American President Heights (Peak) + Vice Presidents & First Ladies

1: Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 6'4" (193 cm)

• 16th President, serving 1861-1865.
• 15th Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1881), serving 1861-1865. Height: Unknown.
• 16th Vice President: Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), serving 1865. Height: 5'10" (177.8 cm) which is 6 inches shorter than President.
• 23rd (Official 17th) First Lady: Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882), serving 1861-1865. Height: 5'2" (157.5 cm) which is 14 inches shorter than the President. 

2. Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) 6'3" (190.5 cm)

• 36th President, serving 1963-1969.
• 38th Vice President: Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr (1911-1978), serving 1965-1969. Height: 5'11" (180.3 cm) which is 4 inches shorter than President.
• 48th (Official 38th) First Lady: Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (1912-2007), serving 1963-1969. Height: 5'6" (167.6 cm) which is 5 inches shorter than the President.  

3: Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 6'2.5" (189.2 cm) 

• 1st President, serving 1789-1797. 
• 1st Vice President: John Adams (1735–1826), serving 1789–1797. Height: 5'7" (170.2 cm) which is 7 inches shorter than President.
• 1st (Inaugural) First Lady: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802), serving 1789-1797. Height: 5'0" (152.4 cm) which is 14 inches shorter than the President. 

5. Chester Alan Arthur (1829–1886)  6'2" (188 cm)

• 21st President, serving 1881-1885. 
• Vice President: None.
• 28th (Official 22nd) First Lady: Ellen Lewis "Nell" Arthur (1837-1880), died 1 year before her husband became President. Height: unknown but supposed to be medium, so significantly shorter than the President.  

6. George Herbert Walker Bush (1924–2018) 6'2" (188 cm) 

• 41st President, serving 1989-1993.  
• 44th Vice President: James Danforth Quayle (b. 1947), serving (1989–1893). Height: 5'10" (177.8 cm) which is 4.5 inches shorter than President.
• 53rd (Official 43rd) First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush (1925-1913), serving 1989-1993. Height: 5'5" (165.1cm) which is 9 inches shorter than the President.   

7. William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946) 6'2" (188 cm) 

• 42nd President, serving 1993-2001.
• 5th Vice President: Albert Arnold Gore Jr (b. 1948), serving 1993–200. Height: 6'1" (185.4 cm) which is 1 inch shorter than President.
• 54th (Official 44th) First Lady: Hilary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947), serving 1993-2001. Height 5'5.5" (166.4 cm) which is 7.5 inches shorter than the President.

8. Donald John Trump (b. 1946) 6'2" (188 cm) 

• 45th President, serving 2017–2021. 
• 48th Vice President: Michael Richard Pence (b. 1959), serving 2017–2021. Height: 5'9" (175.3 cm) which is 5 inches shorter than President.
• 57th (Official 47th) First Lady: Melania Trump (b.1970), serving 2017-2021. Height 5'9.25" (175.9 cm) which is 4.75 inches shorter than the President. 

9. Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) 6'1" (185.4 cm) 

• 7th President, serving 1829 to 1837.
• 7th Vice President: John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), serving 1829-1832. Height: 6'2" (188cm) which is 1 inch taller than President.
• 8th Vice President: Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), serving 1833-1837. Height: 5'6" (167.6 cm) which is 7 inches shorter than President.
• First Lady: Rachel Jackson (1767-1828), died days before the Presidents inauguration. Height: 5'0" (152.4 cm) which is 13 inches shorter than the President. 
• 9th (Acting) First Lady: Emily Donelson (Andrew Jackson's Niece) (1801-1836), serving 1829-1834. Height: Unknown

10. Barack Hussein Obama II (b. 1961) 6'1" (185.4 cm)

• 44th President, serving 2009–2017.
• 47th Vice President: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (b. 1942), serving 2009-2017. Height: 6'0.75" (184.8 cm) which is 0.75 inches shorter than President.
• 56th (Official 46th) First Lady: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (b.1964), serving 2009–2017. Height: 5'10.75" (179.7 cm) which is 1.25 inches shorter than the President. 

11. Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911–2004) 6'0.75" (184.8 cm) 

• 40th President, serving 1981–1989. 
• 43rd Vice President: George Herbert Walker Bush (1924–2018), serving 1981-1989. Height: 6'2" (188 cm) which is 1.25 inches taller than President.
• 52nd (Official 42nd) First Lady: Nancy Davis Reagan (1921-2016), serving 1981-1989. Height: 5'4" (162.6 cm) which is 6.75 inches shorter than the President. 

12. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) 6'0.5" (184.2 cm) 

• 32nd President, serving 1933–1945.
• 32nd Vice President: John Nance Garner III (1868-1967), serving 1933–1941. Height: Unknown.
• 33rd Vice President: Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965), serving 1941-1945. Height: Unknown.
• 34th Vice President: Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), serving 1945. Height: 5'9" (175.3 cm) which is 3.5 inches shorter than President.
• 44th (Official 34th) First Lady: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), serving 1933-1945. Height: 5'10.75" (179.7 cm) which is 2.75 inches shorter than the President.  

13. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (b.1942) 6'0.75" (184.8 cm)  

• 46th President, serving 2022-
• 49th Vice President: Kamala Devi Harris (b.1964), serving 2021- Height: 5'3.5" (161.3 cm) which is 8.75 inches shorter than President.
• 58th (Official 48th) First Lady: Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (b.1951), serving 2022- Height: 5'6" (167.6 cm) Prime Height which is 7.5 inches shorter than the President.  

14. James Monroe (1758–1831) 6'0" (182.9 cm) 

• 5th President, serving 1817-1825. 
• 6th Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825), serving 1817-1825. Height: Unknown.
• 6th (Official 5th) First Lady: Elizabeth Monroe (1768-1830), serving 1817-1825. Height: 5'0" (152.4 cm) which is 12 inches shorter than the President. 

15. John Tyler (1790–1862) 6'0" (182.9 cm) 

• 10th President, serving 1841-1845.
• Vice President: None.
• 17th (Official 11th) First Lady: Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820 –1889), serving 1844-1845. Height: 5'3" (160 cm) which is 9 inches shorter than the President.  

16. James Buchanan Jr. (1791–1868) 6'0" (182.9 cm)

• 15th President, serving 1857-1861. James Buchanan Jr. remains the only bachelor president (never married). 
• 14th Vice President: John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875), serving 1857–1861. Height: 6'2" (188 cm) which is 2 inches taller than President.
• 22nd (Official 16th) First Lady: Buchanan's Niece Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (1830-1903) acted as the First Lady, serving 1857-1861. Height: Unknown but regularly described as taller than average. 

17. James Abram Garfield (1831–1881) 6'0" (182.9 cm) 

• 20th President, serving 1881-1881.  
• 29th Vice President:  Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886), serving 1881. Height: 6'2" (188 cm) which is 2 inches taller than President.
• 27th (Official 21st) First Lady: Lucretia Garfield (1832-1918), serving 1881. Height: 5'3" (160 cm) which is 9 inches shorter than the President. 

18. Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923) 6'0" (182.9 cm) 

• 29th President, serving 1921–1923.
• 29th Vice President: John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872-1933), serving 1921-1923. Height: 5'9" (175.3 cm) which is 3 inches shorter than President.
• 41st (Official 31st) First Lady: Florence Mabel Harding (1860-1924), serving 1921-1923. Height: 5'7" 170.2cm which is 5 inches shorter than the President.  

19. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917–1963) 6'0" (182.9 cm) 

• 35th President, serving  1961-1963. 
• 37th Vice President: Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973), serving 1961–1963. Height: 6'3" (190.5 cm) which is 3 inches taller than the president.  
• 47th (Official 37th) First Lady: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), serving 1961-1963. Height: 5'7" which is 5 inches shorter than the President.   

20. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913–2006) 6'0" (182.9 cm) 

• 38th President, serving 1974–1977.
• 41st Vice President: Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979), serving 1974–1977. Height: 5'10.5" (179.1 cm) which is 1.5 inches shorter than the President.
• 50th (40th Official) First Lady: Elizabeth Anne Ford (1918-2011), serving 1974-1977. Height: 5'3" (160 cm) which is 9 inches shorter than the President.

21. William Howard Taft (1857–1930) 5'11.75" (182.2 cm) 

• 27th President, serving 1909–1913.
• 27th Vice President: James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912), serving 1909–1912. Height: Unknown
• 37th (28th Official) First Lady: Helen Louise Taft (1861-1943), serving 1909-1913. Height: 5'4" (162.6 cm) 7.75 inches shorter than the President. 

22. Herbert Clark Hoover (1874–1964) 5'11.25" (181 cm) 

• 31st President, serving 1929–1933.
• 31st Vice President: Charles Curtis (1860-1936), serving 1929–1933. Height: Unknown.
• 43rd (33rd Official) First Lady: Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944), serving 1929-1933. Height: 5'8" (172.8 cm) which is 3.25 inches shorter than the President. 

23. George Walker Bush (b. 1946) 5'11.25" (181 cm) 

• 43rd President, serving 2001-2009. 
• Vice President: Richard Bruce Cheney (1941-), 46th Vice President, serving 2001-2009. Height: 5'8" (172.7 cm) which is 3.25 inches shorter than the President.
• 55th (45th Official) First Lady: Laura Lane Welch Bush (b.1946), serving 2001-2009. Height: 5'4.5 (163.8 cm) which is 6.75 inches shorter than the President. 

24. Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837–1908) 5'11" (180.2 cm) 

• 28th President, serving 1885-1889 and 1893-1897.
• Vice President: Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885), 21st Vice President, serving 1885. Height: Unknown.
• Vice President: Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965), 23rd Vice President, serving 1893–1897. Height: 5'10" (177.8 cm) which is 1 inch shorter than the President.
• 31st and 34th (23rd and 25th Official) First Lady: Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (1864-1947), serving 1893-1897. Height: 5'7" (170.2 cm) which is 4 inches shorter than the President. 

25. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) 5'11" (180.2 cm) 

• 28th President, serving 1913–1921. 
• 28th Vice President: Thomas Riley Marshall (1854 –1925), serving 1913-1921. Height: Unknown.
• 38th First Lady: Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (1860-1914), serving 1913-1914 (until her death). Height: 5'4" (163.8 cm) which is 8 inches shorter than the President. 
• 39th (Acting) First Lady: Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886-1944), serving 1914-1915. Height: Unknown.
• 40th (30th Official) First Lady: Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872-1961), serving 1915-1921. Height: 5'9" (175.3 cm) which is 2 inches shorter than the President.  

26. Richard Milhous Nixon (1913–1994) 5'10.75" (179.7 cm) 

• 37th President, serving 1969-1974.
• 39th Vice President: Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996), serving 1969-1973. Height: 6'2" (188 cm) which is 3.25 inches taller than President.
• 40th Vice President: Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006), serving 1973–74. Height: 6'0" (182.9 cm) which is 1.25 inches taller than the president.
• 49th (39th Official) First Lady: Thelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan Nixon (1912-1993), serving 1969-1974. Height: 5'5.5" (166.4 cm) which is 5.25 inches shorter than the President.  

27. Dwight David Eisenhower (1890–1969) 5'10.5" (179.1 cm) 

• 34th President, serving 1953–1961. 
• 36th Vice President: Richard Milhous Nixon (1913–1994), serving (1953-1961). Height: 5'10.75" (179.7 cm) which is 0.25 inches taller than President.
• 46th (36th Official) First Lady: Mary Geneva "Mamie" Eisenhower (1896-1979), serving 1953-1961. Height: 5'1" (154.9 cm) which is 9.5 inches shorter than the President.   

28. Franklin Pierce (1804–1869)  5'10" (177.8 cm) 

• 14th President, serving 1853-1857. 
• 13th Vice President: William Rufus de Vane King (1786-1853), serving 1853. Height: Unknown.
• 21st (15th Official) First Lady: Jane Means Pierce (1806-1863), serving 1853-1857. Height: 5'5" (165.1 cm) which is 5 inches shorter than the President.

29. Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) 5'10" (177.8 cm) 

• 17th President, serving 1865-1869. 
• Vice President: None.
• 24th (18th Official) First lady: Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810-1876), serving 1865-1869. Height: 4'9" (155.8 cm) which is 13 inches shorter than the President.  

30. Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) 5'10" (177.8 cm) 

• 26th President, serving 1901-1909.
• 26th Vice President: Charles Warren Fairbanks (1852-1918), serving 1905–1909. Height: Unknown.
• 36th (27th Official) First Lady: Edith Kermit Roosevelt (1861-1948), serving 1901-1909. Height: 5'7" (170.2 cm) which is 3 inches shorter than the President.  

31. James Earl Carter Jr (born 1924) 5'9.5" (176.5 cm) 

• 39th President, serving 1977-1981.  
• 42nd Vice President: Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (1928-2011), serving (1977–1981). Height: 6'0" (182.9 cm) which is 2.5 inches taller than the President.
• 51st (41st Official) First Lady: Rosalynn Carter (b.1927), serving 1977-1981. Height: 5'4 (162.6 cm) which is 5.5 inches shorter than the President.  

32. Millard Fillmore (1800–1874)  5'9" (175.3 cm) 

• 13th President, serving 1850-1853.
• Vice President: None.
• 20th (14th Official) First Lady: Abigail Fillmore (1798-1853), serving 1850-1853. Height: 5'6" (167.6 cm) which is 3 inches shorter than the President.  

33. John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933) 5'9" (175.3 cm) 

• 30th President, serving 1923-1929. 
• 30th Vice President: Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951), serving 1925–1929. Height: Unknown.
• 42nd (32nd Official) First Lady: Grace Anna Coolidge (1879-1957), serving 1923-1929. Height: 5'4" (163.8 cm) which is 5 inches shorter than the President. 

34. Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)  5'9" (175.3 cm) 

• 33rd President, serving 1945-1953.
• 35th Vice President: Alben William Barkley (1877-1956), serving 1949–1953. Height: Unknown.
• 45th (35th Official) First Lady: Elizabeth Virginia Truman (1885-1982), serving 1945-1953. Height: 5'4" (163.8 cm) which is 5 inches shorter than the President.  

35. Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893) 5'8.5" (174 cm) 

• 19th President, serving 1877-1881. 
• 19th Vice President: William Almon Wheeler (1819-1887), serving 1877–1881. Height: Unknown.
• 26th (20th Official)  First Lady: Lucy Webb Hayes (1831-1889), serving 1877-1881. Height: 5'4" (163.8 cm) which is 4.5 inches shorter than the President.   

36. William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) 5'8" (172.7 cm) 

• 9th President, serving 1841-1841. 
• 10th Vice President: John Tyler, (1790-1862), serving 1841-1841. Height: 6'0" (182.9 cm) which is 4 inches taller than President.
• 13th (19th Official)  First Lady: Anna Tuthill Harrison (1775-1864), serving 1841. Height: 4'11" (149.9 cm) which is 9 inches shorter than the President. 

37. James Knox Polk (1795–1849) 5'8" (172.7 cm) 

• 11th President, serving 1845–1849.
• 11th Vice President: George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864), serving 1845-1849. Height: Unknown.
• 18th (12th Official) First Lady: Sarah Childress Polk (1803-1891), serving 1845-1849. Height: 5'2" (158.5 cm) which is 6 inches shorter than the President. 

38. Zachary Taylor (1784–1850) 5'8" (172.7 cm) 

• 12th President, serving 1849-1850. 
• 12th Vice President: Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), serving 1849-1850. Height: 5'9" (175.3 cm) which is 1 inch taller than President.
• 19th (13th Official) First Lady: Margaret "Peggy" Mackall Taylor (1788-1852), serving 1849-1850. Height: 5'4" (162.6 cm) which is 4 inches shorter than the President. 

39. Hiram Ulysses Grant (1822–1885) 5'8" (172.7 cm) 

• 18th President, serving 1869-1877.
• 17th Vice President: Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885), serving (1869–1873). Height: Unknown.
• Vice President: Henry Wilson (1812-1875), 18th Vice President, serving (1873–1875). Height: Unknown.
• 25th (19th Official) First Lady: Julia Boggs Grant (1826-1902), serving 1869-1877. Height: Unknown.

40. John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) 5'7.25" (170.8 cm) 

• 6th President, serving 1825-1829.
• 7th Vice President: John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), serving 1825-1829. Height: 6'2" (188cm) which is 6.75 inches taller than President.
• 7th (6th Official) First Lady: Louisa Catherine Adams (1775-1852), serving 1825-1829. Height: 5'6" (167.6 cm) which is 1.25 inches shorter than the President.

41. John Adams (1735–1826) 5'7" (170.2 cm) 

• 2nd President, serving 1797-1801.
• 2nd Vice President: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), 2nd Vice President, serving 1797-1801. Height: 6'2.5" (189.2 cm) which is 7.5 inches taller than the President.
• 2nd (Official 2nd) First Lady: Abigail Adams (1774-1818), serving 1797-1801. Height: 5'6" (167.6 cm) which is 1 inch shorter than the President.

42. William McKinley (1843-1901) 5'7" (170.2 cm) 

• 25th President, serving 1897-1901.  
• 24th Vice President: Garret Augustus Hobart (1844-1899), serving 1897-1899. Height: Unknown.
• 25th Vice President: Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858-1919), serving 1901. Height: 5'10" (177.8 cm) which is 3 inches taller than President.
• 35th (26th Official) First Lady: Ida McKinley (1847-1907), serving 1897-1901. Height: 5'7" (170.2 cm) which is the same height as the President.

43. Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) 5'6" (167.6 cm)

• 8th President, serving 1837-1841. Martin Van Buren was without a first lady during his time in office.
• 9th Vice President: Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850), serving 1837–1841. Height: Unknown
• 11th (8th Official) First Lady: His wife Hannah Van Buren (1783-1819), died 18 years before her husband became President. Height: Unknown. 

44. Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901) 5'6" (167.6 cm)

• 23rd President, serving 1889-1893.
• 22nd Vice President: Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920), serving 1889-1893. Height: Unknown.
• 32nd (24th Official) First Lady: Caroline Lavinia Harrison (1832-1892), serving 1889-1892 (her death). Height: 5'1" (154.9 cm) which is 5 inches shorter than the President. 

45. James Madison Jr. (1751–1836) 5'4" (162.6 cm)

• 4th President, serving 1809-1817. 
• 4th Vice President: George Clinton (1739-1812), serving 1809–1812. Height: Unknown.
• 5th (4th Official) First Lady: Dolley Todd Madison (1768-1849), serving 1809-1817. Height: 5'7" (170.2 cm) which is 3 inches taller than the President. 

Findings

These are the results from the heights of 45 Presidents, 29 Vice Presidents and 43 First Ladies.

Presidents

• The average height of all Presidents is 5'10.8 (179.8 cm).
• In the top 5 tallest ever American Presidents, 4 of them died between 140-225 years ago!
• There have been 31 elections from 1904-2020, and in 21 of them, the elected candidate was taller, with an average of 1.2 inches.
• Comparing the tallest President Abraham Lincoln's height of 6'4" to the shortest President, James Madison at 5'4", there is a 12 inch/1 foot difference in height.

Vice Presidents

• The average height for a Vice President is 5'10.8 (179.8 cm) which is the same height as the average President, and this is comparing 45 President heights to 29 Vice Presidents.
• Out of the 29 Vice President heights that I could find, 16 have been shorter than the President, and 13 are taller.
• The Tallest Vice President was Lyndon Johnson who was 6'3" (190.5 cm) which was 3 inches taller than President JFK. The shortest is Kamala Harris who is 5'3.5" (161.3 cm) which is 8.75 inches shorter than President Joe Biden.
• The difference between the tallest Vice President Lyndon Johnson and the shortest Vice President Kamala Harris is 11.5 inches.

First Ladies

• Of the 43 First Lady heights I could find, the average height is 5'4.7" (164.3 cm). This is 6.2 inches shorter than the average height of a President, and 6.5 inches shorter than the average Vice president.
• The tallest First Lady is tied with Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama at 5'10.75" (179.7 cm). The Shortest was Eliza Johnson who was 4'9" (155.8 cm) tall. There is a 1 foot 1.75 inches difference between the tallest and shortest First Ladies. 
• One first lady was the same height as the President, Ida McKinley was 5'7" (170.2 cm) which is the same height as President William McKinley.
• One first lady was taller than the President, Dolley Madison was 5'7" (170.2 cm) which was 3 inches taller than President James Madison. 
• The height difference between the tallest First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama 5'10.75" (179.7 cm) and shortest Eliza Johnson 4'9" (155.8 cm) is 1 foot 1.75 inches. 

Other

• The tallest Vice President and President combinations are JFK at 6'0" (182.9 cm) and Lyndon Baines Johnson at 6'3" (190.5 cm) = 12 feet 3 inches. The shortest is Joe Biden 6'0.75" (184.8 cm) and Kamala Harris 5'3.5" (161.3 cm) = 11 feet 4.25 inches. There is an 11.75 inch difference between the shortest and tallest combinations. 
• The tallest President and First Lady combo is Barack Obama 6'1 (185.4 cm) and Michelle Obama 5'10.75 (179.7 cm) = 11 feet 11.75 inches. 
• The shortest President and First Lady combo are Henry Harrison 5'8" (172.7 cm), Anna Harrison 4'11" (149.9) = 10.7 feet. This is a 1 foot 8 difference in height from the tallest!
• The tallest Vice President, President, and First Lady combinations are Barack Obama 6'1 (185.4 cm) Joe Biden 6'0.75" (184.8 cm), and Michelle Obama 5'10.75 (179.7 cm) = 17 feet 11.5 inches. 
• The shortest President, Vice President, and First Lady combo was William Henry Harrison 5'8" (172.7 cm), John Tyler Height: 6'0" (182.9 cm) Anna Harrison 4'11" (149.9) = 16 feet 7 inches. 
• The greatest height difference between a President and Vice President is Joe Biden 6'0.75" (184.8 cm) and Kamala Harris 5'3.5" (161.3 cm) which is 9.25 inches.
• The greatest height difference between a President and First Lady is Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) who is 6'4" (193 cm) and Mary Lincoln 5'2" (157.5 cm) which is a 14 inch height difference.