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U.S. Presidents Flashcards: All 47 Presidencies in Order

Study all 47 U.S. presidencies in order with 92 two-way flashcards linking presidency numbers to the 45 people who served.

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About this deck

Study the U.S. presidents in order with 92 English flashcards built for two-way recall. The deck contains 47 presidency-number → name cards and 45 name → presidency-number(s) cards. There are 47 presidencies but 45 people: Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd and 24th president, and Donald Trump as the 45th and 47th.

Each back starts with the answer. Brief term years follow as reference context, so years are not tested as separate facts. The fixed sequence moves through presidency numbers chronologically while weaving in reverse cards from earlier presidencies. Every number/name reverse pair has at least three unrelated cards between its variants, including both Cleveland and Trump mappings. The review scheduler handles later spacing.

This deck practices only order and president number/name recall. It excludes portraits, party, vice president, spouse or first lady, birthplace or state, event trivia, predecessor or successor prompts, and broad civics or U.S. history course coverage.

Reviewed for 2026 against National Archives, Library of Congress, and USA.gov references. The wording, question structure, ordering, metadata, and cover are independently created from common public facts. No government source prose or media is copied, and the facts aren't claimed as proprietary. This is an independent study deck with no official U.S. government affiliation or endorsement.

Cards in this deck

  1. Card 1

    Question

    1st U.S. presidency

    Answer

    George Washington. Term: 1789–1797.

  2. Card 2

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    2nd U.S. presidency

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    John Adams. Term: 1797–1801.

  3. Card 3

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    3rd U.S. presidency

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    Thomas Jefferson. Term: 1801–1809.

  4. Card 4

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    4th U.S. presidency

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    James Madison. Term: 1809–1817.

  5. Card 5

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    5th U.S. presidency

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    James Monroe. Term: 1817–1825.

  6. Card 6

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    6th U.S. presidency

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    John Quincy Adams. Term: 1825–1829.

  7. Card 7

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    7th U.S. presidency

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    Andrew Jackson. Term: 1829–1837.

  8. Card 8

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    8th U.S. presidency

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    Martin Van Buren. Term: 1837–1841.

  9. Card 9

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    9th U.S. presidency

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    William Henry Harrison. Term: 1841.

  10. Card 10

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    George Washington

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    1st U.S. presidency. Term: 1789–1797.

  11. Card 11

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    10th U.S. presidency

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    John Tyler. Term: 1841–1845.

  12. Card 12

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    John Adams

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    2nd U.S. presidency. Term: 1797–1801.

  13. Card 13

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    11th U.S. presidency

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    James K. Polk. Term: 1845–1849.

  14. Card 14

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    Thomas Jefferson

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    3rd U.S. presidency. Term: 1801–1809.

  15. Card 15

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    12th U.S. presidency

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    Zachary Taylor. Term: 1849–1850.

  16. Card 16

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    James Madison

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    4th U.S. presidency. Term: 1809–1817.

  17. Card 17

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    13th U.S. presidency

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    Millard Fillmore. Term: 1850–1853.

  18. Card 18

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    James Monroe

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    5th U.S. presidency. Term: 1817–1825.

  19. Card 19

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    14th U.S. presidency

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    Franklin Pierce. Term: 1853–1857.

  20. Card 20

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    John Quincy Adams

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    6th U.S. presidency. Term: 1825–1829.

  21. Card 21

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    15th U.S. presidency

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    James Buchanan. Term: 1857–1861.

  22. Card 22

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    Andrew Jackson

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    7th U.S. presidency. Term: 1829–1837.

  23. Card 23

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    16th U.S. presidency

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    Abraham Lincoln. Term: 1861–1865.

  24. Card 24

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    Martin Van Buren

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    8th U.S. presidency. Term: 1837–1841.

  25. Card 25

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    17th U.S. presidency

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    Andrew Johnson. Term: 1865–1869.

  26. Card 26

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    William Henry Harrison

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    9th U.S. presidency. Term: 1841.

  27. Card 27

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    18th U.S. presidency

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    Ulysses S. Grant. Term: 1869–1877.

  28. Card 28

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    John Tyler

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    10th U.S. presidency. Term: 1841–1845.

  29. Card 29

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    19th U.S. presidency

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    Rutherford B. Hayes. Term: 1877–1881.

  30. Card 30

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    James K. Polk

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    11th U.S. presidency. Term: 1845–1849.

  31. Card 31

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    20th U.S. presidency

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    James A. Garfield. Term: 1881.

  32. Card 32

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    Zachary Taylor

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    12th U.S. presidency. Term: 1849–1850.

  33. Card 33

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    21st U.S. presidency

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    Chester A. Arthur. Term: 1881–1885.

  34. Card 34

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    Millard Fillmore

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    13th U.S. presidency. Term: 1850–1853.

  35. Card 35

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    22nd U.S. presidency

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    Grover Cleveland. Term: 1885–1889.

  36. Card 36

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    Franklin Pierce

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    14th U.S. presidency. Term: 1853–1857.

  37. Card 37

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    23rd U.S. presidency

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    Benjamin Harrison. Term: 1889–1893.

  38. Card 38

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    James Buchanan

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    15th U.S. presidency. Term: 1857–1861.

  39. Card 39

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    24th U.S. presidency

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    Grover Cleveland. Term: 1893–1897.

  40. Card 40

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    Abraham Lincoln

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    16th U.S. presidency. Term: 1861–1865.

  41. Card 41

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    25th U.S. presidency

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    William McKinley. Term: 1897–1901.

  42. Card 42

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    Andrew Johnson

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    17th U.S. presidency. Term: 1865–1869.

  43. Card 43

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    26th U.S. presidency

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    Theodore Roosevelt. Term: 1901–1909.

  44. Card 44

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    Ulysses S. Grant

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    18th U.S. presidency. Term: 1869–1877.

  45. Card 45

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    27th U.S. presidency

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    William Howard Taft. Term: 1909–1913.

  46. Card 46

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    Rutherford B. Hayes

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    19th U.S. presidency. Term: 1877–1881.

  47. Card 47

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    28th U.S. presidency

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    Woodrow Wilson. Term: 1913–1921.

  48. Card 48

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    James A. Garfield

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    20th U.S. presidency. Term: 1881.

  49. Card 49

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    29th U.S. presidency

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    Warren G. Harding. Term: 1921–1923.

  50. Card 50

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    Chester A. Arthur

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    21st U.S. presidency. Term: 1881–1885.

  51. Card 51

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    30th U.S. presidency

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    Calvin Coolidge. Term: 1923–1929.

  52. Card 52

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    Grover Cleveland

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    22nd and 24th U.S. presidencies. Terms: 1885–1889 and 1893–1897.

  53. Card 53

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    31st U.S. presidency

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    Herbert Hoover. Term: 1929–1933.

  54. Card 54

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    Benjamin Harrison

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    23rd U.S. presidency. Term: 1889–1893.

  55. Card 55

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    32nd U.S. presidency

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt. Term: 1933–1945.

  56. Card 56

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    33rd U.S. presidency

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    Harry S. Truman. Term: 1945–1953.

  57. Card 57

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    William McKinley

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    25th U.S. presidency. Term: 1897–1901.

  58. Card 58

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    34th U.S. presidency

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    Dwight D. Eisenhower. Term: 1953–1961.

  59. Card 59

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    Theodore Roosevelt

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    26th U.S. presidency. Term: 1901–1909.

  60. Card 60

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    35th U.S. presidency

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    John F. Kennedy. Term: 1961–1963.

  61. Card 61

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    William Howard Taft

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    27th U.S. presidency. Term: 1909–1913.

  62. Card 62

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    36th U.S. presidency

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    Lyndon B. Johnson. Term: 1963–1969.

  63. Card 63

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    Woodrow Wilson

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    28th U.S. presidency. Term: 1913–1921.

  64. Card 64

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    37th U.S. presidency

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    Richard Nixon. Term: 1969–1974.

  65. Card 65

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    Warren G. Harding

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    29th U.S. presidency. Term: 1921–1923.

  66. Card 66

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    38th U.S. presidency

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    Gerald R. Ford. Term: 1974–1977.

  67. Card 67

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    Calvin Coolidge

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    30th U.S. presidency. Term: 1923–1929.

  68. Card 68

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    39th U.S. presidency

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    Jimmy Carter. Term: 1977–1981.

  69. Card 69

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    Herbert Hoover

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    31st U.S. presidency. Term: 1929–1933.

  70. Card 70

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    40th U.S. presidency

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    Ronald Reagan. Term: 1981–1989.

  71. Card 71

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt

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    32nd U.S. presidency. Term: 1933–1945.

  72. Card 72

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    41st U.S. presidency

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    George H. W. Bush. Term: 1989–1993.

  73. Card 73

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    Harry S. Truman

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    33rd U.S. presidency. Term: 1945–1953.

  74. Card 74

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    42nd U.S. presidency

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    Bill Clinton. Term: 1993–2001.

  75. Card 75

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    Dwight D. Eisenhower

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    34th U.S. presidency. Term: 1953–1961.

  76. Card 76

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    43rd U.S. presidency

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    George W. Bush. Term: 2001–2009.

  77. Card 77

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    John F. Kennedy

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    35th U.S. presidency. Term: 1961–1963.

  78. Card 78

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    44th U.S. presidency

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    Barack Obama. Term: 2009–2017.

  79. Card 79

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    Lyndon B. Johnson

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    36th U.S. presidency. Term: 1963–1969.

  80. Card 80

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    45th U.S. presidency

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    Donald Trump. Term: 2017–2021.

  81. Card 81

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    Richard Nixon

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    37th U.S. presidency. Term: 1969–1974.

  82. Card 82

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    46th U.S. presidency

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    Joe Biden. Term: 2021–2025.

  83. Card 83

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    Gerald R. Ford

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    38th U.S. presidency. Term: 1974–1977.

  84. Card 84

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    47th U.S. presidency

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    Donald Trump. Term: 2025–present.

  85. Card 85

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    Jimmy Carter

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    39th U.S. presidency. Term: 1977–1981.

  86. Card 86

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    Ronald Reagan

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    40th U.S. presidency. Term: 1981–1989.

  87. Card 87

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    George H. W. Bush

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    41st U.S. presidency. Term: 1989–1993.

  88. Card 88

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    Bill Clinton

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    42nd U.S. presidency. Term: 1993–2001.

  89. Card 89

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    George W. Bush

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    43rd U.S. presidency. Term: 2001–2009.

  90. Card 90

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    Barack Obama

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    44th U.S. presidency. Term: 2009–2017.

  91. Card 91

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    Donald Trump

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    45th and 47th U.S. presidencies. Terms: 2017–2021 and 2025–present.

  92. Card 92

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    Joe Biden

    Answer

    46th U.S. presidency. Term: 2021–2025.

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U.S. Presidents Flashcards: All 47 Presidencies in Order

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