U.S. Presidents

Presidents
Abraham Lincoln Portrait
by . Taken in June 3 1860, a year before he became the 16th president of the United States. Before presidency Lincoln was a member of the House of Representatives, representing Illinois. Lincoln was a [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Abraham Lincoln, 1863
by . Abraham Lincoln, 1863 This portrait of Abraham Lincoln was taken during the Civil [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Andrew Jackson
by . Painting of Andrew Jackson Thomas Sully's 1857 portrait of Andrew Jackson. Oil on canvas, mounted on board. From the U.S. Senate [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
Andrew Jackson Birthplace
by Howard, Jeffrey Allen. Although the actual birthplace of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, is still disputed, some North Carolina historians believe its location to be a cabin that was owned by [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Andrew Johnson
by . Perhaps best known for taking the reins after Abraham Lincoln's assassination and first president to be tried for impeachment, Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. In 1826, moved to [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Andrew Johnson Birthplace
by Cross, Jerry L. The birthplace of Andrew Johnson, seventeenth president of the United States, is believed to be a small, one-story house with a loft structure now standing in Mordecai Historic Park near downtown [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bill Clinton
by . Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993-2001. Clinton was born in Hope, Arkansas in August 19, 1946. Clinton's political beginnings are found in his high school years when [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Bill Clinton signing NAFTA
by . Bill Clinton Signing NAFTA President Bill Clinton signs a law implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Standing on the left is Vice President Al Gore. If you would like to [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
George H. W. Bush
by . George H. W. BushOfficial White House portrait of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
George H.W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin
by . George H.W. Bush and Boris YeltsinIn 1992, U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign trade treaties in the East Room of the White [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
George W. Bush
by . George W. Bush George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Harry Truman at his desk
by . Harry Truman at his deskHarry Truman poses for a photograph at the recreation of the Truman Oval Office at the Truman Library in [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Hiram Revels' letter to Pres. Grant
by Revels, Hiram. ….Since reconstruction, the masses of my people have been, as it were, enslaved in mind by unprincipled adventurers, who, caring nothing for country, were willing to stoop to anything no matter how [...] (from Reconstruction in Mississippi.)
Illustration: Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865
by . Illustration: Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865 Created 1865.  Published in Harper's Weekly, v. 9, 1865 March 18, p. 161.  Wood engraving of Lincoln with hand on [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Impeachment
by Williford, Jo Ann. Impeachment is a process whereby accusations are brought against a civil official by a legislative body. Legally, the term applies only to an indictment, but in practice it often refers to the actual [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes
by . Inauguration of Rutherford B. HayesStereograph photo shows Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite administers the oath of office to Rutherford B. Hayes on a flag-draped inaugural stand on the east portico [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Jackson, Andrew
by Folmsbee, Stanley J. Andrew Jackson by Stanley J. Folmsbee 15 Mar. 1767–8 June 1845 See also: Jackson, Andrew;  Andrew Jackson Birthplace Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States and the [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Jackson, Andrew
by Case, Steven. Andrew Jackson by State Library of North Carolina, edited by Steven Case, 2009; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, May 2023 March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845. Without union our [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
James K. Polk
by . James K. Polk 1849 portrait of James K. Polk, 11th president of the United States. The photograph was taken by Mathew Brady, the famed 19th-century photographer who is often credited as the father [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
James K. Polk Memorial
by White, Joyce. James K. Polk Memorial by Joyce White, 2006 See also: Polk, James Knox The James K. Polk Memorial at Pineville in Mecklenburg County, the probable birthplace of the nation's eleventh [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Jimmy Carter
by . Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States, from 1977 to [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Johnson, Andrew
by Haskins, Ralph W. Johnson, Andrew by Ralph W. Haskins, 1988; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, May 2023 29 Dec. 1808–31 July 1875 See also:  Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson, seventeenth [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Johnson, Andrew
by Case, Steven. [Please note: The complexity of the Reconstruction period precludes even the barest sketch of the issues surrounding Andrew Johnson's Presidency. Readers with an interest in this period are advised [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
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