John Kerry (President McCain)

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) was the forty-fourth President of the United States. He served as the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1985 to 2004 before being sworn in as President on January 20, 2005. Kerry ran for re-election against Republican Senator John McCain in 2008 but was defeated on November 4, garnering 48.2% of the popular vote to his opponent's 51.8%.

Some notable events of President Kerry's lone term include withdrawing all U.S. troops from Iraq, a failed attempt at healthcare reform, the government response to Hurricane Katrina, and the beginning of the global economic crisis.