It might be a little sad that we have to go back this far, but I think our greatest president was Thomas Jefferson.
2006-10-21 13:02:06 · 19 answers · asked by bennyjoe81 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
prama -- thank you for completely changing the subject!
2006-10-21 13:12:24 · update #1
justin h -- To you, I can only remember Proverbs 14:7 "Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge."
In othe words, don't waste your time arguing with an idiot.
2006-10-22 08:30:08 · update #2
I agree that Polk was a good president because he extended our borders and I find Ronald Reagan to be a great recent president. I have to say(along with many others) that Washington was by far our greatest president. Not just because he was are first president, but because he prevented our country from ruining it self. He ended his presidency after his second term to prevent a monarchy and with one great speech he prevented the military from taking over. ( he also was the only president to receive a unanimous vote from the electoral college.)
2006-10-21 13:13:41 · answer #1 · answered by Golfer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
FDR. He got us through the Great Depression and WWII, giving us hope and some of our greatest, most successful social programs. Without his leadership, thousands of our elderly and infirm would be in dire straights right now. I'm also a big fan of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt, our greatest conservation president. Actually, it's really hard to choose which is the best, especially if you're not a historian, so make them my top five.
2006-10-21 20:14:31 · answer #2 · answered by random6x7 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Washington
2006-10-21 20:10:40 · answer #3 · answered by JRACTK 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You are right, Thomas Jefferson. He was the prime-mover in assuring we have the Bill of Rights, and doubled the size our country without war.
2006-10-22 13:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by crimethinker1984 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Top 3 in no particular order.
1. George Washington because he was the first and was smart enough to know that becoming king was wrong.
2. Abe Lincoln-he dealt with the Civil War and got us back together.
3. Reagan-he took on evil (USSR) instead of bowing to it. He showed Americans that conservatism works. He worked on getting this country out of the mess Jimmy Carter put us in.
2006-10-21 20:12:13 · answer #5 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Tough call. Washington, Polk, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Reagan could easily top the list.
2006-10-21 20:08:32 · answer #6 · answered by Pancakes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dwight D Eisenhower he saw the autobahn and realized we needed an way for our troops to be transported at a rapid pace
we are the recipient's of this by being able to drive on the interstates until we come under attack I couldn't imagine the traffic of today moving without the interstates
2006-10-21 20:12:20 · answer #7 · answered by poke_kee 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Teddy Roosevelt. Won the Nobel Peace prize, established national parks system, and was just completely awesome.
2006-10-21 20:19:48 · answer #8 · answered by David 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jefferson was great. However, I am quite partial to FDR. I know it's cliche and all, but he really was a great politician and helped America turn around from the great depression.
2006-10-21 20:05:35 · answer #9 · answered by J 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1-FDR,got America back on it's feet, 2- Harry S. Truman, ended W W 2, 3- I Like IKE, you would not be riding on our highways if not for IKE. These are in my life time.
2006-10-21 20:58:24 · answer #10 · answered by kman1830 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋