Abe, George and FDR Ranked the Best US Presidents
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — You had all of Presidents Day weekend to ponder this: who was the nation’s best commander in chief?
If you’re stuck for an answer, more than 160 scholars from the American Political Science Association’s Presidents & Executive Politics section listed their choices, with Abe Lincoln topping the list of the 44 chief executives.
The top 10:
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. Teddy Roosevelt
5. Thomas Jefferson
6. Harry S. Truman
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower
8. Bill Clinton
9. Andrew Jackson
10. Woodrow Wilson
As expected, Ronald Reagan’s fans are miffed that he only placed 12th while Bill Clinton, only one of two presidents to be impeached, ranked four places higher.
President Obama finished at 18th, a little better than the middle of the pack, while John F. Kennedy is a not terribly impressive 15th.
The worst president in the scholars’ view? Poor James Buchanan wins that dubious distinction.
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