RM2B01CMJ–USA: Lyndon Baines Johnson (27 August 1908 - 22 January 1973), 36th President of the United States (1963-1969). Portrait by Yoichi Okamoto (1915-1985, public domain), 9 January 1969. Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States (1961-1963). He is one of only four people who served in all four elected federal offices of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President and President.
RM2B01CN1–USA: President Richard Nixon (9 January 1913 - 22 April 1994) shaking hands with Elvis Presley (8 January 1935 - 16 August 1977) at the White House, 21 December 1970. Elvis Presley met President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office of The White House on the 21st of December, 1970. The Nixon Library & Birthplace sells a number of souvenir items with this photo and the caption, 'The President & the King'. Cheekily, this picture is said to be 'of the two greatest recording artists of the 20th century'.
RM2B01CMY–USA: Richard Nixon (9 January 1913 - 22 April 1994), 37th President of the United States (1969-1974). Official presidential portrait, 8 July 1971. Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixon is the only president to have resigned the office. Nixon inherited the Vietnam War from his predecessors Kennedy and Johnson. American involvement in Vietnam was widely unpopular; although Nixon initially escalated the war there, he subsequently moved to end US involvement, completely withdrawing American forces by 1973.
RM2B012HJ–Egypt: Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak (born May 4, 1928), President of Egypt, 1981 to 2011. Photo by Presidenza della Repubblica (Attribution), 2009. Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak (born May 4, 1928), President of Egypt, 1981 to 2011. Mubarak was appointed Vice President of Egypt in 1975, and assumed the presidency on October 14, 1981, following the assassination of President Anwar El Sadat. The length of his presidency made him Egypt's longest-serving ruler since Muhammad Ali Pasha. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in the Egyptian Air Force.
RM2B01CMN–USA: John Fitzgerald 'Jack' Kennedy (29 May 1917 - 22 November 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), speaking on the Nation's Space Effort in the football field at Rice University, Houston, 12 September 1962. After military service during World War II in the South Pacific, Kennedy represented Massachusetts's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 as a Democrat. Thereafter, he served in the U.S. Senate from 1953 until 1960.
RM2B01CN2–USA: Richard Nixon (9 January 1913 - 22 April 1994) with folded hands, seated before a microphone in front of an American flag. Caricature by Edmund Valtman (31 May 1914 - 12 January 2005, public domain), 1970. Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixon is the only president to have resigned the office. Nixon inherited the Vietnam War from his predecessors Kennedy and Johnson. American involvement in Vietnam was widely unpopular; although Nixon initially escalated the war there, he subsequently moved to end US involvement.
RM2B01CMG–USA: John Fitzgerald 'Jack' Kennedy (29 May 1917 - 22 November 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, 35th President of the United States (1961-1963). Portrait by Cecil Stoughton (1920-2008, public domain), Oval Office, White House, 11 July 1963. After military service during World War II in the South Pacific, Kennedy represented Massachusetts's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 as a Democrat. Thereafter, he served in the U.S. Senate from 1953 until 1960.
RM2B010RT–Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House, 14 September,1966. Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949–1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959–1965). He was Senate President from 1963-1965. In 1983, his government was implicated in the assassination of his primary political opponent, Benigno Aquino, Jr. The implication caused a chain of events that eventually led to the People Power Revolution in 1986.
RM2B01B8T–South Sudan: Salva Kiir Mayardit (13 September 1951 -), President of South Sudan, 2011. Salva Kiir Mayardit is a Dinka, though of a different clan than former South Sudan president John Garang. In the late 1960s, Kiir joined the Anyanya in the First Sudanese Civil War. By the time of the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement, he was a low-ranking officer. In 1983, when Garang joined an army mutiny he had been sent to put down, Kiir and other Southern leaders joined the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the second civil war. Kiir eventually rose to head the SPLA's military wing.
RM2B01C9M–Laos: Children carry an image of Kaysone Phomvihane, President of Laos from 1991 until his death in 1992, Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane. Kaysone Phomvihane (13 December 1920 - 21 November 1992) was the leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1991 and then as President from 1991 until his death in 1992.
RM2B01C9X–Laos: Children carry an image of Kaysone Phomvihane, President of Laos from 1991 until his death in 1992, Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane. Kaysone Phomvihane (13 December 1920 - 21 November 1992) was the leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1991 and then as President from 1991 until his death in 1992.
RM2B01C9R–Laos: Children carry an image of Kaysone Phomvihane, President of Laos from 1991 until his death in 1992, Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane. Kaysone Phomvihane (13 December 1920 - 21 November 1992) was the leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1991 and then as President from 1991 until his death in 1992.
RM2B01CF3–Vietnam: Communist propaganda poster - Study and Follow the Example of Ho Chi Minh: Thrift, Efficiency, Honesty, Righteousness and Public Mindedness! Hồ Chí Minh (19 May 1890 - 3 September 1969), born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1946-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War until his death.
RM2B019D5–Vietnam: President Ho Chi Minh (19 May 1890 - 3 September 1969) in front of his wooden house in the grounds of the Presidential Palace, Hanoi, c. 1960. Hồ Chí Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1946-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War until his death.
RM2B01ATT–Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the Founding Father of Republican China. Sun played an instrumental role in inspiring the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty. Sun was the first provisional president when the Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912 and later co-founded the Chinese National People's Party or Kuomintang (KMT), where he served as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in post-Imperial China, and is revered by both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
RM2B01A3Y–Syria: Hafez al-Assad (6 October 1930 - 10 June 2000), President of Syria (r. 1971-2000). Hafez al-Assad was the President of Syria for three decades. Assad's rule was praised for consolidating the power of the central government after decades of coups and counter-coups. He also drew criticism for repressing his own people, in particular for ordering the Hama massacre of 1982, which has been described as 'the single deadliest act by any Arab government against its own people in the modern Middle East'. Human Rights groups have detailed thousands of extra-judicial executions he ordered.
RM2B01A40–Syria: Hafez al-Assad (6 October 1930 - 10 June 2000), President of Syria (r. 1971-2000). Hafez al-Assad was the President of Syria for three decades. Assad's rule was praised for consolidating the power of the central government after decades of coups and counter-coups. He also drew criticism for repressing his own people, in particular for ordering the Hama massacre of 1982, which has been described as 'the single deadliest act by any Arab government against its own people in the modern Middle East'. Human Rights groups have detailed thousands of extra-judicial executions he ordered.
RM2B0138X–Bangladesh: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (March 17, 1920 – August 15, 1975), first President of Bangladesh (r. 1971-72, 1975), 1950s. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bengali politician and the founding leader of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, generally considered in the country as the father of the Bangladeshi nation. After talks broke down with President Yahya Khan and West Pakistani politician Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Sheikh Mujib on 26 March 1971 announced the declaration of independence of East Pakistan and announced the establishment of the sovereign People's Republic of Bangladesh.
RM2B012E4–China: Song Qingling (1892-1981), first female Chairman and President of the People's Republic of China, together with her husband, Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), founder of the Chinese Republic (1912). Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the Founding Father of Republican China. Song Qingling (27 January 1893 – 29 May 1981), also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, was one of the three Song sisters.
RM2B00WCM–Laos: Choummaly Sayasone, President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, 2006-present. The kingdom of Laos existed from the 14th to the 18th centuries, then split into three separate kingdoms. In 1893, it became a French protectorate, with the three kingdoms—Luang Prabang, Vientiane and Champasak—uniting to form what is now known as Laos. The country briefly gained independence in 1945 after Japanese occupation, but returned to French rule until it was granted autonomy in 1949. Laos became independent in 1954.
RM2B01JHM–Philippines: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos at an armed forces full honour departure ceremony, 20 September 1982. Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (11 September 1917 - 28 September 1989) was the 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949-1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959-1965). In 1983, his government was implicated in the assassination of his primary political opponent, Benigno Aquino, Jr. The implication caused a chain of events that eventually led to his removal from power in 1986.
RM2B01JHN–Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos with President Lyndon B. Johnson, Manila Conference, 23 October 1966. Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (11 September 1917 - 28 September 1989) was the 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949-1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959-1965). In 1983, his government was implicated in the assassination of his primary political opponent, Benigno Aquino, Jr. The implication caused a chain of events that led to his removal from power.
RM2B01EK9–Turkey: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 10 November 1938), founding father of the Republic of Turkey, 1925. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, also known as Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921 and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 until 1934, was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the modern Turkish state. Atatürk was a military officer during World War I. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, he led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence.
RM2B01CN7–China/USA: Chairman Mao Zedong shaking hands with Henry Kissinger as President Gerald Ford and his daughter Susan Ford look on, Beijing, 2 December 1975 Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. After his term, his opinion was still sought by many following presidents and world leaders. A proponent of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977. During this period, he pioneered the policy of détente with the Soviet Union.
RM2B01P8E–Laos: Children carry an image of Kaysone Phomvihane, former President of Laos. Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane. Kaysone Phomvihane (13 December 1920 - 21 November 1992) was the leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1991 and then as President from 1991 until his death in 1992. Socialist realism is a style of realistic art which was developed in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in other communist countries.
RM2B01PBE–Laos: Children carry an image of Kaysone Phomvihane, former President of Laos. Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane. Kaysone Phomvihane (13 December 1920 - 21 November 1992) was the leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from 1955. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 1975 to 1991 and then as President from 1991 until his death in 1992. Socialist realism is a style of realistic art which was developed in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in other communist countries.
RM2B019E6–Syria: Hafez al-Assad (6 October 1930 - 10 June 2000), President of Syria (r. 1971-2000). Official portrait, c. 1987. Hafez al-Assad was the president of Syria for three decades. Assad's rule was praised for consolidating the power of the central government after decades of coups and counter-coups. He also drew criticism for repressing his own people, in particular for ordering the Hama massacre of 1982, which has been described as the single deadliest act by any Arab government against its own people in the modern Middle East. He was succeeded by his son, Bashar al-Assad, in 2000.
RM2B01CN0–USA: President Richard Nixon (9 January 1913 - 22 April 1994) with his close counsellor and confidant Henry Kissinger (27 May 1923-), c. 1970s. Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. After his term, his opinion was still sought by many following presidents and many world leaders. A proponent of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977. During this period, he pioneered the policy of détente with the Soviet Union.
RM2B00N92–Afghanistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the 45th Munich Security Conference in 2009. Photo by Harald Dettenborn (CC BY 3.0 DE License). Hamid Karzai (24 December 1957 - ) is the 12th President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. During the December 2001 International Conference on Afghanistan in Germany, Karzai was selected by prominent Afghan political figures to serve a six-month term as chairman of the Interim administration.
RM2B01CMT–China/USA: Chairman Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 - 9 September 1976) shakes hands with President Richard Nixon (9 January 1913 - 22 April 1994), Beijing, 21 February 1972. U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China was an important step in formally normalising relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Between February 21-28 1972, Nixon traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. Almost as soon as the president arrived in the Chinese capital he was summoned for a quick meeting with Chairman Mao who, unknown to the Americans, had been ill for days.
RM2B01B8M–Sudan: Obverse of a Sudanese 25 Piaster banknote with portrait of Jaafar Nimeiry (1 January 1930 - 30 May 2009), President of the Sudan (r. 1969-1985). Jaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry, otherwise spelled in English as Jaafar Nimeiry or Ja'far Muhammad Numayri was the President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985. He came to power in a military coup in 1969, establishing a one-party state where his Sudanese Socailist Union was the sole ruling entity. He pursed socialist and Pan-Arabist policies, working closely with Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. He was ousted from power in 1985.
RM2B00TFC–Sri Lanka: Mahendra Rajapaksa, 6th President of Sri Lanka (2005- ). Photo by Rajith Vidanaarachchi (CC BY-SA 2.0 License). Percy Mahendra 'Mahinda' Rajapaksa (born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6, 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election. He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on November 19, 2005.
RM2B00TXN–Indonesia: Sukarno (1901-1970), first President of Indonesia, as a student in Surabaya, 1916. Sukarno was born on 6 June 1901 in Blitar, eastern Java. His name was Kusno Sosrodihardjo, but he was renamed, as per Javanese custom, after surviving a childhood illness. His name is frequently spelled Soekarno after the Dutch spelling. On 4 July, 1927, Sukarno and some friends founded the Partai Nasional Indonesia (PNI) with a view to fighting for Indonesian independence. Sukarno was sentenced as a political prisoner in 1930, but was freed in 1931 after his cause was widely reported abroad.
RM2B01EE0–Vietnam: A bust of President Ho Chi Minh (19 May 1890 - 3 September 1969). Hồ Chí Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1946-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954.
RM2B01CF6–Vietnam: President Ho Chi Minh (19 May 1890 – 3 September 1969) talking with General Vo Nguyen Giap (25 August 1911 - 4 October 2013), Hanoi, 1962. Hồ Chí Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1946-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Vo Nguyen Giap (Vietnamese: Võ Nguyên Giáp) was a Vietnamese officer in the Vietnam People's Army and a politician. He was a principal commander in the two Indochina Wars.
RM2B01B8R–Sudan: Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of the Sudan (1 January 1989 -). Photo by Jesse B. Awalt (public domain), Addis Ababa, 31 January 2009. Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir is the former President of Sudan who served as the seventh head of state of Sudan under various titles from 1989 until he was desposed in a coup in 2019. He came to power in 1989 when he led a group of officers in a bloodless coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi. Bashir is the first sitting head of state to ever indicted by the International Criminal Court, for genocide.
RM2B01B8W–Sudan: Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of the Sudan (1 January 1989 -). Photo by Jesse B. Awalt (public domain), Addis Ababa, 31 January 2009. Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir is the former President of Sudan who served as the seventh head of state of Sudan under various titles from 1989 until he was desposed in a coup in 2019. He came to power in 1989 when he led a group of officers in a bloodless coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi. Bashir is the first sitting head of state to ever indicted by the International Criminal Court, for genocide.
RM2B01P3T–Vietnam/USA: Walt Rostow showing President Lyndon B. Johnson a model of the Khe Sanh area, 1968 Walt Whitman Rostow (7 October 1916 - 13 February 2003), also known as Walt Rostow or W.W. Rostow, was a United States economist and political theorist who served as Special Assistant for National Security Affairs to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Khe Sanh Combat Base was a United States Marine Corps outpost in South Vietnam (MGRS 48QXD850418) used during the Vietnam War. The airstrip was built in September 1962. Fighting began there in late April of 1967 known as the 'Hill Fights'.
RM2B01565–China: General Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975), leader of the Kuomintang, 1943. Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin. Chiang was an influential member of the Nationalist Party, the Kuomintang (KMT), and was a close ally of Sun Yat-sen. He became the Commandant of the Kuomintang's Whampoa Military Academy, and took Sun's place as leader of the KMT when Sun died in 1925. In 1926, Chiang led the Northern Expedition to unify the country, becoming China's nominal leader.
RM2B03000–Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
RM2B03002–Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
RM2B034X0–Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
RM2B034WF–Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
RM2B034XC–Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was an American statesman who served as the 13th President of the United States from 1850 to 1853. He was the last Whig president, and the last president not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties.
RM2B034Y2–James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was a political theorist, American statesman, and the fourth President of the United States (1809–17). He is hailed as the 'Father of the Constitution' for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
RM2B036A0–William Jefferson 'Bill' Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.
RM2B034W9–James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was a political theorist, American statesman, and the fourth President of the United States (1809–17). He is hailed as the 'Father of the Constitution' for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
RM2B034XX–Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States (1877–81). As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War and Reconstruction.
RM2B036AB–George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. The eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush, he was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
RM2B031RB–Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States, as well as the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review.
RM2B031RG–Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States, as well as the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review.
RM2B031RD–Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States, as well as the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review.
RM2B0368T–Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004, Republican) was an American politician and actor who was the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. Before his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California, from 1967 to 1975, after a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader.
RM2B030N9–Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–77). Li Hongzhang, (also romanised as Li Hung-chang) (15 February 1823 – 7 November 1901) was a Chinese politician, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty.
RM2B034Y0–George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the 'father of his country'.
RM2B034WA–George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the 'father of his country'.
RM2B030KX–Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012, succeeding Dmitry Medvedev. Putin previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. During his last term as Prime Minister, he was also the Chairman of United Russia, the ruling party.
RM2B034X1–John Quincy Adams July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He also served as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties.
RM2B02W7H–Left to Right: Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, unknown, Robert Komer, President Lyndon B. Johnson, General William Westmoreland, Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky (South Vietnam), Walt Rostow, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thieu (South Vietnam).
RM2B0367C–Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 until President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974.
RM2B034WJ–Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American politician who served as the eighth President of the United States (1837–41). A member of the Democratic Party, he served in a number of senior roles, including eighth Vice President (1833–37) and tenth Secretary of State (1829–31), both under Andrew Jackson.
RM2B034WY–Martin Van Buren ( December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American politician who served as the eighth President of the United States (1837–41). A member of the Democratic Party, he served in a number of senior roles, including eighth Vice President (1833–37) and tenth Secretary of State (1829–31), both under Andrew Jackson.
RM2B0367E–Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 until President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974.
RM2B033AW–Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944) was a notable Philippine statesman, soldier, and politician. He was a Spanish Filipino, his parents were both Spanish Mestizos. He served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines, and is considered to have been the second president of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo (1897–1901).
RM2B032W1–Makarios III, born Michail Christodoulou Mouskos (August 13, 1913 – August 3, 1977), was the archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus, a Greek Orthodox Church (1950–1977), and the first President of the Republic of Cyprus (1960–1974 and 1974–1977). In his three terms as President of Cyprus (1960–1977), he survived four assassination attempts and a 1974 coup.
RM2B02X2C–Recep Tayyip Erdogan (born 26 February 1954) is the 12th and current President of Turkey, in office since 2014. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as the Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. Originating from an Islamic political background and claiming to be a conservative democrat, his administration has overseen liberal economic and socially conservative policies.
RM2B035X7–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B035X4–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B035X5–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B035XA–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B034XD–Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853–57). Pierce was a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. His polarizing actions in championing and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act failed to stem intersectional conflict, setting the stage for Southern secession.
RM2B02RMW–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B02RN1–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B034XJ–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B034XK–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B034XA–Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853–57). Pierce was a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. His polarizing actions in championing and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act failed to stem intersectional conflict, setting the stage for Southern secession.
RM2B02P0W–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B02RN0–Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
RM2B03137–Juan Domingo Peron ( 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine military officer and politician. After serving in several government positions, including those of Minister of Labour and Vice President of the Republic, he was three times elected as President of Argentina, serving from June 1946 to September 1955, when he was overthrown in a coup d'etat, and from October 1973 until his death in July 1974.
RM2B03138–Juan Domingo Peron ( 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine military officer and politician. After serving in several government positions, including those of Minister of Labour and Vice President of the Republic, he was three times elected as President of Argentina, serving from June 1946 to September 1955, when he was overthrown in a coup d'etat, and from October 1973 until his death in July 1974.
RM2B0313A–Juan Domingo Peron ( 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine military officer and politician. After serving in several government positions, including those of Minister of Labour and Vice President of the Republic, he was three times elected as President of Argentina, serving from June 1946 to September 1955, when he was overthrown in a coup d'etat, and from October 1973 until his death in July 1974.
RM2B0368R–Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) was the 44th President of the United States (2009 - 2017), as well as the first African American to hold the office. Raul Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has been President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba since 2008; he previously exercised presidential powers in an acting capacity from 2006 to 2008.
RM2B02W7G–Left to Right: General Creighton Abrams, George Ball, Assistant Press Secretary Tom Johnson, General Maxwell Taylor, McGeorge Bundy, General Matthew Ridgway, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Dean Acheson, President Lyndon B. Johnson, General Omar Bradley, Ambassador Averell Harriman, Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford, Cyrus Vance, Walt Rostow, Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
RM2B035KT–William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 25th President of the United States from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals.
RM2B036A7–Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) served as the 44th President of the United States (2009 - 2017), as well as the first African American to hold the office. William Jefferson 'Bill' Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.
RM2B0348F–Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military general and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (1940–44) and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–46). In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence French politics.
RM2B034C6–Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military general and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (1940–44) and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–46). In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence French politics.
RM2B034C9–Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military general and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (1940–44) and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–46). In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence French politics.
RM2B02XDX–Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: Mesud Barzanî; born 16 August 1946) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who has been President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region since 2005, as well as leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979. Masoud Barzani succeeded his father, the Kurdish nationalist leader Mustafa Barzani, as the leader of the KDP in 1979. Working closely with his brother Idris Barzani until Idris' death, Barzani and various other Kurdish groups fought Baghdad during the Iran-Iraq War. For much of this time, the Kurdish leadership was exiled to Iran.
RM2B02XDP–Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: Mesud Barzanî; born 16 August 1946) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who has been President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region since 2005, as well as leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979. Masoud Barzani succeeded his father, the Kurdish nationalist leader Mustafa Barzani, as the leader of the KDP in 1979. Working closely with his brother Idris Barzani until Idris' death, Barzani and various other Kurdish groups fought Baghdad during the Iran-Iraq War. For much of this time, the Kurdish leadership was exiled to Iran.
RM2B034XN–Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. Johnson became president as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, Johnson came to office as the Civil War concluded. The new president favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union. His plans did not give protection to the former slaves, and he came into conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representat
RM2B034XY–John Adams (October 30 – July 4, 1826) was an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as the second President of the United States (1797–1801), the first Vice President (1789–97), and as a Founding Father was a leader of American independence from Great Britain. Adams was a political theorist in the Age of Enlightenment who promoted republicanism and a strong central government. His innovative ideas were frequently published. He was also a dedicated diarist and correspondent, particularly with his wife and key advisor Abigail.
RM2B034Y3–Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). He was elected the second Vice President of the United States (1797–1801), serving under John Adams and in 1800 was elected the third President (1801–09). Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, which motivated American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation. He produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.
RM2B03184–Isaias Afwerki, sometimes spelled Afewerki (born February 2, 1946), is the first President of the State of Eritrea, a position he has held since its independence in 1993. He led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) to victory in May 1991, thus ending the 30-year-old armed liberation struggle. The EPLF adopted a new political party name, People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) to reflect its new responsibilities. The PFDJ, with Isaias as its leader, remains the only governing party of Eritrea as of 2015.
RM2B035K2–Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. He won the popular vote for three presidential elections – in 1884, 1888, and 1892 – and was one of the three Democrats (with Andrew Johnson and Woodrow Wilson) to serve as president during the era of Republican political domination dating from 1861 to 1933. He was also the first and only President in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.
RM2B034XM–Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. Johnson became president as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, Johnson came to office as the Civil War concluded. The new president favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union. His plans did not give protection to the former slaves, and he came into conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representat
RM2B01TA6–Cuba/USA: The Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista (16 January 1901 - 6 August 1973) with US Army Chief of Staff Malin Craig in a Cadillac in Washington DC, 10 November 1938. Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was a Cuban President, dictator and military leader closely aligned with and supported by the United States. He served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution.
RM2B034X2–William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last president born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when inaugurated, the oldest president to take office until Ronald Reagan in 1981. Harrison died on his 32nd day in office of complications from pneumonia, serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history.
RM2B034WH–William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last president born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when inaugurated, the oldest president to take office until Ronald Reagan in 1981. Harrison died on his 32nd day in office of complications from pneumonia, serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history.
RM2B035K3–Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. He won the popular vote for three presidential elections – in 1884, 1888, and 1892 – and was one of the three Democrats (with Andrew Johnson and Woodrow Wilson) to serve as president during the era of Republican political domination dating from 1861 to 1933. He was also the first and only President in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.
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