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In 2009, Barack Obama was the ______different U.S. president to have been in office?

43rd. The key word here is DIFFERENT. Obama was the 43th different one. Cleveland was elected to two non-consecutive terms, he is still the same person and therefore there have only been 43 different Presidents in office.

Which two US presidents can be linked due to odd coincidences, such as their election years and the names of their successors?

John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. A few weird coincidences: Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860 and John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. Both names (Lincoln and Kennedy) have seven letters. Both of their wives lost their children while in the White House. Both were shot in the head on a Friday. Both were succeeded by southerners named Johnson. Both of their assassins were assassinated before their trials. I just thought it was a little odd.

How many US presidents have there been with last names that contained only four letters?

5. Bush, Bush (Jr), Ford, Taft, and Polk.

Who was the first left-handed US president?

James Garfield. Garfield was the 20th president. He didn't serve more than a year before he was assassinated by a mentally imbalanced lawyer, Charles Guiteau.

Who was the first US president to serve that was born in the 20th century?

John F. Kennedy. JFK was born May 29, 1917. He was elected in 1961 as the 35th president. However, his term was cut short when he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963.

Who was the youngest US president?

Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt was elected the 26th president and was 42 years old. His motto was "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

Who was the oldest US president?

Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan, the 40th president, was 77 years old when he left office in 1989. On March 30, 1981, an attempt was made to assassinate Reagan when he was shot by John Hinckley Jr. However, he survived the attack.

Who was the first US president born west of the Mississippi River?

Herbert Hoover. Herbert Hoover was the 31st president. He was born in West Branch, Iowa. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum was opened on August 10,1962, which was also Hoover's 88th birthday.

Who was the only US president to serve two non-consecutive terms?

Grover Cleveland. Grover Cleveland served 1885-1889 and 1893-1897. He served as both the 22nd and the 24th president.

How many US presidents have left their office prematurely?

9. William Harrison (9th president) died of pneumonia, Zachary Taylor (12th president) died of heat exhaustion, Abraham Lincoln (16th president) was assassinated, James Garfield (20th president) was assassinated, William McKinley (25th president) was assassinated, Warren Harding (29th president) died of a heart attack, Franklin Roosevelt (32nd president) had a stroke. John F. Kennedy (35th president) was assassinated, and Richard Nixon (37th president) resigned.