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Key to Timeline
Federalist
Democratic Republican
Whig
Harry S. Truman Republican
(1945–53) made the
decision to drop the Democrat
atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and
Woodrow Wilson Nagasaki in 1945.
(1913–21) led the country
through World War I and
paved the way for the
League of Nations.
John F. Kennedy (1961–3) was one of the
most popular presidents. He sent the first
astronaut into space, started the Peace
Corps, and created the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency. His assassination
rocked the nation.
Richard Nixon (1969–74) opened up
China and sent the first men to the
Franklin D. Roosevelt moon. He resigned after the Watergate
(1933–45) started the scandal (see p119).
New Deal, a reform Jimmy Carter (1977–81)
and relief program,
during the Great George W. Donald Trump
Depression. He was George Bush (2017–)
elected for four terms. Bush (2001–09)
(1989–93)
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1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025
William Dwight D. William J.
H. Taft Eisenhower Clinton
(1909–13) (1953–61) (1993–2001)
Herbert Hoover Gerald
(1929–33) Ford
(1974–7)
Calvin Coolidge
(1923–9)
Ronald Reagan (1981–9),
a one-time movie actor
Warren Harding and popular president, Barack Obama (2009–17),
(1921–3) cut taxes, increased a senator from Illinois,
military spending,
and reduced was the first African-
Lyndon B. Johnson government American president in
(1963–9) escalated the programs. the history of the US.
Vietnam conflict, resulting in
widespread protests.
The Role of the First Lady
In the 19th century, the First Lady acted primarily as
hostess and “behind-the-scenes” adviser. Later, when
William McKinley Eleanor Roosevelt held her own press conferences,
(1897–1901) the role of First Lady changed greatly. Jackie Kennedy
gave support to the arts, Rosalynn Carter
attended Cabinet meetings, Barbara Bush
promoted literacy, and Hillary Clinton was
Theodore Roosevelt Secretary of State and ran for President in
(1901–9) created many 2016. Michelle Obama followed in this vein,
national parks and oversaw
the construction of the campaigning for charitable causes, including
Panama Canal. the prevention of childhood obesity and Eleanor Roosevelt at a press
support for military families. conference in the 1930s

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