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President William McKinley

First Term:3/3/1897 42.13 6/11/1897 42.54 Second Term:3/2/1901 67.67 6/11/1901 76.11 * (McKinley was assassinated during his second term)
Photo: National Archives

First Term

3/3/1897: 42.13
6/11/1897: 42.54 (0.97%)

Second Term

3/2/1901: 67.67
6/11/1901: 76.11 (12.47%)

President Theodore Roosevelt

First Term:9/13/1901 67.25 12/21/1901 63.12 Second Term:3/3/1905 75.92 6/10/1905 74.68
Photo: National Archives

First Term

9/13/1901: 67.25
12/21/1901: 63.12 (-6.14%)

Second Term

3/3/1905: 75.92
6/10/1905: 74.68 (-1.63%)

President William Howard Taft

3/3/1909 82.58 6/11/1909 93.98
Photo: National Archives

3/3/1909: 82.58

6/11/1909: 93.98 (13.80%)

President Woodrow Wilson

First Term:3/3/1913 81.33 6/11/1913 72.11 Second Term:3/3/1917 93.63 6/11/1917 97.86
Photo: National Archives

First Term

3/3/1913: 81.33
6/11/1913: 72.11 (-11.34%)

Second Term

3/3/1917: 93.63
6/11/1917: 97.86 (4.52%)

President Warren G. Harding

3/3/1921 75.23 6/11/1921 69.7
Photo: NAtional Archives

3/3/1921: 75.23

6/11/1921: 69.7 (-7.35%)

President Calvin Coolidge

First Term 8/1/1923 87.96 11/9/1923 91.14 Second Term:3/3/1925 125.25 6/11/1925 127.85
Photo: Nartional Archives

First Term

8/1/1923: 87.96
11/9/1923 91.14 (3.62%)

Second Term

3/3/1925: 125.25
6/11/1925: 127.85 (2.08%)

President Herbert Hoover

3/2/1929 319.12 6/11/1929 306.64
Photo: National Archives

3/2/1929: 319.12

6/11/1929: 306.64 (-3.91%)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Term:3/3/1933 53.846/10/1933 94.42 Second Term:1/19/1937 184.024/29/1937 170.52 Third Term:1/18/1941 129.75     4/29/1941 116.73 Fourth Term:1/19/1945 *FDR did finish the first 100 days of his fourth term.
Photo: National Archives

First Term

3/3/1933: 53.84
6/10/1933: 94.42 (75.37%)

Second Term

1/19/1937: 184.02
4/29/1937: 170.52 (-7.34%)

Third Term

1/18/1941: 129.75     
4/29/1941: 116.73 (-10.03%)

Fourth Term

1/19/1945 (153.84)

*FDR did finish the first 100 days of his fourth term.

President Harry S. Truman

First Term:4/11/1945 158.06 7/20/1945 162.5    Second Term:1/19/1949 181.12 4/29/1949 174.06
Photo: National Archives

First Term

4/11/1945: 158.06
7/20/1945: 162.5 (2.81%)
   
Second Term

1/19/1949: 181.12
4/29/1949: 174.06 (-3.90%)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

First Term:1/19/1953 286.97 4/29/1953 275.38    Second Term:1/18/1957 477.46 4/29/1957 493.95
Photo: National Archives

First Term

1/19/1953: 286.97
4/29/1953: 275.38 (-4.04%)
   
Second Term

1/18/1957: 477.46
4/29/1957: 493.95 (3.45%)

President John F. Kennedy

1/19/1961 632.39 4/28/1961 678.71 * (Kennedy was assassinated during his first term)
Photo: National Archives

1/19/1961 632.39

4/28/1961 678.71 (7.32%)

* (Kennedy was assassinated during his first term)

President Lyndon B. Johnson

First Term11/21/1963 732.65 2/28/1964 800.14 Second Term 1/19/1965 896.27 4/29/1965 918.71
Photo: National Archives

First Term

11/21/1963: 732.65
2/28/1964: 800.14 (9.21%)

Second Term

1/19/1965: 896.27
4/29/1965: 918.71 (2.50%)

President Richard Nixon

First Term:1/17/1969 935.54 4/29/1969 934.1 Second Term: 1/19/1973 1026.19 4/27/1973 922.19 * (Nixon resigned during his second term)
Photo: AP

First Term

1/17/1969: 935.54
4/29/1969: 934.1 (-0.15%)

Second Term

1/19/1973: 1026.19
4/27/1973: 922.19 (-10.13%)

* (Nixon resigned during his second term)

President Gerald Ford

8/8/1974: 784.89 11/15/1974: 647.61
Photo: AP

8/8/1974: 784.89

11/15/1974: 647.61 (-17.49%)

President Jimmy Carter

1/19/1977: 968.67 4/29/1977: 926.9
Photo: National Archives

1/19/1977: 968.67

4/29/1977: 926.9 (-4.31%)

President Ronald Reagan

First Term:1/19/1981 970.99 4/29/1981 1004.32
Photo: National Archives

First Term

1/19/1981: 970.99
4/29/1981: 1004.32 (3.43%)

Second Term

1/18/1985: 1227.36
4/29/1985: 1259.72 (2.64%)

President George H. W. Bush

1/19/1989: 2239.11 4/28/1989: 2418.8
Photo: National Archives

1/19/1989: 2239.11

4/28/1989: 2418.8 (8.03%)

President Bill Clinton

First Term 1/19/1993 3255.994/29/1993 3425.12    Second Term 1/17/1997 6833.10 4/29/1997 6962.03
Photo: AP

First Term

1/19/1993: 3255.99
4/29/1993: 3425.12 (5.19%)
   
Second Term

1/17/1997: 6833.10
4/29/1997: 6962.03 (1.89%)

President George W. Bush

First Term: 1/19/2001 10587.594/27/2001 10810.05    Second Term:1/19/2005 10539.97 4/29/2005 10192.51
Photo: AP

First Term

1/19/2001: 10587.59
4/27/2001: 10810.05 (2.10%)
   
Second Term

1/19/2005: 10539.97
4/29/2005: 10192.51 (-3.30%)

President Barack Obama

1/16/2009 8281.22 4/28/2009 8016.95
Photo: The White House

1/16/2009 8281.22
4/28/2009 8016.95 (-3.19%)

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