Who is the best president? In your mind?
Well. Lots of people have weighed in on this topic.
For one, the data journalism website Stacker recently released a list of the “best U.S. presidents all of time” drawing from a survey taken by historian experts. They rated the presidents on a scale from one to 10 – one being “not effective” and 10 being “very effective” – in 10 categories:
Public persuasion
Crisis leadership
Economic management
Moral authority
International relations
Administrative skills
Relations with Congress
Vision/setting an agenda
Pursued equal justice for all
Performance within context of times
From number ten to the very best. Here they are.
10. Barack Obama
44th president (Jan. 20, 2009-Jan. 20, 2017)
Overall C-SPAN score: 664
9. Ronald Reagan
40th president (Jan. 20, 1981-Jan. 20, 1989)
Overall C-SPAN score: 681
8. John F. Kennedy
35th president (Jan. 20, 1961-Nov. 22, 1963)
Overall C-SPAN score: 699
7. Thomas Jefferson
3rd president (March 4, 1801-March 4, 1809)
Overall C-SPAN score: 704
6. Harry S. Truman
33rd president (April 12, 1945-Jan. 20, 1953)
Overall C-SPAN score: 713
5. Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th president (Jan. 20, 1953-Jan. 20, 1961)
Overall C-SPAN score: 734
4. Theodore Roosevelt
26th president (Sept. 14, 1901-March 4, 1909)
Overall C-SPAN score: 785
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president (March 4, 1933-April 12, 1945)
Overall C-SPAN score: 841
2. George Washington
1st president (April 30, 1789-March 4, 1797)
Overall C-SPAN score: 851
1. Abraham Lincoln
16th president (March 4, 1861-April 15, 1865)
Overall C-SPAN score: 897
So there they are.
One thing is for certain, though. I know who the WORST president of all time is. And so we go.
Hopefully, we will remain the United States of America. A free nation with equal rights for all.
