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Control of U.S. Presidency

Number Years DEMS REPS President 34th 1955-1957 R – Dwight D. Eisenhower, TX

1957-1959 R – Dwight D. Eisenhower, TX 1959-1961 R – Dwight D. Eisenhower, TX 35th 1961-1963 D – John F. Kennedy, MA

36th 1963-1965 D – Lyndon B. Johnson, TX 1965-1967 D – Lyndon B. Johnson, TX 1967-1969 D – Lyndon B. Johnson, TX 37th 1969-1971 R – Richard M. Nixon, CA

1971-1973 R – Richard M. Nixon, CA 1973-1975 R – Richard M. Nixon, CA 38th 1975-1977 R – Gerald Ford, MI 39th 1977-1979 D – Jimmy Carter, GA

1979-1981 D – Jimmy Carter, GA 40th 1981-1983 R – Ronald W. Reagan, CA 1983-1985 R – Ronald W. Reagan, CA

1985-1987 R – Ronald W. Reagan, CA 1987-1989 R – Ronald W. Reagan, CA 41st 1989-1991 R – George H.W. Bush, TX

1991-1993 R – George H.W. Bush, TX 42nd 1993-1995 D – Bill Clinton, AK 1995-1997 D – Bill Clinton, AK 1997-1999 D – Bill Clinton, AK

1999-2001 D – Bill Clinton, AK 43rd 2001-2003 R – George W. Bush, TX 2003-2005 R – George W. Bush, TX

The presidency is the most balanced in terms of party affiliation. This should not surprise us since the President has to reach across both party lines when seeking election. It is an irony that Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren and Nixon appointed Warren Burger to the Supreme Court. The Warren and

Burger Courts were the most legislatively activist courts in history. Again, the impeachment solution rests solely with the House of Representatives!