American President Explore facts, essays, and related content for all the U.S. presidents See all presidents Animate Background Off Featured Content Miller Center Studies on the Presidency The Miller Center's special imprint at UVA Press advances scholarship on the American presidency U.S. presidents and slavery 12 of the first 18 American presidents owned slaves Listening to the presidency A candid look into the workings of the Oval Office, featuring excerpts from oral history interviews and the secret White House tapes Watergate The story of our most infamous presidential scandal Colin Powell Colin Powell's oral history interview about his time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the administration of George H.W. Bush Historical moments Multimedia materials that delve deeper into specific moments and figures throughout American history The Vietnam War Explore exhibits about the Vietnam War Barack Obama: Life before the presidency Barack Obama's life before he became the nation's 44th president Featured Publications Trump's First Year Crucible: The President's First Year Edward M. Kennedy: An Oral History Imperial from the Beginning U.S. Presidents View More Thomas Jefferson The third president of the United States oversaw the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another Campaigns and Elections Domestic Affairs Impact and Legacy View More Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln guided the country through its greatest crisis Life Before the Presidency Domestic Affairs Impact and Legacy View More Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt is considered the first modern president Campaigns and Elections Domestic Affairs Foreign Affairs
