Who was the dumbest president ever?

Answer 1

Bill Clinton because he had no ideas whatsoever. He was totally poll driven. For all you Bush haters, at least Bush has ideas and follows through with his ideas.

Answer 2

Although Alfred Binet first started measuring intelligence in 1905, and Stanford University professor Lewis M. Terman didn't refine the process until 1916, psychology has attempted to estimate the Intelligence Quotient of all American presidents, based primarily upon their writing.

The first link below ranks American presidents by IQ, citing Warren Harding (IQ between 128 and 140) as the least intelligent president since 1900, followed by George W. Bush (between 129 and 139, an estimate theorized by looking at SAT scores). As to who is dumb, dumber, and dumbest,

------James Monroe scores between 128 and 139.
------A pretty face, Harding is ranked between 128 and 140.
------U. S. Grant finishes with the lowest IQ, between 125 and 130.

G. W. Bush with an IQ of between 129 and 139 more or less ties with Monroe, Harding, and Grant.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_chris.bo-070540_presidential_iq

The five "smartest" presidents were 1) John Quincy Adams, 165-175; 2) Thomas Jefferson,150-160; 3) John F. Kennedy, 148-160; 4) Bill Clinton, 147-159; and Jimmy Carter, 144-157 (Ibid). Of course, as any contemporary educational psychologist will admit, intelligence comes in all varieties: linguistic, logical/ mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, naturalistic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences

Most presidents are certainly smarter than the general population: While an IQ of 100 is considered average, the average college graduate has an !Q of 115, and the average Ph. D. or M. D. has an IQ of 125.

http://www.assessmentpsychology.co/iq.htm

Incidentally, the web link cite Bush as the least intelligent of Presidents has been confirmed as a hoax:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Presidents_IQ_hoax

Answer 3

Assuming the current moron doesn't count, and he shouldn't, I have to go all the way back to Coolidge to find a candidate (Hoover gets blamed for a lot of things, but being dumb isn't one of them). Behind him you have to excuse Harding, as mostly he didn't care about being president; that doesn't make him dumb. Woodrow Wilson in his second term was a virtual idiot; in the latter part he was a true idiot. I can't really forgive him for the worst civil-liberty abuses in the nation's history, but he was after all President of Princeton, so dumb, that's hard to say. You need to understand, though, that I have no respect for titles.

It's so easy to name the five presidents who preceded the War Between the States, or the five who followed it, but neither is fair if we're talking intelligence, as all had to contend with enormous political pressure.

My choice: professor or not, Woodrow Wilson, second term.

Answer 4

William Henry Harrison who made a 4 hour speech in the rain.

Answer 5

Some would say James Buchanan. Those who say it point out that he was the most ineffectual president ever.

Answer 6

Well, Richard Nixon, of course, he got caught.
But George W. is trying hard and Reagan for the Iran - Contra affair,but he got let off on that one.

Answer 7

Some say George W. Bush
http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/spring01/bushexcerpt.htm

while others say Andrew Jackson
http://www.pocanticohills.org/presidents/jackson.htm

Answer 8

Just look at the moronic answer by airtexaco.

Bush is certainly in the running, if not the clear winner.

Answer 9

To humans, that would be the one you call G.W.Bush. Although, I say he was smart... it is because of he that King PumpKinHead has risen from the dead-to wreak more havoc than even he can cause!

Answer 10

It's a toss-up between Grant, Harding, Nixon, Reagan and W Bush.

Answer 11

Something happened to W. If you look at or listen to his recorded speeches from his days as gov. of Texas, he was much more articulate and lucid, and thoughtful.
It's night and day.