Founding Fathers
This Virginian was unanimously elected as the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
He led the U.S. through most of World War II and served four terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This scandal involved a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972.
What is Watergate?
This Vice President became the 36th President after Kennedy’s assassination.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
He was President during most of the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd U.S. President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This President authorized the use of atomic bombs in Japan.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This President was impeached in 1998 over a relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky.
Who is Bill Clinton?
After Nixon’s resignation, this Vice President became President without ever being elected to the presidency or vice presidency.
Who is Gerald Ford?
He sent troops into Iraq in 2003 following the 9/11 attacks.
Who is George W. Bush?
This Founding Father was the first Treasury Secretary and died in a duel.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
He was the only President to resign from office.
Who is Richard Nixon?
In this 1980s scandal, weapons were sold to Iran to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
He served as VP under Eisenhower and narrowly lost the 1960 election before winning in 1968.
Who is Richard Nixon?
He expanded the Vietnam War in the mid-1960s with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This President passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, making him deeply unpopular.
Who is John Adams?
Elected in 1960, this President faced the Cuban Missile Crisis and was assassinated in 1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The “Teapot Dome” scandal tainted this President’s administration in the 1920s.
Who is Warren G. Harding?
This 19th-century VP took office when Zachary Taylor died in 1850.
Who is Millard Fillmore?
This President was in office when the U.S. entered World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
He was never President but is considered a Founding Father for shaping the Constitution and being the 4th Chief Justice.
Who is John Marshall?
Often blamed for the Great Depression, he was defeated by FDR in 1932.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Accusations of election interference and obstruction of justice were at the center of the Mueller Report targeting this President.
Who is Donald Trump?
After the death of William Henry Harrison, this man became the first VP to ascend to the presidency.
Who is John Tyler?
In 1991, this President led the coalition during Operation Desert Storm.
Who is George H. W. Bush?