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Forty two men had served as U.S. president before Barack Obama was sworn into office on January 20, 2009. Obama is the 44th president because Grover Cleveland served nonconsecutive terms in the 1890s, making him the 22nd and the 24th president.
There are several men who rose to the office of President of the US but were not elected to it. Gerald Ford is the only man who was not elected to either the office of President or Vice President though. Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson were all sworn in after the presidents they served under died.
There have been 44 men who have occupied the office of President of the United States since it was established in 1789.
There were 42 men who served as president of the United States, prior to Obama, NOT 43 as some people believe. Remenber Grover Cleveland was counted twice as the 22nd and 24th president. So, in conclusion, Obama is the 43rd man to serve as president of the United STATES ---- NOT the 44th.
Before the constitution there was NO president. The office of the president was created in the constitution. When Washington took the office the term was unlimited, but he served only two terms. He felt that a man should serve the people for a short time and then go home. This policy was kept by the men who followed him into the office until FDR. Roosevelt served 3 terms and the result was the 22 amendment limiting the terms of the president to two 4 year terms for a total of 8 years.
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Although Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States, only 43 men have held the office. Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and was therefore counted twice.
Barack Obama is the 44th president. But we did not have 44 men who were sworn into office-- we only had 43, because one of the presidents, Grover Cleveland, was sworn in two separate times. Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms. He was the 22nd and the 24th president. So, Barack Obama's presidency is the 44th in our history, but 43 men have been elected since our first president, George Washington, took office in 1789.
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Up to and including Barack Obama, 43 men have been President of the United States. The reason Obama is referred to as the 44th President is that Grover Cleveland is referred to as the 22nd and 24th President because his two terms were non-consecutive.
As of 2015, 43 men have been U.S. Presidents. Because Grover Cleveland served non-consecutive terms (1885-1889 and 1893-1897), he is considered both the 22nd President and the 24th President, which is why Barack Obama is called the 44th President.