Author of the Declaration of Independence
Purchased Louisiana from France
On Mt. Rushmore
Picture on nickel
Thomas Jefferson
100
War hero named "Old Hickory"
First President from a poor family
Portrait on $20 bill
Andrew Jackson
100
Nicknamed "Ike"
Helped end the Korean War
First President of all 50 states
Dwight Eisenhower
100
President during the Civil War
Portrait on $5 bill and penny
On Mt. Rushmore
Abraham Lincoln
200
Commander of Continental Army
Potrait on $1 bill
On Mt. Rushmore
Namesake of nation's capital
George Washington
200
A soldier for 40 years
Called " Old Rough and Ready"
Died in the White House after 16 months in office
Served in 1848
Zachary Taylor
200
middle name just the initial "S" because of family disagreement
Sign on his desk "The Buck Stops Here"
Ordered use of the atomic bomb
Harry S. Truman
200
Turned down National Football League contract in order to study law
Was sworn in after president resigned
Went to University of Michigan, lived in Grand Rapids, MI
Gerald Ford
200
Paralyzed by polio
President during most of World War II
Only President to be elected to 4 terms
Portrait on the dime
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
300
First President to live in the White House
Father of 6th President
Signed the Declaration of Independence
2nd President
John Adams
300
Commanding general of the Union Army during Civil War
Political corruption at all levels of office
Portrait on the $50 bill
Ulysses S. Grant
300
Actor, he appeared in more than 50 movies
Oldest elected President
Appointed 1st woman to the Supreme Court
California governor
Ronald Reagan
300
Only Presdient to serve 2 noncosecutive terms
First Presdient to have a child born in the White House
Potrait on $1,000 bill
Grover Cleveland
300
Sworn in as president on Air Force One
Passed civil rights laws
Escalation of Vietnam War
Lydon B. Johnson
400
Studied to become a doctor
Grandfather of 23rd president
Served one month, shortest term of all presidents
First president to die in office
William Harrison
400
On Mt. Rushmore
Teddy Bear namesake
Won the Nobel Peace Prize
Served in 1901
Theodore Roosevelt
400
Son of 41st President
President during 9/11
1st American to appoint an African American secretary of state
George W. Bush
400
Called "Little Ben" because of his size
Grandson of 9th President
Electricity installed in White House
Inaugurated 100 years after George Washinton
Benjamin Harrison
400
Only President to earn a Ph.D.
Won 1919 Nobel Peace Prize
President during World War I
Woodrow Wilson
500
Son of 2nd President
1st President photographed
Served from 1825-1829
John Quincy Adams
500
Youngest man to ever be elected President
First Catholic President
Established Peace Corps
Portrait on 50 cent coin
John F. Kennedy
500
Signed into law the Affordable Health Care Act
From Hawaii
1st African American President
Barack Obama
500
Well-dressed, called "Gentleman Boss"
Defender of civil rights for blacks
modernized the U.S. Navy
Unsuccessfully vetoed bill prohibiting Chines immigration
Chester Arthur
500
Named "Father of the Constitution"
President during War of 1812
Portrait on the $5,000 bill