2006-08-25 04:04:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Richard Nixon.
- First person elected twice as Vice President and twice as President.
- Opened relation with China.
- Ended U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
- Created the EPA.
- Created OSHA.
- Got U.S. off the gold standard.
- Indexed Social Security to infalation.
- Created the Supplemental Security Income.
2006-08-25 06:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by Mutt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Washington as he was our first
He wanted to be called simply Mr. President because he was a humble man
He's the only president elected unanimously by the electoral college
He established the two-terms limit now in place
He was a great military man who really fought for our nations freedom.
He was a great leader
Lincoln comes in second on my list. The greatest American I think was possibly Benjamin Franklin.
2006-08-25 11:15:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jasmine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FDR definitely wasn't because he locked up tens of thousands of american citizens for "national security" purposes in violation of their constitutional rights, funny how everybody forgets that.
My vote goes to Reagan. We can argue about economics all day, but nobody can deny that he united the country in a way that many former and subsequent presidents have failed to do. He made people feel good about being Americans again.
2006-08-25 11:11:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
FDR because he moved America away from the prevailing social darwinism that was practiced in America up until his election. He shaped us into a more collective society where we were not on our own to sink or swim.
That's why Conservatives dislike him so much. Social Darwinism is coming back into being the ruling social paradigm. Bush is doing all he can to destroy the FDR legacy with his "ownership society" schemes.
2006-08-25 11:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by Edward K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. That is if the question is about US presidents.
2006-08-25 11:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think FDR or Lincoln. That sounds like a hack answer, but those are the names that come to mind.
2006-08-25 11:07:47 · answer #6 · answered by Colleen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Washington - He shaped a new nation from the beginning.
2006-08-25 11:07:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson, hands down.
2006-08-25 11:13:28 · answer #8 · answered by DidacticRogue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Ike. The interstate highway system is hugely important to our country's success.
2006-08-28 20:46:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abe Lincoln got us through incredibly tough times. Was very unpopular at his time.
2006-08-25 11:23:55 · answer #10 · answered by TG Special 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋