Cold War President of the USA: 3D Gallery

George Bush

George H.W. Bush, in full George Herbert Walker Bush, (born 12 June, 1924, Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.), politician and businessman who was vice president of the United States (1981–89) and the 41st president of the United States (1989–93). As president, Bush assembled a multinational force to compel the withdrawal of Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt, in full Franklin Delano Roosevelt, byname FDR, (born 30 January, 1882, Hyde Park, New York, U.S.—died 12 April, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia), 32nd president of the United States (1933–45). The only president elected to the office four times, Roosevelt led the United States through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II. In so doing, he greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and reforms known as the New Deal, and he served as the principal architect of the successful effort to rid the world of German National Socialism and Japanese militarism.

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman, (born 8 May, 1884, Lamar, Missouri, U.S.—died 26 December, 1972, Kansas City, Missouri), 33rd president of the United States (1945–53), who led his country through the final stages of World War II and through the early years of the Cold War, vigorously opposing Soviet expansionism in Europe and sending U.S. forces to turn back a communist invasion of South Korea.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower, in full Dwight David Eisenhower, (born 14 October, 1890, Denison, Texas, U.S.—died 28 March, 1969, Washington, D.C.), 34th president of the United States (1953–61), who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in western Europe during World War II.

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy, in full John Fitzgerald Kennedy, byname JFK, (born 29 May, 1917, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.—died 22 November, 1963, Dallas, Texas), 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially in Cuba and Berlin, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson, in full Lyndon Baines Johnson, also called LBJ, (born 27 August, 1908, Gillespie county, Texas, U.S.—died 22 January, 1973, San Antonio, Texas), 36th president of the United States (1963–69). A moderate Democrat and vigorous leader in the United States Senate, Johnson was elected vice president in 1960 and acceded to the presidency in 1963 upon the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy. During his administration he signed into law the Civil Rights Act (1964), the most comprehensive civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction era, initiated major social service programs, and bore the brunt of national opposition to his vast expansion of American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon, in full Richard Milhous Nixon, (born 9 January, 1913, Yorba Linda, California, U.S.—died 22 April, 1994, New York, New York), 37th president of the United States (1969–74), who, faced with almost certain impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, became the first American president to resign from office. He was also vice president (1953–61) under Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford, in full Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., original name Leslie Lynch King, Jr., (born 14 July, 1913, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.—died 26 December, 2006, Rancho Mirage, California), 38th president of the United States (1974–77), who, as 40th vice president, had succeeded to the presidency on the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under the process decreed by the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution, and thereby became the country’s only chief executive who had not been elected either president or vice president. His first act upon assuming office was to grant his predecessor “a full, free, and absolute pardon.”

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter, in full James Earl Carter, Jr., (born 1 October, 1924, Plains, Georgia, U.S.), 39th president of the United States (1977–81), who served as the country’s chief executive during a time of serious problems at home and abroad. His perceived inability to deal successfully with those problems led to an overwhelming defeat in his bid for re-election. However, for his work in diplomacy and advocacy, both during and after his presidency, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002.

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan, in full Ronald Wilson Reagan, (born 6 February, 1911, Tampico, Illinois, U.S.—died 5 June, 2004, Los Angeles, California), 40th president of the United States (1981–89), noted for his conservative Republicanism, his fervent anticommunism, and his appealing personal style, characterized by a jaunty affability and folksy charm. The only movie actor ever to become president, he had a remarkable skill as an orator that earned him the title “the Great Communicator.” His policies have been credited with contributing to the demise of Soviet communism.

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Cold War President of the USA