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30th President of the United States (1923–1929) — who cut taxes, reduced the national debt, and presided over the prosperity of the 1920s — known for extreme taciturnity ('Silent Cal') — whose hands-off governance is rehabilitated by conservatives as a model of constitutional restraint.
45th and 47th President of the United States — New York real estate developer and television personality turned politician — whose 2016 and 2024 election victories transformed American conservative politics.
41st President of the United States (1989–1993) — CIA Director, VP under Reagan, WWII naval aviator — who managed the Cold War's end (German reunification, Soviet collapse), assembled the Gulf War coalition, and signed the ADA, Clean Air Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act — arguably the most experienced man to serve as president.
40th President of the United States (1981–89) — former actor, California Governor — who cut taxes, rebuilt the military, confronted the Soviet Union ('evil empire'), and presided over the Soviet collapse — the defining figure of 20th century American conservatism.
28th President of the United States (1913–21) — President of Princeton — who led the US into WWI, proposed the Fourteen Points, created the League of Nations (which the US Senate rejected), enacted the Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission, and re-segregated the federal government.