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Of presidents since 1960, only Ronald Reagan and (in interim results) Barack Obama placed in the top ten; Obama was the highest-ranked president since Harry Truman (1945–1953). Most of the other recent presidents held middling positions, though George W. Bush placed in the bottom ten, the lowest-ranked president since Warren Harding (1921 ...
The 1824 United States presidential election is ranked closer than the election of 1800 because the 1800 election resulted in a tie between the same party's candidates for president and vice president (as presidential and vice presidential electoral votes were not distinguished), while the election of 1824 resulted in the contingent election in ...
Scores in each category were then averaged, and the ten categories were given equal weighting in determining the presidents' total scores. Notable top presidents include George Washington at No.2 ...
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, and set the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with their own administration. [10] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is silent on ...
Lincoln's preservation of a united country, coupled with his assassination, promise to keep him among the top-ranked presidents of all time. #17. Andrew Johnson. Top Rank: No. 19
Notable best presidents include George Washington at No.2, Thomas Jefferson at No. 7, and Barack Obama at No. 12.
The double arrow indicates becoming president without having been elected as vice president as well (Ford). 5 other former vice presidents are underlined (14 total). The top line indicates the Presidency number (e.g. Reagan: 40th) with Roman numerals indicating election (and term) number.
Respondents ranked presidents on overall greatness or failure. Professors averaged the scores. Abe Lincoln, FDR, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman are the Top 5, although ...