Phi Beta Kappa U.S. Presidents

Phi Beta Kappa members are part of a diverse network of high achievers in liberal arts and sciences education that dates back to our nation’s founding. Why? The arts and sciences are vital to a vibrant culture and democracy.
 
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Bill Clinton


42nd President of the United States, 1993-2001

 

Georgetown University

George H.W. Bush


41st President of the United States, 1989-1993

 

Yale University

Jimmy Carter


39th President of the United States, 1977-1981

 

Kansas State University

Dwight D. Eisenhower


34th President of the United States, 1953-1961

 

Columbia University

Harry S. Truman


33rd President of the United States, 1945-1953

 

University of Missouri

Franklin D. Roosevelt


32nd President of the United States, 1933-1945

 

Harvard University

Calvin Coolidge


30th President of the United States, 1923-1929

 

Amherst College

Woodrow Wilson


28th President of the United States, 1913-1921

 

Wesleyan University

William Howard Taft


27th President of the United States, 1909-1913

 

Yale University

Theodore Roosevelt


26th President of the United States, 1901-1909

 

Harvard University

Grover Cleveland


22nd President of the United States, 1885-1889; 24th President of the United States, 1893-1897

 

Princeton University

Chester A. Arthur


21st President of the United States, 1881-1885

 

Union College

James A. Garfield


20th President of the United States, 1881

 

Williams College

Rutherford B. Hayes


19th President of the United States, 1877-1881

 

Kenyon College

Franklin Pierce


14th President of the United States, 1843-1847

 

Bowdoin College

Martin Van Buren


8th President of the United States, 1837-1841

 

Union College

John Quincy Adams


6th President of the United States, 1825-1829

 

Harvard University