Like Father Like Son US Presidents

President George Bush with sons including President Bush

John Adams, 2nd U.S. President, 1797-1801. Born Oct. 30, 1735 in Massachusetts. Died July 4, 1826. Wife: Abigail Smith. Occupation: lawyer. College: Harvard. Federalist Party. Age 61 at Inauguration.


John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President, 1825-1829. Born July 11, 1767 in Massachusetts. Died February 23, 1848. Wife: Louisa Catherine Johnson. Occupation: lawyer. College: Harvard. Democratic-Republican. Age 58 at Inauguration. John Quincy Adams is the first president to pose for a photograph, which according to Adams's diary happened in March 1843.


George Bush, 41st U.S. President, 1989-1993. Born June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. Wife: Barbara Pierce. Occupation: Businessman. College: Yale. Republican. Age 65 at Inauguration.


George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. President. 2001-2008. Born July 6, 1946 in Midland, Texas. Wife: Laura Welch, of Midland, Texas. Occupation: Businessman. College: Yale, BA; Harvard, MBA (the first President to hold an MBA degree). Republican. Age 55 at Inauguration.
Refer to the EDSITEment resource The American President for more detailed information on each U.S. President.

An Interesting Fact:
Members of the White House staff and media frequently use the term "POTUS" to refer to the President of the United States. This shorthand reference is commonly used in memos, office correspondence, notes and other communications. The First Lady is referred to as "FLOTUS."

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John Adams:

• Two portraits of President John Adams are available through the EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory. To find them, go to the subject index in the collection "By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present" and click on the link to "Adams, John,--1735-1826."



• Background information and a portrait of John Adams are available through the EDSITEment resource The American President.

John Quincy Adams:

• Two portraits of John Quincy Adams are available through the EDSITEment resource American Memory. To find them, go to the subject index in the collection "By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present" and click on the link to "Adams, John Quincy,--1767-1848."



• Background information and a portrait available through the EDSITEment resource The American President.

George Bush:

• A portrait of George Bush is available through American Memory's "By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present" collection. In the subject index scroll down several lines and click on the link to "Bush, George,--1924-."



• Background information and a portrait can be found on The American President.

George W. Bush:

• Biographical information and a portrait of George W. Bush are available through the White House website.



• The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum website features several pictures of George W. Bush, including an image with his wife and childrenand another showing the elder George Bush with his four sons (George W. is second from the right).