Democratic
Fifteen members of the Democratic Party have served as president, governing for a total of 85 years. Five served at least two full terms (Franklin Roosevelt was elected four times; he served three full terms and died during his fourth) and five served one full term. Three succeeded to the presidency after the death of their predecessor (of which two were subsequently elected to a full term ) and one, Andrew Johnson, did not seek election). John F. Kennedy was assassinated before his first term was finished and Barack Obama is currently in office.
- Andrew Jackson (1829–1837)
- Martin Van Buren (1837–1841)
- James K. Polk (1845–1849)
- Franklin Pierce (1853–1857)
- James Buchanan (1857–1861)
- Andrew Johnson (1868)
- Grover Cleveland (1885–1889), (1893–1897)
- Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)
- Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)
- John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)
- Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
- Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
- Bill Clinton (1993–2001)
- Barack Obama (2009–present)
Read more about this topic: List Of Presidents Of The United States By Political Affiliation
Famous quotes containing the word democratic:
“There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)
“The government will ... go on in the highly democratic method of conscripting American manhood for European slaughter.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
“Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)