Presidents

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.)

by . Abraham Lincoln, 1863 This portrait of Abraham Lincoln was taken during the Civil [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

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 NCpedia.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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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.)

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.)

by . George W. Bush George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

by Walbert, David. [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

by Titchener, William D. Andrew Jackson Jones, legislator, financier, and railroad president, was probably the son of William Jones of Bladen County. In the 1850 census he was recorded as a twenty-four-year-old farmer in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. The Kennedy Rocker, formerly called the Carolina Rocker, originated from the P & P Chair Company in Asheboro, North Carolina. P & P, founded in 1926 by World War I buddies W.C. Page and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Rudersdorf, Amy. Charming socialite, cosmopolitan hostess, White House heroine, deft politician, and international woman of mystery. Any of these phrases could be used to describe the beautiful and powerful Dolley [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Arnett, Ethel Stephens. Madison, Dolley Payne Todd by Ethel Stephens Arnett, 1991 20 May 1768–12 July [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Dease, Jared. The Lavender Scare was a moral panic that spread throughout the United States after World War II. The Lavender Scare was a subset of the national Red Scare, but its subject was gay and lesbian [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Copeland, J. Isaac. Polk, James Knox by J. Isaac Copeland, 1994; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 2 Nov. 1795–15 June 1849 James Knox Polk, eleventh president of the United States [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, [...] (from NCpedia.)

by . Portrait of Herbert HooverWhite House portrait of Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . This photograph, taken circa 1945, is of the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. Truman, Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died in office on April 12, 1945, became [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Medicare bill at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, with former President Harry S. Truman looking on (seated on the right). In the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) Portrait photograph of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th president of the United States (1963-1969). For more on Lyndon B. Johnson go [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Dayson, Sion. Three North Carolina natives have served as president of the United States. Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, was reputedly born in a log cabin south of the town of Waxhaw in 1767. This claim [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Reagan buttonsReagan buttonsButtons from Ronald Reagan's various [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan was the 40th president of the United [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Photograph of Constantino Brumidi's 1865 fresco in the Capitol dome, entitled The Apotheosis of Washington.  The fresco (a painting done on fresh, moist plaster) depicts George Washington's [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Smith, David C. Two North Carolina natives have held the office of vice president of the United States. The first, William Rufus King, was born in Sampson County and was elected to the post as Franklin Pierce's [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Warren G. Harding speech Speech by Warren G. Harding, Senator from Ohio and Republican candidate for President, recorded during the 1920 election [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Farnham, Thomas J. Washington's southern tour, which began on 9 Apr. 1791, was a journey that George Washington had been contemplating since before his inauguration as president of the United States. In May 1789 he [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Zachary Taylor portraitZachary Taylor portrait 1849 portrait of Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States. The photograph was taken by Mathew Brady, the famed 19th-century photographer [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)