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SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

Gallery Tour: America's Presidents

The nation’s only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House, this exhibition lies at the heart of the Portrait Gallery’s mission to tell the American story through the individuals who have shaped it.

This tour is available in Spanish.

1h 40 mins

Stops

1789-1829: Building the Presidency
1789-1829: Building the Presidency

America's Presidents

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1:30
George Washington 1732–1799 (“Lansdowne” Portrait)
George Washington 1732–1799 (“Lansdowne” Portrait)

America's Presidents

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1:37
George Washington (The “Athenaeum” Portrait) 1732–1799
George Washington (The “Athenaeum” Portrait) 1732–1799

America's Presidents

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1:07
Martha Washington (The “Athenaeum” Portrait) 1731–1802
Martha Washington (The “Athenaeum” Portrait) 1731–1802

America's Presidents

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0:53
John Adams, 1735–1826
John Adams, 1735–1826

America's Presidents

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1:28
George Washington, 1732–1799
George Washington, 1732–1799

America's Presidents

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0:40
Thomas Jefferson, 1743–1826
Thomas Jefferson, 1743–1826

America's Presidents

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1:24
James Madison, 1751–1836
James Madison, 1751–1836

America's Presidents

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1:11
James Monroe, 1758–1831
James Monroe, 1758–1831

America's Presidents

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1:28
John Quincy Adams, 1767–1848
John Quincy Adams, 1767–1848

America's Presidents

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1:23
John Quincy Adams, 1767 - 1848
John Quincy Adams, 1767 - 1848

America's Presidents

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0:51
1829-1861: Democracy and Expansion
1829-1861: Democracy and Expansion

America's Presidents

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1:09
Andrew Jackson, 1767–1845
Andrew Jackson, 1767–1845

America's Presidents

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1:09
Andrew Jackson, 1767–1845
Andrew Jackson, 1767–1845

America's Presidents

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0:48
Martin Van Buren, 1782–1862
Martin Van Buren, 1782–1862

America's Presidents

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1:09
William Henry Harrison, 1773 - 1841
William Henry Harrison, 1773 - 1841

America's Presidents

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1:24
John Tyler, 1790–1862
John Tyler, 1790–1862

America's Presidents

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1:07
James K. Polk, 1795–1849
James K. Polk, 1795–1849

America's Presidents

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1:02
Zachary Taylor, 1784–1850
Zachary Taylor, 1784–1850

America's Presidents

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1:12
Millard Fillmore, 1800–1874
Millard Fillmore, 1800–1874

America's Presidents

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1:04
Franklin Pierce, 1804–1869
Franklin Pierce, 1804–1869

America's Presidents

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1:07
James Buchanan, 1791-1858
James Buchanan, 1791-1858

America's Presidents

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1:14
1861-1901: The Crisis of the Union
1861-1901: The Crisis of the Union

Americas' Presidents

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1:29
Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865
Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865

America's Presidents

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1:17
Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865
Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865

America's Presidents

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0:57
Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865
Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865

America's Presidents

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0:41
Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865
Abraham Lincoln, 1809–1865

America's Presidents

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1:05
Andrew Johnson, 1808–1875
Andrew Johnson, 1808–1875

America's Presidents

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1:18
Ulysses S. Grant 1822–1885
Ulysses S. Grant 1822–1885

America's Presidents

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1:11
Rutherford B. Hayes 1822–1893
Rutherford B. Hayes 1822–1893

America's Presidents

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1:09
James Garfield, 1831–1881
James Garfield, 1831–1881

America's Presidents

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1:07
Chester A. Arthur, 1829–1886
Chester A. Arthur, 1829–1886

America's Presidents

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1:10
Grover Cleveland, 1837–1908
Grover Cleveland, 1837–1908

America's Presidents

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1:32
Benjamin Harrison, 1833–1901
Benjamin Harrison, 1833–1901

America's Presidents

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1:23
William McKinley, 1843–1901
William McKinley, 1843–1901

America's Presidents

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1:28
1901-1930: Social Reform
1901-1930: Social Reform

America's Presidents

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1:35
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858–1919
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858–1919

America's Presidents

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1:26
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858–1919
Theodore Roosevelt, 1858–1919

America's Presidents

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1:06
William Howard Taft, 1857–1930
William Howard Taft, 1857–1930

America's Presidents

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1:16
Woodrow Wilson, 1856–1924
Woodrow Wilson, 1856–1924

America's Presidents

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0:43
Warren G. Harding, 1865–1923
Warren G. Harding, 1865–1923

America's Presidents

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1:07
Calvin Coolidge, 1872–1933
Calvin Coolidge, 1872–1933

America's Presidents

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1:02
Herbert Hoover, 1874–1964
Herbert Hoover, 1874–1964

America's Presidents

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1:03
1933-1989: Negotiating World Peace
1933-1989: Negotiating World Peace

America's Presidents

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1:28
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882–1945
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882–1945

America's Presidents

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1:28
Harry S. Truman, 1884–1972
Harry S. Truman, 1884–1972

America's Presidents

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1:22
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890–1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890–1969

America's Presidents

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1:20
John F. Kennedy, 1917–1963
John F. Kennedy, 1917–1963

America's Presidents

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1:16
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1908–1973
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1908–1973

America's Presidents

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1:23
Richard Nixon, 1913–1994
Richard Nixon, 1913–1994

America's Presidents

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1:29
Gerald R. Ford, 1913–2006
Gerald R. Ford, 1913–2006

America's Presidents

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1:23
Jimmy Carter, born 1924
Jimmy Carter, born 1924

America's Presidents

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1:27
Ronald Reagan, 1911–2004
Ronald Reagan, 1911–2004

America's Presidents

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1:13
1989-2017: Contemporary Presidency
1989-2017: Contemporary Presidency

America's Presidents

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1:26
George H. W. Bush, 1924-2018
George H. W. Bush, 1924-2018

America's Presidents

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1:21
William J. Clinton, born 1946
William J. Clinton, born 1946

America's Presidents

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1:38
George W. Bush, born 1946
George W. Bush, born 1946

America's Presidents

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1:36
Barack Obama, born 1961
Barack Obama, born 1961

America's Presidents

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1:33
Donald Trump, born 1946
Donald Trump, born 1946

America's Presidents

Where you'll find this

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

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