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Who was the first president born as a citizen of the United States of America?

Martin Van Buren. Martin Van Buren was the 8th president of the USA, and the first born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He was born on December 15, 1782 or 6 years after the USA became a nation. The first seven presidents were of course citizens, but were born in the colonies under British rule.

Four former presidents were alive at the time of GWB's second inauguration. Which living president at the time did not attend Bush's inauguration ceremony in Washington?

Gerald Ford. Gerald Ford was 91 at the time of the inauguration and limited his travel. Carter, Bush and Clinton attended the inauguration.

How many ex-presidents were alive when GW Bush was first inaugurated in 2001? (It happened before in 1861, and it happened again in 1993.)

5. Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHW Bush, and Clinton were alive at the same time from GWB's first inauguration in 2001 until Ronald Reagan's death in 2004. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and GHW Bush were all alive from Clinton's inauguration in 1993 until Nixon's death in 1994. Van Buren, Tyler, Pierce, Fillmore, and Buchanan were alive at the same time from Lincoln's inauguration in 1861 until Tyler's death in 1862.

Which of these presidents lived for the longest period of time AFTER leaving office?

Herbert Hoover. Herbert Hoover left office on March 4, 1933. He died almost 32 years later on October 20, 1964.

Which of these presidents died the soonest AFTER leaving office?

James Knox Polk. James Knox Polk died on June 15, 1849. His term expired just 3 months before his death.

With the exception of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson who died on the same day, which two presidents died the closest to one another?

Harry Truman & Lyndon Johnson. Harry Truman died on December 26, 1972. Lyndon Johnson died 27 days later on January 22, 1973.

Who was the 5th president to serve less than one year of a four-year term due to death-in-office?

Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt died in Warm Springs, Georgia on April 12, 1945. He had been inaugurated for his fourth term on March 4, 1945 or 39 days earlier. McKinley died 6 months into his second term. Garfield served only 6 months when assasinated in 1881. Lincoln served only 42 days of his second term. William Henry Harrison served only 31 days in 1841, the shortest total term-of-office of any president.

Who was the first serving president born in the twentieth century?

John Kennedy. John Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 and began his presidency in 1961. Later presidents were born before Kennedy (Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan), but Kennedy was the first to serve.

Which two presidents were born the closest to one another?

George W. Bush & Bill Clinton. Bush & Clinton could have shared a nursery. Bush was born on July 6, 1946 and Clinton was born 43 days later on August 19, 1946. Please do not send in a correction that Grover Cleveland was 2 presidents born on the same day.

Three presidents died during the term of Richard Nixon. Which president did not die during Nixon's term?

John Kennedy. Nixon served from January 20, 1969 until August 9, 1974. Eisenhower died in 1969, Truman in 1972, and Johnson in 1973. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.