Here's what every president's signature looks like

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Here's what every president's signature looks like

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Each US president's signature appears on thousands of documents from their terms in office, including letters, executive orders, and laws.

Public signing ceremonies are a tradition in American politics where the president signs an act of Congress into law. It has many storied traditions, such as how many pens are used during the signing.

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson famously used more than 75 pens to sign the Civil Rights Act in 1964. He gifted them to supporters of the bill, including Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.

From George Washington's cursive to Donald Trump's infamous script, take a look at every American president's signature:

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George Washington

George Washington

John Adams

John Adams
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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

James Madison
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James Monroe

James Monroe

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams
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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren
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William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison

John Tyler

John Tyler
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James K. Polk

James K. Polk

Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor
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Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore

Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce
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James Buchanan

James Buchanan

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
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Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant
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Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes

James. A Garfield

James. A Garfield
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Chester A. Arthur

Chester A. Arthur

Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland
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Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison

William McKinley

William McKinley
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William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson
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Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge
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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower
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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson
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Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford
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Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan
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George H.W. Bush

George H.W. Bush

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton
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George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Barack Obama

Barack Obama
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Donald Trump

Donald Trump