Presidents of the United States (Ann's Land)

42nd President - Dorothy Ann Willis Richards - (1993 - 2001) VP: Bill Clinton
President Ann Richards was elected during the 1992 Presidential Election, she defeated incumbent President George H.W. Bush. After being the only female contender, she beat out the rest of the field and became the nominee.

President Richards made education another corner stone of her presidency and worked hard to triple funding in many instances. She even personally ensured that every cabinet appointee at the education department had actual classroom experience. Richards fixation on education helped close many funding and academic gaps in the classroom. Her work was so exceptional that administrations after her continued her reforms.

When it came to Foreign Policy, President Richards worked closely with her Secretary of State Chuck Robb to hash out many trade deals as the Soviet Union had just fell. The Richards administration worked hard to create many peace and trade deals while also promoting globalism. As a result of the Blackhawk down incident, Richards decided not to put soldiers in Rwanda. Later Richards would remark that her decision not to send soldiers in was her biggest regret of her entire presidency and probably life.

Appointees in the Richard administration were diverse and according to many historians “way ahead of its time”. Her appointees included an unprecedented number of women and minorities. When asked about her appointees and whether America would be handling it well. She remarked, “They elected me, didn’t they?”. When it came to the Supreme Court, Richards appointed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice Mary M. Schroeder to the court.

President Richards is consistently ranked high among historians.

43rd President William Jefferson Clinton (2001 - 2009) VP: Jeanne Shaheen
After serving as Vice President to the popular Governor Richards, Bill Clinton announced that he would seek the office of President himself. With the party behind him from the beginning, the Vice President was able to build up a war chest to defeat Texas Governor George Bush in a very close election.

President Clinton set out to continue the economic policies under President Richards that was making the economy boom. However after deadly terrorist attacks on 9/11, he worked hard to bring the nation together. As a result his approval rating soared to the low 90's. Afterward President Clinton's approvals never hit below 50, and he easily won re-election.

Clinton's foreign policy consisted of building coalitions to go after enemies. He also handled Hurricane Katrina very well and helped Louisiana rebuild. Both midterms during Clinton's presidency bucked historical trends in both cases his party gained seats. Presidential Historians rank Clinton among presidents and left office with an 70% approval rating.

44th President - John Ellis Bush (2009 - 2017) VP: John McCain
After 16 years of Democratic control, the Republicans were ripe to take the White House. However, polling showed that if Vice President Jeanne Shaheen entered the race she would have rather hard to beat especially with a booming economy. But Republicans caught a break, when Shaheen announced she would not be running to succeed Clinton. After a crowded field that consisted of Republicans all across the board, Bush emerged victorious. Jeb ran on a platform of true conservative values and claiming he was the only one who could win.

In a relative mild victory, Bush became President of the United States. In the beginning, Bush was fairly popular with the electorate. His tough foreign policies, made America stronger overseas. However in his second term, the economy would begin to slump as a result of the "Bush Tax Cuts". Bush left office very unpopular but his popularity would go back to its days before he became President.

45th President - Elizabeth Warren (2017 - 2025) VP: Kamala Harris
With the economy entering a recession, Senator Warren from Massachusetts became a very popular on how to get our economy back on track. After a hard fought primary, she selected California Governor Kamala Harris as her running mate. Together the ticket would go on to beat the ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.

President Warren's presidency saw the restructuring of the US economy. Many called her "FDR Reincarnated", Warren pushed through many economic reforms with the Democratic majority in her first 100 days. Her brand of populism stayed very popular with voters throughout her entire presidency, and she was a very popular president.

President Warren's foreign policy was a combination of interventionist and restraint. When injustices were being done, she was not afraid to jump in but she was never quick to jump the gun. Many credit this to her Secretary of State Jason Kander.

46th President - Kamala Harris (2025 - 2033) VP: Jason Kander
President Kamala Harris succeed President Warren after a hard fought election fight against the combined ticket of Marco Rubio and Nikki Haley. President Harris's tenure saw a continuation of Warren's economic policies while also working hard on criminal justice reform.