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Commanders in Chief

Every President of the United States served as Commander in Chief from the moment they took the oath. 45 individuals. 47 presidencies. 26 who also wore the uniform.

45
Presidents
47
Presidencies
26
Also Served
28
Wartime CIC
Filter: All Wartime CIC Served in Uniform
Era: Founding Era Civil War Industrial Era World Wars Cold War Modern Era
14 results Industrial Era (1877–1933) ✕
Rutherford B. Hayes
19th
★ Veteran
Rutherford B. Hayes
1877–1881
Republican
James A. Garfield
20th
★ Veteran
James A. Garfield
1881–1881
Republican
Chester Arthur
21st
★ Veteran
Chester Arthur
1881–1885
Republican
Grover Cleveland
22nd
Grover Cleveland
1885–1889
Democrat
Benjamin Harrison
23rd
★ Veteran
Benjamin Harrison
1889–1893
Republican
Grover Cleveland
24th
Grover Cleveland
1893–1897
Democrat
William McKinley
25th
★ Veteran Wartime
William McKinley
1897–1901
Republican
Philippine-American War, Spanish-American War
Theodore Roosevelt
26th
★ Veteran Wartime
Theodore Roosevelt
1901–1909
Republican
Philippine-American War
William Howard Taft
27th
William Howard Taft
1909–1913
Republican
Woodrow Wilson
28th
Wartime
Woodrow Wilson
1913–1921
Democrat
Punitive Expedition (Mexico), World War I
Warren G. Harding
29th
Warren G. Harding
1921–1923
Republican
Calvin Coolidge
30th
Calvin Coolidge
1923–1929
Republican
Herbert Hoover
31st
Herbert Hoover
1929–1933
Republican
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd
Wartime
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933–1945
Democrat
World War II