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:
“Lucas: You’re the Democratic nominee for Senator.
John McKay: You make that sound like a death sentence.”
—Jeremy Larner, U.S. screenwriter. Lucas (Peter Boyle)
“You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a Christian life in a democratic world.”
—Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987)
“People think they have taken quite an extraordinarily bold step forward when they have rid themselves of belief in hereditary monarchy and swear by the democratic republic. In reality, however, the state is nothing but a machine for the oppression of one class by another, and indeed in the democratic republic no less than in the monarchy.”
—Friedrich Engels (1820–1895)