US Presidents
I’m not really sure why I’m particularly interested in U.S. Presidents. I suppose it’s because there are loads of other things I really do like about the States, and also because it involves a list. Through watching TV and films when you’re growing up, you get a sense of what America is like and, yes, there’s an awful lot wrong with the place, but at the same time there’s so much that fascinates me. From the first time we went, San Francisco in 1993, I just loved it and have wanted to go back as often as possible ever since. On our third visit, Chicago 2000, I got absolutely hooked on baseball (Go White Sox!) and a trip to a ball game is something we now always try to include in the itinerary. In Washington, the two interests came together beautifully.
The countdown…
President Dean gives his 'State of the Nation' speech.
1. George Washington, 1789-1797.
Washington Monument, Washington D.C.
Washington Square, Philadelphia.
George Washington family home and tomb, Mount Vernon Estate, Virginia.
Washington Harbour, Georgetown, Washington D.C.
George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Racing Presidents, Washington Nationals.
Washington Statue, Trafalgar Square, London.
Washington Statue, Place D'Iena, Paris.
2. John Adams. 1797 – 1801.
3. Thomas Jefferson. 1801 – 1809.
Jefferson Memorial, Washington D.C.
Thomas Jefferson St, Georgetown, Washington D.C.
Racing Presidents, Washington Nationals.
4. James Maddison. 1809 – 1817.
5. James Monroe. 1817 – 1825.
6. John Quincy Adams. 1825 – 1829.
7. Andrew Jackson. 1829 – 1837.
8. Martin Van Buren. 1837 – 1841.
9. William Henry Harrison. 1841.
10. John Tyler. 184 – 1845.
11. James K Polk. 1845 – 1849.
12. Zachary Taylor. 1849 – 1850.
13. Millard Fillmore. 1850 – 1853.
14. Franklin Pierce. 1853 – 1857.
15. James Buchanan. 1857 – 1861.
16. Abraham Lincoln. 1861 – 1865.
Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
Abraham Lincoln statue, London.
Site of Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination.
Racing Presidents, Washington Nationals.
17. Andrew Johnson. 1865 – 1869.
18. Ulysses S Grant. 1869 – 1877.
19. Rutherford B Hayes. 1877 – 1881.
20. James A Garfield. 1881.
21. Chester A Arthur. 1881 – 1885.
22. Grover Cleveland. 1885 – 1889.
23. Benjamin Harrison. 1889 – 1893.
24. Grover Cleveland. 1893 – 1897.
25. William McKinley. 1897 – 1901.
26. Theodore Roosevelt. 1901 – 1909.
Racing Presidents, Washington Nationals.
27. William H Taft. 1909 – 1913.
28. Woodrow Wilson. 1913 – 1921.
Avenue du President Wilson, Paris.
29. Warren G Harding. 1921 – 1923.
30. Calvin Coolidge. 1923 – 1929.
31. Herbert Hoover. 1929 – 1933.
32. Franklin D Roosevelt. 1933 – 1945.
F. D. Roosevelt Memorial, Washington D.C.
F. D. Roosevelt tribute to the people of Malta.
F. D. Roosevelt memorial tablet, Westminster Abbey, London.
F. D. Roosevelt - Churchill sculpture, New Bond Street, London.
33. Harry S Truman. 1945 – 1953.
34. Dwight D Eisenhower. 1953 – 1961.
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington D.C.
35. John F Kennedy. 1961 – 1963.
John F. Kennedy’s resting place, Arlington Cemetery.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.
Former home, Georgetown, Washington D.C.
36. Lyndon B Johnson. 1963 – 1969.
37. Richard Nixon. 1969 – 1974.
38. Gerald Ford. 1974 – 1977.
39. Jimmy Carter. 1977 – 1981.
40. Ronald Reagan. 1981 – 1989.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Conference Center, Washington D.C.
Höfði House, Reykjavik
41. George Bush, 1989 - 1993.
42. William J Clinton. 1993 – 2001.
43. George W Bush. 2001 – 2009.
44. Barack Obama. 2009 – 2017.
Portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
45. Donald J Trump. 2017 - 2021.
46. Joe Biden. 2021 -
