2024-01-13 Joe Biden: Oldest
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Joe Biden. He took office in 2021, becoming America’s 46th President. A member of the Democratic Party, Biden had…
2024-01-06 Donald Trump: Unusual
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Donald Trump, the 45th U.S. president. He was elected in 2016. Because his presidency is so new, this program…
2023-12-30 Barack Obama: African-American
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Barack Obama. He first took office in 2009 and was re-elected in 2012. Because his presidency is so recent,…
2023-12-23 George W. Bush: Wartime President
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about George Walker Bush. He took office in 2001 as the 43rd president. He has a similar name to another…
2023-12-16 Bill Clinton: Survivor
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about William Jefferson Clinton – better known as Bill Clinton. Clinton took office in 1993, and was re-elected in 1996.…
2023-12-09 George H.W. Bush: Cautious
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about George Herbert Walker Bush. Before he became president in 1989, Bush had a lot of experience in government. He…
2023-12-02 Ronald Reagan: Communicator
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Ronald Reagan. He was president for two terms, and served from 1981 to 1989. Before that, he was the…
2023-11-25 Jimmy Carter: Outsider
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Jimmy Carter. His given name was James, but he liked to be called Jimmy. Carter was elected president in…
2023-11-18 Gerald Ford: Unelected
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Gerald Ford. Ford was the 38th president, but he was never elected to the position. Instead, an unusual series…
2023-11-11 Richard Nixon: Resigned
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Richard Nixon. Nixon is well-known to many Americans for one reason: he was the only president to resign from…
2023-11-04 Lyndon Johnson: Complicated
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Lyndon Johnson. He was the vice president under John F. Kennedy. Many Americans recognize Johnson from a photograph of…
2023-10-28 John Kennedy: Young
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was also known as Jack Kennedy, or by the letters JFK. When he took office…
2023-10-21 Dwight Eisenhower: Cold Warrior
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Dwight Eisenhower. He took office in 1953 and was re-elected in 1956. Eisenhower was famous before he became president…
2023-10-14 Harry Truman: Atomic
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Harry S. Truman. He became president of the United States in 1945, a few weeks before the end of…
2023-10-07 Franklin Roosevelt: Powerful (Part 2)
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Earlier we told about his rise to power, and his health problems. When he was 39…