not. He was born sometime shortly after 1920, which would make him in his 80s today.
[4]
This would be William Henry Harrison, Jr.'s child or grandchild, or his sister, Mary Elizabeth Harrison, or one of Mary's children. If none of the above applies, then the heir would be one of William Henry Harrison, Jr.'s first cousins.
[5]
I can't find any information if Mable Baer and her husband Hermanus, a noted physician, ever had children. The name "Hermanus Baer" seems unique, and shows up with a singing teacher of the 1960s and '80s who may be a son or grandson of Mable, but this is inconclusive. If Mable never had children, then the next in line would go to one of David Allison McKinley's children, possibly William Perry Francis McKinley (don't know if he was alive in 1937, when he would've been 85).
[6]
Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr. was survived by eight grandchildren. If Thomas Hart had any children, they would include the heir apparent or heiress presumptive. Otherwise Francis Nevin Sayre would be the heir presumptive.
[7]
Doctor George Tryon Harding IV has five daughters as of 2007. I have not been able to discover any names or marital status, but whoever Dr. Harding's oldest daughter is, is the heiress presumptive.
[8]
Presumably, one of John Whitman Sayles children (he was married in 2001), if he has any. Otherwise, his older sister Jennifer Coolidge Harville would be the heiress presumptive.
[9]
One of Herbert Hoover III's three children (oldest male, if any) whom I've not discovered details about.

Stae Pres Elec Reses

Political Party Leadership

More information Year, Democratic ...

Year	Democratic											Republican
	Executive Branch		Legislative Branch						Judicial Branch (by party of appointer)	DNC Chair		Executive Branch		Legislative Branch						Judicial Branch (by party of appointer)	RNC Chair
	Executive Branch		Senate				House		Judicial Branch (by party of appointer)	DNC Chair		Executive Branch		Senate				House		Judicial Branch (by party of appointer)	RNC Chair
1996	Bill Clinton President of the United States 1993-2001		Al Gore President of the Senate 1993-2001		Tom Daschle Senate Minority Leader 1995-2001		Dick Gephardt House Minority Leader 1995-2003		Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice 1993-Present	Chris Dodd General Chair of the DNC 1995-1997	Donald Fowler National Chair of the DNC 1995-1997	—		Strom Thurmond President pro tempore 1995-2001		Bob Dole Senate Majority Leader 1995-1996		Newt Gingrich Speaker of the House 1995-1999	Dick Armey House Majority Leader 1995-2003	William Rehnquist Chief Justice 1986-2005	Haley Barbour Chair of the RNC 1993-1997
												Bob Dole Presidential Candidate 1996				Bob Dole Senate Majority Leader 1995-1996
												Bob Dole Presidential Candidate 1996				Trent Lott Senate Majority Leader 1996-2001
												—
1997
1997										Roy Romer General Chair of the DNC 1997-1999	Steven Grossman National Chair of the DNC 1997-1999										Jim Nicholson Chair of the RNC 1997-2001
1998
1999
																		Dennis Hastert Speaker of the House 1999-2007
											Joe Andrew National Chair of the DNC 1999-2001
										Ed Rendell General Chair of the DNC 1999-2001
2000
	Bill Clinton President of the United States 1993-2001	Al Gore Presidential Candidate 2000										George W. Bush Presidential Candidate 2000 President-Elect of the United States 2000-2001 President of the United States 2001-2009
	Bill Clinton President of the United States 1993-2001
2001
			Al Gore President of the Senate 1993-2001	Robert Byrd President pro tempore 2001		Tom Daschle Senate Majority Leader 2001								Trent Lott Senate Minority Leader 2001
	—		Tom Daschle Senate Minority Leader 2001							Terry McAuliffe Chair of the DNC 2001-2005				Dick Cheney President of the Senate 2001-2009	Strom Thurmond President pro tempore 2001		Trent Lott Senate Majority Leader 2001				Jim Gilmore Chair of the RNC 2001
			Robert Byrd President pro tempore 2001-2003		Tom Daschle Senate Majority Leader 2001-2003									Dick Cheney President of the Senate 2001-2009		Trent Lott Senate Minority Leader 2001-2003					Jim Gilmore Chair of the RNC 2001
																					Marc Racicot Chair of the RNC 2001-2003
2002
2003
			Tom Daschle Senate Minority Leader 2003-2005				Nancy Pelosi House Minority Leader 2003-2007							Dick Cheney President of the Senate 2001-2009	Ted Stevens President pro tempore 2003-2007		Bill Frist Senate Majority Leader 2003-2007		Tom DeLay House Majority Leader 2003-2005
																					Ed Gillespie Chair of the RNC 2003-2005
2004
	John Kerry Presidential Candidate 2004
	—
2005
			Harry Reid Senate Minority Leader 2005-2007							Howard Dean Chair of the DNC 2005-2009											Ken Mehlman Chair of the RNC 2005-2007
																			Roy Blunt House Majority Leader 2005-2006	John Roberts Chief Justice 2005-Present
2006																			Roy Blunt House Majority Leader 2005-2006
2006																			John Boehner House Majority Leader 2006-2007
2007																			John Boehner House Majority Leader 2006-2007
			Robert Byrd President pro tempore 2007-2010		Harry Reid Senate Majority Leader 2007-2015		Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House 2007-2011	Steny Hoyer House Majority Leader 2007-2011						Dick Cheney President of the Senate 2001-2009		Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader 2007-2015		John Boehner House Minority Leader 2007-2011
																					Mel Martínez General Chair of the RNC 2007	Mike Duncan National Chair of the RNC 2007
																					Mike Duncan Chair of the RNC 2007-Present
2008
	Barack Obama Presidential Candidate 2008 President-Elect of the United States 2008-2009 President of the United States 2009-2017											George W. Bush President of the United States 2001-2009	John McCain Presidential Candidate 2008
												George W. Bush President of the United States 2001-2009
2009												George W. Bush President of the United States 2001-2009
2009			Joe Biden President of the Senate 2009-2017	Robert Byrd President pro tempore 2007-2010		Harry Reid Senate Majority Leader 2007-2015				Tim Kaine Chair of the DNC 2009-2011		—		Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader 2007-2015							Michael Steele Chair of the RNC 2009-2011
2010				Robert Byrd President pro tempore 2007-2010
2010				Daniel Inouye President pro tempore 2010-2012
2011
							Nancy Pelosi House Minority Leader 2011-Present											John Boehner Speaker of the House 2011-2015	Eric Cantor House Majority Leader 2011-2014
																					Reince Priebus Chair of the RNC 2011-Present
										Debbie Wasserman Schultz Chair of the DNC 2011-2016
2012
												Mitt Romney Presidential Candidate 2012
												—
				Patrick Leahy President pro tempore 2012-2015
2013
2014
2014																			Kevin McCarthy House Majority Leader 2014-Present
2015
				Harry Reid Senate Minority Leader 2015-2017										Orrin Hatch President pro tempore 2015-Present		Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader 2015-Present
																		Paul Ryan Speaker of the House 2015-Present
2016
	Barack Obama President of the United States 2009-2017	Hillary Clinton Presidential Candidate 2016										Donald Trump Presidential Candidate 2016
	Barack Obama President of the United States 2009-2017	Hillary Clinton Presidential Candidate 2016								Donna Brazile Chair of the DNC 2016-Present		Donald Trump Presidential Candidate 2016

First Lady, Second Lady, Third Gentleman, et cetera

Position	Name	Spouse	Spouse's title
First Lady	Michelle LaVaughn Obama (née Robinson)	Barack Hussein Obama II	President
Second Lady	Jill Tracy Biden (née Jacobs)	Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.	Vice President
Third Lady	Janna Christine Ryan (née Little)	Paul Davis Ryan	Speaker of the House
Fourth Lady	Jane Roberts (née Sullivan)	John Glover Roberts, Jr.	Chief Justice
Fifth Lady	Eleanor Rosalynn Carter (née Smith)	James Earl Carter, Jr.	Former President of the United States (1977–1981)
Sixth Lady	Barbara Bush (née Pierce)	George Herbert Walker Bush	Former President of the United States (1989–1993)
Seventh Lady	Hillary Diane Clinton (née Rodham)	William Jefferson Clinton	Former President of the United States (1993–2001)
Eighth Lady	Laura Lane Bush (née Welch)	George Walker Bush	Former President of the United States (2001–2009)
Ninth Lady	Maria Teresa Thierstein Heinz (née Simões-Ferreira)	John Forbes Kerry	Secretary of State
Tenth Lady	Yoo Soon-taek	Ban Ki-moon	UN Secretary-General
Eleventh Lady	Mary Kennedy (née Davis)	Anthony McLeod Kennedy	Associate Justice (since 1988)
Twelfth Lady	Virginia Thomas (née Lamp)	Clarence Thomas	Associate Justice (since 1991)
Thirteenth Gentleman	vacant	Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg	Associate Justice (since 1993)
Fourteenth Lady	Joanna Freda Breyer (née Hare)	Stephen Gerald Breyer	Associate Justice (since 1994)
Fifteenth Lady	Martha-Ann Alito (née Bomgardner)	Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.	Associate Justice (since 2006)
Sixteenth Gentleman	vacant	Sonia Maria Sotomayor	Associate Justice (since 2009)
Seventeenth Gentleman	vacant	Elena Kagan	Associate Justice (since 2010)
Eighteenth Lady	vacant	John Paul Stevens	Former Associate Justice (1975–2010)
Nineteenth Gentleman	vacant	Sandra Day O'Connor	Former Associate Justice (1981–2006)
Twentieth Lady	vacant	David Hackett Souter	Former Associate Justice (1990–2009)
Twenty-first Lady	Ruth Schwartz	Jacob Joseph Lew	Secretary of the Treasury
Twenty-second Lady	Stephanie Carter (née DeLeeuw)	Ashton Baldwin Carter	Secretary of Defense
Twenty-third Gentleman	Stephen Hargrove	Loretta Elizabeth Lynch	Attorney General
Twenty-fourth Gentleman	Warren Jewell	Sally Margaret Jewell (née Roffey)	Secretary of the Interior
Twenty-fifth Lady	Ann Christine Vilsack (née Bell)	Thomas James Vilsack	Secretary of Agriculture
Twenty-sixth Gentleman	Bryan Traubert	Penny Sue Pritzker	Secretary of Commerce
Twenty-seventh Lady	Ann Marie Staudenmaier	Thomas Edward Perez	Secretary of Labor
Twenty-eighth Gentleman	Stephen Burwell	Sylvia Mary Burwell (née Mathews)	Secretary of Health and Human Services
Twenty-ninth Lady	Erica Castro (née Lira)	Julian Castro	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Thirtieth Lady	Samara Foxx (née Ryder)	Anthony Renard Foxx	Secretary of Transportation
Thirty-first Lady	Naomi Moniz (née Hoki)	Ernest Jeffrey Moniz	Secretary of Energy
Thirty-second Lady	Melissa King (née Steel)	John B. King, Jr.	Secretary of Education
Thirty-third Lady	Diane McDonald	Robert Alan McDonald	Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Thirty-fourth Lady	Susan Maureen DiMarco	Jeh Charles Johnson	Secretary of Homeland Security
Thirty-fifth Lady	Karin McDonough (née Hillstrom)	Denis Richard McDonough	White House Chief of Staff
Thirty-sixth Lady	Liza Gilbert	Shaun L. S. Donovan	Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Thirty-seventh Gentleman	David Wells	Michael P. Botticelli	Director of National Drug Control Policy
Thirty-eighth Lady	Nancy Goodman	Michael B. Froman	Trade Representative
Thirty-ninth Lady	Susan Clapper	James R. Clapper, Jr.	Director of National Intelligence
Fortieth Gentleman	Cass Robert Sunstein	Samantha Jane Power	Ambassador to the United Nations
Forty-first Lady	Elaine Hatch (née Hansen)	Orrin Grant Hatch	President pro tempore
Forty-second Lady	Marcelle Leahy (née Pomerlaeu)	Patrick Joseph Leahy	United States Senator (since 1975)
Forty-third Lady	Kay Webber	William Thad Cochran	United States Senator (since 1978)
Forty-fourth Lady	Barbara Ann Grassley (née Speicher)	Charles Ernest Grassley	United States Senator (since 1981)
Forty-fifth Lady	Elaine Lan Chao	Addison Mitchell McConnell, Jr.	United States Senator (since 1985)
Forty-sixth Gentleman	vacant	Barbara Ann Mikulski	United States Senator (since 1987, Former Rep - 10 years)
Forty-seventh Lady	Annette Shelby (née Nevin)	Richard Craig Shelby	United States Senator (since 1987, Former Rep - 8 years)
Forty-eighth Lady	Cindy Lou McCain (née Hensley)	John Sidney McCain III	United States Senator (since 1987, Former Rep - 4 years, AZ seniority)
Forty-ninth Lady	Landra Reid (née Gould)	Harry Mason Reid	United States Senator (since 1987, Former Rep - 4 years, NV seniority)
Fiftieth Gentleman	Richard C. Blum	Diane Emiel Feinstein (née Goldman)	United States Senator (since 1992)
Fifty-first Gentleman	Stewart Boxer	Barbara Boxer (née Levy)	United States Senator (since 1993, Former Rep)
Fifty-second Gentleman	Rob Murray	Patricia Lynn Murray (née Johns)	United States Senator (since 1993)
Fifty-third Lady	Kay Inhofe (née Kirkpatrick)	James Mountain Inhofe	United States Senator (since 1994)
Fifty-fourth Lady	Nancy Wyden (née Bass)	Ronald Lee Wyden	United States Senator (since 1996)
Fifty-fifth Lady	Franki Roberts (née Fann)	Charles Patrick Roberts	United States Senator (since 1997, Former Rep - 16 years)
Fifty-sixth Lady	Loretta Durbin (née Schaeffer)	Richard Joseph Durbin	United States Senator (since 1997, Former Rep - 14 years)
Fifty-seventh Lady	Julia Reed (née Hart)	John Francis Reed	United States Senator (since 1997, Former Rep - 6 years)
Fifty-eighth Lady	Mary Sessions (née Blackshear)	Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III	United States Senator (since 1997, AL seniority]]
Fifty-ninth Gentleman	Thomas Daffron	Susan Margaret Collins	United States Senator (since 1997, ME seniority)
Sixtieth Lady	Diana Enzi (née Buckley)	Michael Bradley Enzi	United States Senator (since 1997, WY seniority)
Sixty-first Lady	Iris Weinshall	Charles Ellis Schumer	United States Senator (since 1999, Former Rep - 18 years)
Sixty-second Lady	Susan Diane Crapo (née Hasleton)	Michael Dean Crapo	United States Senator (since 1999, Former Rep - 6 years)
Sixty-third Lady	Grace Nelson (née Cavert)	Clarence William Nelson, Sr.	United States Senator (since 2001, Former Rep - 12 years)
Sixty-fourth Lady	Martha Ann Carper (née Stacy)	Thomas Richard Carper	United States Senator (since 2001, Former Rep - 10 years)
Sixty-fifth Gentleman	vacant	Deborah Ann Stabenow (née Greer)	United States Senator (since 2001, Former Rep - 4 years)
Sixty-sixth Gentleman	vacant	Maria E. Cantwell	United States Senator (since 2001, Former Rep - 2 years)
Sixty-seventh Gentleman	Verne Martell	Lisa Ann Murkowski	United States Senator (since 2002)
Sixty-eight Lady	vacant	Lindsey Olin Graham	United States Senator (since 2003, Former Rep)
Sixty-ninth Lady	Honey Alexander (née Buhler)	Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr.	United States Senator (since 2003, Former Cabinet member)
Seventieth Lady	Sandy Cornyn (née Hansen)	John Cornyn III	United States Senator (since 2003)
Seventy-first Lady	Brooke Burr (née Fauth)	Richard Mauze Burr	United States Senator (since 2005, Former Rep - 10 years)
Seventy-second Lady	Kimberley Thune (née Weems)	John Randolph Thune	United States Senator (since 2005, Former Rep - 6 years)
Seventy-third Lady	Dianne Isakson (née Davison)	John Hardy Isakson, Sr.	United States Senator (since 2005, Former Rep - 5 years 10 months)
Seventy-fourth Lady	Wendy Vitter (née Baldwin)	David Bruce Vitter	United States Senator (since 2005, Former Rep - 5 years 7 months)
Seventy-fifth Lady	vacant	Robert Menendez	United States Senator (since 2006)
Seventy-sixth Lady	Myrna Cardin (née Edelman)	Benjamin Louis Cardin	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, Former Rep - 20 years)
Seventy-seventh Lady	Mary Jane Sanders (née O'Meara)	Bernard Sanders	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, Former Rep - 16 years)
Seventy-eighth Lady	Connie Schultz	Sherrod Campbell Brown	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, Former Rep - 14 years)
Seventy-ninth Lady	Terese Casey (née Foppiano)	Robert Patrick Casey, Jr.	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, PA seniority)
Eightieth Lady	Elizabeth Corker	Robert Phillips Corker, Jr.	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, TN seniority)
Eighty-first Gentleman	Joseph Shepard	Claire Conner McCaskill	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, MO seniority)
Eighty-second Gentleman	John D. Bessler	Amy Jean Klobuchar	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, MN seniority)
Eighty-third Lady	Sandra Thornton	Sheldon Whitehouse	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, RI seniority)
Eighty-fourth Lady	Sharla Tester (née Bitz)	Jon Tester	United States Senator (since January 3, 2007, MT seniority)
Eighty-fifth Lady	Bobbette Barrasso (née Brown)	John Anthony Barrasso III	United States Senator (since June 22, 2007)
Eighty-sixth Lady	Gayle Wicker (née Long)	Roger Frederick Wicker	United States Senator (since December 31, 2007)
Eighty-seventh Lady	Jill Udall (née Cooper)	Thomas Stewart Udall	United States Senator (since January 3, 2009, Former Rep)
Eighty-eighth Gentleman	William Shaheen	Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen (née Bowers)	United States Senator (since January 3, 2009, Former Gov - 6 years)
Eighty-ninth Lady	Lisa Collis	Mark Robert Warner	United States Senator (since January 3, 2009, Former Gov - 4 years)
Ninetieth Lady	Vicki Risch	James Elroy Risch	United States Senator (since January 3, 2009, Former Gov - 7 months)
Ninety-first Lady	Mary Sorteberg	Jeffrey Alan Merkley	United States Senator (since January 3, 2009)
Ninety-second Lady	Susan Diane Daggett	Michael Farrand Bennet	United States Senator (since January 21, 2009)
Ninety-third Gentleman	Jonathan Gillibrand	Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (née Rutnik)	United States Senator (since January 26, 2009)
Ninety-fourth Lady	Franni Franken (née Bryson)	Alan Stuart Franken	United States Senator (since July 7, 2009)
Ninety-fifth Lady	Gayle Manchin (née Conelly)	Joseph Manchin III	United States Senator (since November 15, 2010, Former Gov)
Ninety-sixth Lady	Annie Coons (née Lingenfelter)	Christopher Andrew Coons	United States Senator (since November 15, 2010)
Ninety-seventh Lady	vacant	Mark Steven Kirk	United States Senator (since November 29, 2010)
Ninety-eighth Lady	Marsha Coats	Daniel Ray Coats	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, Former Sen)
Ninety-ninth Lady	Abigail Blunt (née Perlman)	Roy Dean Blunt	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, Former Rep - 14 years, MO seniority)
One Hundredth Lady	Robba Moran	Gerald W. Moran	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, Former Rep - 14 years, KS seniority)
One Hundred First Lady	Jane Portman (née Dudley)	Robert Jones Portman	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, Former Rep - 12 years)
One Hundred Second Lady	Cathy Boozman (née Marley)	John Nichols Boozman	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, Former Rep - 10 years)
One Hundred Third Lady	Kris Ann Toomey (née Duncan)	Patrick Joseph Toomey	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, Former Rep - 6 years)
One Hundred Fifth Lady	Mikey Hoeven	John Henry Hoeven III	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, Former Gov)
One Hundred Sixth Lady	Jeanette Christina Rubio (née Dousdebes)	Marco Antonio Rubio	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, FL seniority)
One Hundred Seventh Lady	Jane Johnson (née Curler)	Ronald Harold Johnson	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, WI seniority)
One Hundred Eighth Lady	Kelley Paul (née Ashby)	Randal Howard Paul	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, KY seniority)
One Hundred Ninth Lady	Cynthia Allison Malkin	Richard Blumenthal	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, CT seniority)
One Hundred Tenth Lady	Sharon Lee (née Burr)	Michael Shumway Lee	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, UT seniority)
One Hundred Tenth Gentleman	Joseph Daley	Kelly Ann Ayotte	United States Senator (since January 3, 2011, NH seniority)
One Hundred Eleventh Lady	Lynne Heller	Dean Arthur Heller	United States Senator (since May 9, 2011)
One Hundred Twelfth Lady	Linda Kwok Kai Yun Schatz	Brian Emanuel Schatz	United States Senator (since 2012)

Presidential Namesakes

President	First Name	Middle Name(s)	Last Name
George Washington	???		Augustine Washington (father)
John Adams	John Adams (father)		John Adams (father)
Thomas Jefferson	Thomas Jefferson (grandfather)		Peter Jefferson (father)
James Madison	James Madison (father)		James Madison (father)
James Monroe	???		Spence Monroe (father)
John Quincy Adams	John Quincy (great-grandfather)	John Quincy (great-grandfather)	John Adams (father)
Andrew Jackson	Andrew Jackson (father)		Andrew Jackson (father)
Martin Van Buren	???		Abraham Van Buren (father)
William Henry Harrison	???	???	Benjamin Harrison (father)
John Tyler	John Tyler (father)		John Tyler (father)
James Knox Polk	James Knox (grandfather)	James Knox (granfather)	Samuel Polk (father)
Zachary Taylor	???		Richard Taylor (father)
Millard Fillmore	Phoebe Millard (mother)		Nathaniel Fillmore, Jr. (father)
Franklin Pierce	???		Benjamin Pierce (father)
James Buchanan	James Buchanan (father)		James Buchanan (father)
Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln (grandfather)		Abraham Lincoln (grandfather)
Andrew Johnson	Andrew William Johnston (grandfather)		Jacob Johnson (father)
Ulysses S. Grant	???	Hannah Simpson (mother)	Jesse Root Grant (father)
Rutherford Birchard Hayes	Rutherford Hayes, Jr. (father)	Sophia Birchard (mother)	Rutherford Hayes, Jr. (father)
James Abram Garfield	James Abram Garfield (brother)	James Abram Garfield (brother)	Abram Garfield (father)
Chester Alan Arthur	Chester Abell (family friend)	Alan Arthur (grandfather)	William Arthur (father)
Stephen Grover Cleveland	Stephen Grover (pastor)	Stephen Grover (pastor)	Richard Falley Cleveland (father)
Benjamin Harrison	Benjamin Harrison (uncle)		John Scott Harrison (father)
William McKinley	William McKinley (father)		William McKinley (father)
Theodore Roosevelt	Theodore Roosevelt (father)		Theodore Roosevelt (father)
William Howard Taft	???	???	Alphonso Taft (father)
Thomas Woodrow Wilson	Thomas Woodrow (grandfather)	Thomas Woodrow (grandfather)	Joseph Ruggles Wilson (father)
Warren Gamaliel Harding	???	???	George Tryon Harding (father)
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.	John Calvin Coolidge (father)	John Calvin Coolidge (father)	John Calvin Coolidge (father)
Herbert Clark Hoover	???	???	Jesse Hoover (father)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt	Franklin Hughes Delano (granduncle)	Franklin Hughes Delano (granduncle)	James Roosevelt (father)
Harry S. Truman	Harrison Young (uncle)	Anderson Shipp Truman (grandfather) Solomon Young (grandfather)	John Anderson Truman (father)
Dwight David Eisenhower	???	David Jacob Eisenhower (father)	David Jacob Eisenhower (father)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy	John Francis Fitzgerald (grandfather)	John Francis Fitzgerald (grandfather)	Joseph Patrick Kennedy (father)
Lyndon Baines Johnson	???	Rebekah Baines (mother)	Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. (father)
Richard Milhous Nixon	King Richard I (historical King of England)	Hannah Milhous (mother)	Francis Anthony Nixon (father)
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.	Gerald Rudolff Ford (stepfather)	Gerald Rudolff Ford (stepfather)	Gerald Rudolff Ford (stepfather)
James Earl Carter, Jr.	James Earl Carter (father)	James Earl Carter (father)	James Earl Carter (father)
Ronald Wilson Reagan	???	Nelle Clyde Wilson (mother)	John Edward Reagan (father)
George Herbert Walker Bush	George Herbert Walker (grandfather)	George Herbert Walker (grandfather)	Prescott Sheldon Bush (father)
William Jefferson Clinton	William Jefferson Blythe, Jr. (father)	William Jefferson Blythe, Jr. (father)	Roger Clinton (stepfather)
George Walker Bush	George Herbert Walker Bush (father)	George Herbert Walker Bush (father)	George Herbert Walker Bush (father)
Barack Hussein Obama II	Barack Hussein Obama (father)	Barack Hussein Obama (father)	Barack Hussein Obama (father)

"The Contenders"

Contender	Election(s)	President
Hillary Clinton (D)		2016		Donald Trump (R)
Mitt Romney (R)		2012		Barack Obama (D)
John McCain (R)	2008
John Kerry (D)		2004		George W. Bush (R)
Al Gore (D)	2000
Bob Dole (R)		1996		Bill Clinton (D)
Ross Perot (I/Ref.)
	1992
Michael Dukakis (D)		1988		George H. W. Bush (R)
Walter Mondale (D)	1984	Ronald Reagan (R)
John B. Anderson (I)		1980
George McGovern (D)		1972	Richard Nixon (R)
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1968
George Wallace (AI)
Barry Goldwater (R)		1964		Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
Adlai Stevenson II (D)		1956		Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1952
Strom Thurmond (SRD)		1948		Harry S. Truman (D)
Thomas E. Dewey (R)
	1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
Wendell Willkie (R)	1940
Alf Landon (R)	1936
Al Smith (D)		1928		Herbert Hoover (R)
John W. Davis (D)	1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (Prog.)
James M. Cox (D)		1920	Warren G. Harding (R)
Charles Evans Hughes (R)		1916		Woodrow Wilson (D)
Eugene V. Debs (S)		1912
William Jennings Bryan (D)		1908		William Howard Taft (R)
1900	William McKinley (R)
1896
Alton B. Parker (D)	1904	Theodore Roosevelt (R)
James B. Weaver (Pop.)		1892		Grover Cleveland (D)
James G. Blaine (R)		1884
Winfield Scott Hancock (D)		1880		James A. Garfield (R)
Samuel J. Tilden (D)	1876	Rutherford B. Hayes (R)
Thomas A. Hendricks (D)	1872	Ulysses S. Grant (R)
Horace Greeley (LR)
Benjamin Gratz Brown (LR)
Horatio Seymour (D)		1868
George B. McClellan (D)	1864		Abraham Lincoln (R/NU)
Stephen A. Douglas (D)	1860
John C. Breckinridge (SD)
John Bell (CU)
John C. Frémont (R)		1856		James Buchanan (D)
Winfield Scott (W)		1852	Franklin Pierce (D)
Lewis Cass (D)		1848		Zachary Taylor (W)
Henry Clay (DR/NR/W)		1844		James K. Polk (D)
	1832	Andrew Jackson (D)
	1824		John Quincy Adams (DR)
Hugh Lawson White (W)		1836		Martin Van Buren (D)
William Wirt (AM)		1832	Andrew Jackson (D)
William H. Crawford (DR)		1824		John Quincy Adams (DR)
Rufus King (F)		1816	James Monroe (DR)
DeWitt Clinton (F)	1812	James Madison (DR)
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (F)	1808
1804	Thomas Jefferson (DR)
	1800
Aaron Burr (DR)
	1796		John Adams (F)
Samuel Adams (DR)
Thomas Pinckney (F)
George Clinton (AA)		1792		George Washington (PA)
John Jay (PA)		1788

Historical presidential order of succession

Might make a good article or addition to an article someday. 1780s and 1790s are done. TBA: 1800s, 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s*, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s*, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s.

Under the United States Constitution

Prior to the passage of any laws determining further succession:

More information President, Order ...

President		Order	Note(s)
President		1st	Note(s)
1	George Washington	Vice President John Adams	Inauguration of Washington as President (April 30, 1789) Adams served as Vice President beginning April 21, but the Presidency and government had not been formed

Under the Presidential Succession Act of 1792

More information President, Order ...

President		Order			Note(s)
President		1st	2nd	3rd	Note(s)
1	George Washington	Vice President John Adams	Speaker of the House Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	(office vacant)	Presidential Succession Act (March 1, 1792)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Richard Henry Lee	Speaker of the House Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	Election of Lee as President pro tempore (April 18, 1792)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	(office vacant)	End of Lee's term as President pro tempore (October 8, 1792)
			President pro tempore of the Senate John Langdon	Speaker of the House Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	Election of Langdon as President pro tempore (November 5, 1792)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	(office vacant)	End of Langdon's term as President pro tempore (December 4, 1792)
			President pro tempore of the Senate John Langdon	Speaker of the House Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	Election of Langdon as President pro tempore (March 1, 1793)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.	(office vacant)	End of Langdon's term as President pro tempore (March 3, 1793)
			President pro tempore of the Senate John Langdon		End of the 2nd Congress (March 4, 1793)
			Speaker of the House Frederick Muhlenberg		Election of Muhlenberg as Speaker and End of Langdon's term as President pro tempore (December 2, 1793)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Ralph Izard	Speaker of the House Frederick Muhlenberg	Election of Izard as President pro tempore (May 31, 1794)
			Speaker of the House Frederick Muhlenberg	(office vacant)	End of Izard's term as President pro tempore (November 9, 1794)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Henry Tazewell	Speaker of the House Frederick Muhlenberg	Election of Tazewell as President pro tempore (February 20, 1795)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Henry Tazewell	(office vacant)	End of the 3rd Congress (March 4, 1795)
			(office vacant)	(office vacant)	End of Tazewell's term as President pro tempore (June 7, 1795)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Henry Tazewell	Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	Election of Tazewell as President pro tempore and Dayton as Speaker (December 7, 1795)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	(office vacant)	End of Tazewell's term as President pro tempore (December 8, 1795)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Samuel Livermore	Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	Election of Livermore as President pro tempore (May 6, 1796)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	(office vacant)	End of Livermore's term as President pro tempore (December 4, 1796)
			President pro tempore of the Senate William Bingham	Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	Election of Bingham as President pro tempore (February 16, 1797)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	(office vacant)	End of Bingham's term as President pro tempore (March 3, 1797)
2	John Adams	Vice President Thomas Jefferson	(office vacant)		Inauguration of Adams as President and Jefferson as Vice President; End of the 4th Congress (March 4, 1797)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton		Election of Dayton as Speaker (May 15, 1797)
			President pro tempore of the Senate William Bradford	Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	Election of Bradford as President pro tempore (July 6, 1797)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	(office vacant)	Resignation of Bradford as President pro tempore (October 1797)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Jacob Read	Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	Election of Read as President pro tempore (November 22, 1797)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	(office vacant)	End of Read's term as President pro tempore (December 12, 1797)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Theodore Sedgwick	Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	Election of Sedgwick as President pro tempore (June 27, 1798)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	(office vacant)	End of Sedgwick's term as President pro tempore (December 5, 1798)
			President pro tempore of the Senate John Laurance	Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	Election of Laurance as President pro tempore (December 6, 1798)
			Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	(office vacant)	End of Laurance's term as President pro tempore (December 27, 1798)
			President pro tempore of the Senate James Ross	Speaker of the House Jonathan Dayton	Election of Ross as President pro tempore (March 1, 1799)
			President pro tempore of the Senate James Ross	(office vacant)	End of the 5th Congress (March 4, 1799)
			(office vacant)	(office vacant)	End of Ross's term as President pro tempore (December 1, 1799)
			President pro tempore of the Senate Samuel Livermore	Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick	Election of Livermore as President pro tempore and Sedgwick as Speaker (December 2, 1799)
			Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick	(office vacant)	End of Livermore's term as President pro tempore (December 29, 1799)

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