Who have been some of the best U.S. presidents? What about the worst?

Answer 1

Many surveys have been conducted in order to construct rankings of the success of individuals who have served as President of the United States. Ranking systems are usually based on surveys of academic historians and political scientists or popular opinion. The rankings focus on the personal qualities of the leader, in terms of presidential achievements, failures, and faults such as corruption.

These standings vary only slightly. Three Presidents—George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt—always are ranked at the top of the known lists. Normally ranking just below those three are Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson. The remaining "top 10" ranks are often rounded out by Andrew Jackson, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and James K. Polk. In recent polls, James Madison, James Monroe and Ronald Reagan have sometimes been ranked in the top 10.

Ranking at the bottom of most polls are Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Warren G. Harding at the very bottom.

Answer 2

Best presidents: Washington, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Bill Clinton. Worst presidents: Pierce, Buchanan, Garfield, McKinley, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, George W. Bush.

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Answer 3

If we look at rankings by historians, the best and worst are usually agreed upon:

Best: Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt

Worst: Warren G. Harding, James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson, and William Henry Harrison.

Answer 4

Best an worse is an interpretive term, based on ones own political views. Lincoln was considered a drunkard. Truman use to get Representative of Congress and Senators drunk, while playing card, in order to learn useful tidbits about their personal lives. Despite that, I would say he was the best, as he was the last of the gentleman Presidents. He was not rich, never owned a home, and was a poor businessman. People say a lot against Carter, while ignoring the significant problems in the world at the time.

Answer 5

Some of our best leaders are President Bush, Lincoln, Reagan, Eisenhower, Jefferson, Polk, Madison, Wilson, Jackson, and Monroe.
Some of our worst leaders have been President Harding, Buchanan,Pierce, Johnson, Clinton, Nixon, and ect.

Answer 6

I would have to say, based on my own observation, is George H. W. Bush is one of the worst presidents in U.S. History because he broke his promise about not allowing new taxes.

Answer 7

The best: George W. Bush, J. F. Kennedy and Abe Lincoln.
The worst: Bill Clinton.

Answer 8

Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Kennedy, Nixon & Clinton

Answer 9

Bush has been the worst. Lincoln , Washington and JFK are some of the best.

Answer 10

Best, Reagan
Worst, Carter