Who was the best president in the last 20, 50, 100 years? 3 different answers puhleeez?

Question

elaborate on each one of your answers as to why you think that way

Answer 1

Harry Truman. The buck did stop there.
John F. Kennedy. For his determination for Civil Rights, and well being for the American. He DIDN'T try to stop us from going to Vietnam as someone has replied here. He actually started the escalation.
Ronald Reagan. For his economy genius. That even Clinton benefited from with his so called balanced budget.

Answer 2

Last 20 Years: Ronald Reagan. Without Reagan forcing the U.S.S.R. Into a staggeringly expensive arms race which the USA could afford and he knew the Soviet Economy could not support the Cold War would have never ended. Logically the end of the path the Cold War was leading both nations down was The Road To WW3, Nuclear Armageddon and the death of Mankind.Therefore one could logically say Ronald Reagan saved the world. Last 50 Years: F.D.R. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. F.D.R Basically first, saved America from the economic ravages of the Great Depression with the New Deal and his economic initiatives,and second,under his leadership the USA won WW2 and saved the World from the terrible threat posed by the Axis powers. F.D.R. got more good work done during his tenure as President than almost any other 20 Presidents you could pick combined.The Last 100 Years. Theodore Roosevelt. Teddy Roosevelt was basically the last President to stand up to Big Business and also pretty much the last President to give a damn about the environment.Too bad you didn't say 150 year or I could have covered the best US Prez of all time Abraham Lincoln.Hope this was the kind of answer you were looking for.

Answer 3

IN the last 20 years it is Bill Clinton. No matter how much you hate to hear it, he gained credibility outside the USA regardless of his sex life. The other two periods are the same person. John F Kennedy. There will never be a president who lived through contraversy so much but had the love of a total nation Democrats and Republicans when he was shot down so needlessly. That assassination was felt world wide and will always go down as a mystery. A lot of people still think it was a government planned event ! If so, it is a travesty and if not, we will never know. I am not an American but have relatives that are but I think I can look at all of this with non biased eyes. God bless America the country that gets little credit for doing all it does for others.

Answer 4

20 - Ronald Reagan
50 - Ronald Reagan
100- Teddy Roosevelt

Reagan's tax cut plan stimulated the economy for years to come
Unemployment was very very high when Reagan took presidency and in just a few short years it was back down to reasonable levels.
Reagan nominated the first female Supreme Court Justice
The end of the cold war era was largely due to efforts of Reagan.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was for the most part a good bill unfortunatley amended by congress 42 times (at least 3 times by Kennedy) and he had to sign a heavily amended bill to get something to pass. It brought about alot of good things, granted a few bad ones too.
Reagan stated 'government isnt the solution to the problem, it is the problem'

Teddy Roosevelt
Great outdoorsman passed the Antiquities act to preserve national monments
Accomplished statesman in New York fighting crime
Nobel Peace Prize winner
Furthered race relations inviting Booker T Washington to be the first black man to dine in the White House.
Teddy's accomplishments could go on for pages.

Answer 5

20- Ronald Wilson Reagan. Restored Americans' confidence in their country once again. Convinced Congress to cut taxes and increase revenues by a multiple of three to the Treasury.
50- Dwight David Eisenhower. Brought the current staffing system to the Executive Office of the President. Appointed Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the United States. Sent Federal troops to Little Rock's Central High School to end segregation in that school in compliance with a court order. The first President to enforce the intent of the Supreme Court in the Brown versus Topeka Board of Education decision.
100 Years- Theodore Roosevelt. Through increase of Naval power made the U.S. a world power. Got Congress to pass the Antiquities Act which allows for growth of national parks and recreation areas through Presidential decree. Blunted the growing monopolistic tendencies of large corporations by advancing corrective legislation.

Answer 6

Last 20: Bill Clinton - A stable economy, budget surplus, reduction of the dept
Last 50: Lyndon Johnson - civil rights legislation, election reform, creation of medicare, medicaid, and welfare, school lunches, housing for the poor, If not for the Vietnam war he would be one of the greatest presidents ever.
Last 100: John Kennedy - While his presidency was not very long he managed to avoid nuclear war that would have destroyed the would. His leadership at that time makes him a great president. also his creation of the piece corpse greatly improved Americas image around the world.

Answer 7

Ronald Reagan, boosted the economy and took no crap from anyone.
John F. Kennedy, Tried to keep the U.S. out of Viet Nam and boosted our space program. Also, stood up to the Russians during the Cuba nuclear missile crisis.
Franklin D. Rooselvelt, our longest tenured president kept the country together during the Great Depression and World War II.

Answer 8

20-Ronald Reagan- Defeated the USSR, Built a powerful miliyary and taught Americans to be proud again.

50-JFK- Lowered the tax rates, Started us on our way to the moon and united Americans.

100-FDR- Brought us out of the depression, Stood up to Stalin and defeated Hitler.

Answer 9

1. Bill Clinton
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
3. Abraham Lincoln

Answer 10

Teddy Roosevelt: He brought many things in to the fold, environment, took the USA in to the world power that has not stopped even with the left today.

Ronald Regan had the ballsss to stand up to the USSR and play on their weakness.

G. Bush II facing down the left on matters such as Islamic Terrorism,Even with the left and Rinos turning on him he does stand fast here.
But he drops the ball on the boarder, and dealing with Mexico.