This is a list of the occupations of Presidents before they entered politics. Often previous career experience is minimal, however many presidents did spend their younger years in college and the military.

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18th Century

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1 George Washington April 30 1789 March 4 1797 No party John Adams 1
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2 John Adams March 4 1797 March 4 1801 Federalist Thomas Jefferson 3

19th Century

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3 Thomas Jefferson March 4 1801 March 4 1809 Democratic-Republican Aaron Burr 4
George Clinton 5
4 James Madison March 4 1809 March 4 1817 Democratic-Republican George Clinton[1]
vacant
6
Elbridge Gerry[1]
vacant
7
5 James Monroe March 4 1817 March 4 1825 Democratic-Republican Daniel Tompkins 8
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6John Quincy Adams March 4 1825 March 4 1829 Democratic-Republican John Calhoun 10
7 Andrew Jackson March 4 1829 March 4 1837 Democratic John Calhoun[2]
vacant
11
Martin Van Buren 12
8 Martin Van Buren March 4 1837 March 4 1841 Democratic Richard Johnson 13
9 William H. Harrison March 4 1841 April 4 1841[1] Whig John Tyler 14
10 John Tyler April 4 1841 March 4 1845 Whig
No party[3]
vacant
11 James K. Polk March 4 1845 March 4 1849 Democratic George Dallas 15
12 Zachary Taylor March 4 1849 July 9 1850[1] Whig Millard Fillmore 16
13 Millard Fillmore July 9 1850 March 4 1853 Whig vacant
14 Franklin Pierce March 4 1853 March 4 1857 Democratic William King[1]
vacant
17
15 James Buchanan March 4 1857 March 4 1861 Democratic John Breckinridge 18
16 Abraham Lincoln March 4 1861 April 15 1865[4] Republican
National Union[5]
Hannibal Hamlin 19
Andrew Johnson20
17 Andrew Johnson April 15 1865 March 4 1869 Democratic
National Union[5]
vacant
18 Ulysses S. Grant March 4 1869 March 4 1877 Republican Schuyler Colfax 21
Henry Wilson[1]
vacant
22
19 Rutherford B. Hayes March 4 1877 March 4 1881 Republican William Wheeler 23
20 James Garfield March 4 1881 September 19 1881[4] Republican Chester A. Arthur 24
21 Chester A. Arthur September 19 1881 March 4 1885 Republican vacant
22 Grover Cleveland March 4 1885 March 4 1889 Democratic Thomas Hendricks[1]
vacant
25
23 Benjamin Harrison March 4 1889 March 4 1893 Republican Levi Morton 26
24 Grover Cleveland
(2nd term)
March 4 1893 March 4 1897 Democratic Adlai E. Stevenson 27
25 William McKinley March 4 1897 September 14 1901[4] Republican Garret Hobart[1]
vacant
28
Theodore Roosevelt 29

20th century

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26 Theodore Roosevelt September 14 1901 March 4 1909 Republican vacant 29
Charles Fairbanks 30
27 William H. Taft March 4 1909 March 4 1913 Republican James Sherman[1]
vacant
31
28 Woodrow Wilson March 4 1913 March 4 1921 Democratic Thomas Marshall 32
33
29 Warren G. Harding March 4 1921 August 2 1923[1] Republican Calvin Coolidge 34
30 Calvin Coolidge August 2 1923 March 4 1929 Republican vacant
Charles Dawes 35
31 Herbert Hoover March 4 1929 March 4 1933 Republican Charles Curtis 36
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4 1933 April 12 1945[1] Democratic John Garner 37
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Henry Wallace 39
Harry S Truman 40
33 Harry S Truman April 12 1945 January 20 1953 Democratic vacant
Alben Barkley 41
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower January 20 1953 January 20 1961 Republican Richard Nixon 42
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35 John F. Kennedy January 20 1961 November 22 1963[4] Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson 44
36 Lyndon B. Johnson File:Lyndon B. Johnson - portrait.png November 22 1963 January 20 1969 Democratic vacant
Hubert Humphrey 45
37 Richard Nixon January 20 1969 August 9 1974[2] Republican Spiro Agnew 46
Spiro Agnew[2]
vacant
Gerald Ford
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38 Gerald Ford File:Gerald R. Ford - portrait.jpg August 9 1974 January 20 1977 Republican vacant
Nelson Rockefeller
39 Jimmy Carter File:James E. Carter - portrait.gif January 20 1977 January 20 1981 Democratic Walter Mondale 48
40 Ronald Reagan File:REAGANWH.jpg January 20 1981 January 20 1989 Republican George H. W. Bush 49
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41 George H. W. Bush File:George H. W. Bush - portrait by Herbert Abrams (1994).jpg January 20 1989 January 20 1993 Republican Dan Quayle 51
42 Bill Clinton January 20 1993 January 20 2001 Democratic Al Gore 52
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21st Century

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43 George W. Bush January 20 2001 Republican Dick Cheney 54
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This list includes those who have served as the Vice President of the United States since the first administration in 1789 and as recently as the current administration in 2007. It includes the home state of the officeholder as well as when he took office, when he left office and the political party that he belonged to.

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18th Century

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19th Century

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#ImageNameHome StateTook OfficeLeft OfficePartyPresident(s)
3Aaron BurrAaron BurrNew YorkMarch 4, 1801March 4, 1805Democratic-RepublicanJefferson
4George ClintonGeorge ClintonNew YorkMarch 4, 1805April 20, 1812²Democratic-RepublicanJefferson/
Madison
VacantApril 20, 1812March 4, 1813Madison
5Elbridge GerryElbridge GerryMassachusettsMarch 4, 1813November 23, 1814²Democratic-RepublicanMadison
VacantNovember 23, 1814March 4, 1817Madison
6Daniel TompkinsDaniel D. TompkinsNew YorkMarch 4, 1817March 4, 1825Democratic-RepublicanMonroe
7John C. CalhounJohn C. CalhounSouth CarolinaMarch 4, 1825December 28, 1832³Democratic-Republican/
Democratic
J. Q. Adams/
Jackson
VacantDecember 28, 1832March 4, 1833Jackson
8Martin Van BurenMartin Van BurenNew YorkMarch 4, 1833March 4, 1837DemocraticJackson
9Richard Mentor JohnsonRichard M. JohnsonKentuckyMarch 4, 1837March 4, 1841DemocraticVan Buren
10John TylerJohn TylerVirginiaMarch 4, 1841April 4, 18414WhigW. Harrison
VacantApril 4, 1841March 4, 1845Tyler
11George M. DallasGeorge DallasPennsylvaniaMarch 4, 1845March 4, 1849DemocraticPolk
12Millard FillmoreMillard FillmoreNew YorkMarch 4, 1849July 9, 18504WhigTaylor
VacantJuly 9, 1850March 4, 1853Fillmore
13William R. KingWilliam R. KingAlabamaMarch 4, 18535April 18, 1853²DemocraticPierce
VacantApril 18, 1853March 4, 1857Pierce
14John C. BreckinridgeJohn C. BreckinridgeKentuckyMarch 4, 1857March 4, 1861DemocraticBuchanan
15Hannibal HamlinHannibal HamlinMaineMarch 4, 1861March 4, 1865RepublicanLincoln
16Andrew JohnsonAndrew JohnsonTennesseeMarch 4, 1865April 15, 18654DemocraticLincoln
VacantApril 15, 1865March 4, 1869A. Johnson
17Schuyler ColfaxSchuyler ColfaxIndianaMarch 4, 1869March 4, 1873RepublicanGrant
18Henry WilsonHenry WilsonMassachusettsMarch 4, 1873November 22, 1875²RepublicanGrant
VacantNovember 22, 1875March 4, 1877Grant
19William A. WheelerWilliam A. WheelerNew YorkMarch 4, 1877March 4, 1881RepublicanHayes
20Chester A. ArthurChester A. ArthurNew YorkMarch 4, 1881September 19, 18814RepublicanGarfield
VacantSeptember 19, 1881March 4, 1885Arthur
21Thomas HendricksThomas HendricksIndianaMarch 4, 1885November 25, 1885²DemocraticCleveland
VacantNovember 25, 1885March 4, 1889Cleveland
22Levi MortonLevi P. MortonNew YorkMarch 4, 1889March 4, 1893RepublicanB. Harrison
23Adlai E. StevensonAdlai E. StevensonIllinoisMarch 4, 1893March 4, 1897DemocraticCleveland
24Garret HobartGarret HobartNew JerseyMarch 4, 1897November 21,1899²RepublicanMcKinley
VacantNovember 21, 1899March 4, 1901McKinley

20th Century

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25Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltNew YorkMarch 4, 1901September 14, 19014RepublicanMcKinley
VacantSeptember 14, 1901March 4, 1905T. Roosevelt
26Charles W. FairbanksCharles W. FairbanksIndianaMarch 4, 1905March 4, 1909RepublicanT. Roosevelt
27James S. ShermanJames S. ShermanNew YorkMarch 4, 1909October 30, 1912²RepublicanTaft
VacantOctober 30, 1912March 4, 1913Taft
28Thomas R. MarshallThomas R. MarshallIndianaMarch 4, 1913March 4, 1921DemocraticWilson
29Calvin CoolidgeCalvin CoolidgeMassachusettsMarch 4, 1921August 2, 19234RepublicanHarding
VacantAugust 2, 1923March 4, 1925Coolidge
30Charles G. DawesCharles G. DawesIllinoisMarch 4, 1925March 4, 1929RepublicanCoolidge
31Charles CurtisCharles CurtisKansasMarch 4, 1929March 4, 1933RepublicanHoover
32John Nance GarnerTexasMarch 4, 1933January 20, 1941DemocraticF. Roosevelt
33Henry A. WallaceHenry A. WallaceIowaJanuary 20, 1941January 20, 1945DemocraticF. Roosevelt
34Harry S. TrumanHarry S. TrumanMissouriJanuary 20, 1945April 12, 19454DemocraticF. Roosevelt
VacantApril 12, 1945January 20, 1949Truman
35Alben BarkleyAlben W. BarkleyKentuckyJanuary 20, 1949January 20, 1953DemocraticTruman
36Richard M. NixonRichard M. NixonCaliforniaJanuary 20, 1953January 20, 1961RepublicanEisenhower
37Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. JohnsonTexasJanuary 20, 1961November 22, 19634DemocraticKennedy
VacantNovember 22, 1963January 20, 1965L. Johnson
38Hubert H. HumphreyHubert H. Humphrey Jr.MinnesotaJanuary 20, 1965January 20, 1969DemocraticL. Johnson
39Spiro T. AgnewSpiro T. AgnewMarylandJanuary 20, 1969October 10, 1973³RepublicanNixon
VacantOctober 10, 1973December 6, 1973Nixon
40Gerald FordGerald R. Ford Jr.MichiganDecember 6, 19736August 9, 19744RepublicanNixon
VacantAugust 9, 1974December 19, 1974Ford
41Nelson RockefellerNelson A. RockefellerNew YorkDecember 19, 19746January 20, 1977RepublicanFord
42Walter MondaleWalter F. MondaleMinnesotaJanuary 20, 1977January 20, 1981DemocraticCarter
43George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. BushTexasJanuary 20, 19817January 20, 1989RepublicanReagan
44Dan QuayleJ. Danforth QuayleIndianaJanuary 20, 1989January 20, 1993RepublicanG. H. W. Bush
45Al GoreAlbert A. Gore Jr.TennesseeJanuary 20, 1993January 20, 2001DemocraticClinton

21st Century

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46Dick CheneyRichard B. CheneyWyomingJanuary 20, 20017IncumbentRepublicanG. W. Bush

Notes

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1 Arriving in New York City before President-elect George Washington, Adams was sworn as Vice President nine days before the President.
² Died in office
³ Resigned from office
4 Succeeded to Presidency upon death or resignation of President
5 The only Vice President to be sworn in outside of the United States of America (in Havana, Cuba), with special dispensation from Congress.
6 Became Vice President under provisions of 25th Amendment
7 Acted as President under provisions of 25th Amendment


Presidential trivia lists

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Died in office of natural causes.
  2. 1 2 3 Resigned.
  3. Former Democrat who ran for Vice President on Whig ticket. Clashed with Whig congressional leaders and was expelled from the Whig party in 1841.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Assassinated.
  5. 1 2 Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson were, respectively, a Republican and a Democrat who ran on the National Union ticket in 1864.