Presidential Veto Records
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- Most presidential vetoes: Franklin D. Roosevelt (635)
- Fewest presidential vetoes: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, James A. Garfield (0)
- Most vetoes in a single complete term: Grover Cleveland, first term, (414)
- Most vetoes in two complete terms: Grover Cleveland (584)
- Fewest vetoes in a single complete term: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe (First Term), John Quincy Adams, George W. Bush (First Term) (0)
- Fewest vetoes in two complete terms: Thomas Jefferson (0)
- Most vetoes in a single congressional session: Grover Cleveland, 50th United States Congress (212)
- Most veto overrides by congress: Andrew Johnson (15)
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The following is an incomplete list of the dates and bills of each veto for each president:
Read more about this topic: List Of United States Presidential Vetoes, Vetoes Cast
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