U.S. 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.)