Republican
Eighteen members of the Republican Party have served as president, governing for 88 years in total. Four served two full terms and five served one full term. Three were elected twice but either died or were assassinated(Abraham Lincoln and William McKinley) or resigned (Richard Nixon) during their second term. Two were elected once but died before completing their first term. Four succeeded to the presidency following the death or resignation of their predecessor: two (Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge) were subsequently elected to a full term; two (Chester A. Arthur and Gerald Ford) were not.
- Abraham Lincoln (1861–1864)
- Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–1881)
- James A. Garfield (1881)
- Chester A. Arthur (1881–1885)
- Benjamin Harrison (1889–1893)
- William McKinley (1897–1901)
- Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909)
- William Howard Taft (1909–1913)
- Warren G. Harding (1921–1923)
- Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929)
- Herbert Hoover (1929–1933)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
- Richard Nixon (1969–1974)
- Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
- Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)
- George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
- George W. Bush (2001-2009)
Read more about this topic: List Of Presidents Of The United States By Political Affiliation
Famous quotes containing the word republican:
“The Republican form of government is the highest form of government; but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature—a type nowhere at present existing.”
—Herbert Spencer (1820–1903)
“The Republican form of government is the highest form of government; but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature—a type nowhere at present existing.”
—Herbert Spencer (1820–1903)
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