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US Presidential Facts – President Names – Who are the Juniors?

Which Presidents were actually Juniors? These Presidents had the same name as their Fathers and actually have the big Jr. at the end of their name. Here are the names we know them by and their “real names”:

  • John Adams –  John Adams, Jr.

  • James Madison – James Madison, Jr.

  • John Tyler –  John Tyler, Jr.

  • James Buchanan – James Buchanan, Jr.

  • William McKinley – William McKinley, Jr.

  • Theodore Roosevelt – Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

  • Calvin Coolidge – John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

  • Gerald Ford – Leslie Lynch King, Jr.

  • Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter, Jr.

  • Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II

Sidenote: Bill Clinton is the only President that is third in line to his original birth name. He was born William Jefferson Blythe III.

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