The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2]

The president is elected to a four-year term via an electoral college system. Since the Twenty-second Amendment was adopted in 1951, the American presidency has been limited to a maximum of two terms. Click on a president below to learn more about each presidency through an interactive timeline.

This is a list of men who served as the president of the United States. Forty-five men have served in 47 presidencies.

The president of the United States (POTUS) [B] is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.

The United States presidential line of succession is the order in which government officials replace the President of the United States if the president leaves office before an elected successor is inaugurated.

After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes and use his mandate to reject the extremist...

The president of the United States (POTUS) [11] is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America and the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The president is also the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and is the chairman of the presidential cabinet .