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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
PRESIDENT TERM STARTED TERM ENDED DEBT AT START DEBT AT END TOTAL INCREASE ($Millions) PERCENT CHANGE PER YEAR JOHNSON (D) 22 Nov 63 20 Jan 69 308,933 360,018 51,085 3.2% NIXON (R) 20 Jan 69 9 Aug 74 360,018 493,622 133,604 6.7% FORD (R) 9 Aug 74 20 Jan 77 493,622 664,852 171,230 14.1% CARTER (D) 20 Jan 77 20 Jan 81 664,852 940,528 275,676 10.4% REAGAN (R) 20 Jan 81 20 Jan 89 940,528 2,720,742 1,780,214 23.6% BUSH (R) 20 Jan 89 20 Jan 93 2,720,742 4,188,092 1,467,350 13.5% CLINTON (D) 20 Jan 93 20 Jan 01 4,188,092 5,725,695 1,537,603 4.6%
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