[HawaiianGecko]

 

 

	[Frist? How many active senators ever made it into the White House, I wonder...]   Senators Who Became President To date, fifteen senators have gone onto serve in the nation's highest elected office, the presidency. Two senators, Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy, moved directly from the U.S. Senate to the White House.  You can make a bit of a case for Johnson & Johnson and Truman as they went from Senator directly to VP and then President. (Photo: Warren G. Harding. Senate Historical Office) ----------------------------------------------------- James Monroe Senator, 1790-1794 President, 1817-1825 ----------------------------------------------------- John Quincy Adams Senator, 1803-1808 President, 1825-1829 ----------------------------------------------------- Andrew Jackson Senator, 1797-1798; 1823-1825 President, 1829-1837 ----------------------------------------------------- Martin Van Buren Senator, 1821-1828 President, 1837-1841 ----------------------------------------------------- William Henry Harrison Senator, 1825-1828 President, 1841 ----------------------------------------------------- John Tyler Senator, 1827-1836 President, 1841-1845 ----------------------------------------------------- Franklin Pierce Senator, 1837-1842 President, 1853-1857 ----------------------------------------------------- James Buchanan Senator, 1834-1845 President, 1857-1861 ----------------------------------------------------- Andrew Johnson Senator, 1857-1862; 1875 President, 1865-1869 ----------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Harrison Senator, 1881-1887 President, 1889-1893 ----------------------------------------------------- Warren G. Harding Senator, 1915-1921 President, 1921-1923 ----------------------------------------------------- Harry S. Truman Senator, 1935-1945 President, 1945-1953 ----------------------------------------------------- John F. Kennedy Senator, 1953-1960 President, 1961-1963 ----------------------------------------------------- Lyndon B. Johnson Senator, 1949-1961 President, 1963-1969 ----------------------------------------------------- Richard M. Nixon Senator, 1950-1953 President, 1969-1974

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[Frist? How many active senators ever made it into the White House, I wonder...]
 

Senators Who Became President

To date, fifteen senators have gone onto serve in the nation's highest elected office, the presidency. Two senators, Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy, moved directly from the U.S. Senate to the White House.  You can make a bit of a case for Johnson & Johnson and Truman as they went from Senator directly to VP and then President.

(Photo: Warren G. Harding. Senate Historical Office)

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James Monroe

Senator, 1790-1794

President, 1817-1825

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John Quincy Adams

Senator, 1803-1808

President, 1825-1829

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Andrew Jackson

Senator, 1797-1798; 1823-1825

President, 1829-1837

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Martin Van Buren

Senator, 1821-1828

President, 1837-1841

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William Henry Harrison

Senator, 1825-1828

President, 1841

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John Tyler

Senator, 1827-1836

President, 1841-1845

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Franklin Pierce

Senator, 1837-1842

President, 1853-1857

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James Buchanan

Senator, 1834-1845

President, 1857-1861

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Andrew Johnson

Senator, 1857-1862; 1875

President, 1865-1869

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Benjamin Harrison

Senator, 1881-1887

President, 1889-1893

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Warren G. Harding

Senator, 1915-1921

President, 1921-1923

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Harry S. Truman

Senator, 1935-1945

President, 1945-1953

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John F. Kennedy

Senator, 1953-1960

President, 1961-1963

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Senator, 1949-1961

President, 1963-1969

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Richard M. Nixon

Senator, 1950-1953

President, 1969-1974

 

[kingu]

Thought it was pretty rare.

*sigh* I know I'm pipe dreaming about Fred Thompson, but I keep hoping.

[newsgatherer]

good info, thanks.