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1st George Washington : America’s Founding Father who Laid the Foundation of Democracy

2nd John Adams : Man of Self-sacrifice who Put Country before Ambition

3rd Thomas Jefferson : Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia

4th James Madison : Father of the Constitution that Established Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

5th James Monroe : Defender of the New World from European Interference

6th John Quincy Adams : Intellectual Leader with Top Educational Background

7th Andrew Jackson : Pioneer of the Era of Mass Democracy

8th Martin Van Buren : First Career Politician to Become President

9th William Henry Harrison : First ‘Image Politician’

10th John Tyler : First Vice President to Ascend to the Presidency via Succession

11th James K. Polk : Fierce Leader of the Era of Territorial Expansion

12th Zachary Taylor : Career Soldier who Went Straight to the White House

13th Millard Fillmore : From Tailor to the White House

14th Franklin Pierce : Northern Traitor, Southern Sympathizer

15th James Buchanan : Another Sacrificial Lamb of the North-South Conflict

16th Abraham Lincoln : Hero, Saint and Martyr: A Giant in U.S. History

17th Andrew Johnson : First President to be Impeached by Congress

18th Ulysses S. Grant : Politically Inept War Hero

19th Rutherford B. Hayes : Morality Politician Out of Touch with Reality

20th James A. Garfield : Corrupt Politician Assassinated while Fighting Corruption

21st Chester A. Arthur : Defender of Presidential Dignity

22nd/24th Grover Cleveland : Foe of Organized Labor

23rd Benjamin Harrison : Gifted Public Speaker, Not So Gifted President

25th William McKinley : Architect of American Imperialism

26th Theodore Roosevelt : The Trustbuster

27th William Howard Taft : Overweight President Overshadowed by His Predecessor

28th Woodrow Wilson : Messenger of World Peace, the American Way

29th Warren G. Harding : Ordinary Leader during Ordinary Times

30th Calvin Coolidge : Laissez-fairist who Narrowly Escaped the Great Depression

31st Herbert C. Hoover : Competent Leader Swamped by the Great Depression

32nd Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Creator of the New Deal

33rd Harry S. Truman : Little Big Man who Took America to Center Stage

34th Dwight D. Eisenhower : Preserver of World Peace amid the Intensifying Cold War

35th John F. Kennedy : The Camelot Myth: Image More than Achievements

36th Lyndon B. Johnson : Man of Contradictions-Leader of the Great Society, Commander of the Dirty War

37th Richard M. Nixon : Diplomatic Genius Overshadowed by Watergate

38th Gerald R. Ford : Restorer of Ethics to the Presidency

39th James Earl (Jimmy) Carter : Unsuccessful Morality Politician, Reborn as the Apostle of Peace

40th Ronald W. Reagan : Conqueror of Communism

41st George H. W. Bush : Pioneer of New World Order

42nd William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton : Leader of Times of Unprecedented Economic Prosperity

43rd George W. Bush : Self-righteous Warrior against Terror

Ever since the founding of the Republic of Korea, our nation has adopted the U.S.-style presidency. For the first time in history, the United States adopted a system by which the people elected the nation’s leaders. Korea, which has emulated the United States, has also adopted such a presidential system. Thus, regarding the U.S. Presidents, it is important for Koreans to know what kinds of persons have become President, which Presidents have succeeded and what were the reasons of their successes. - 본문 중에서