Timed for Presidents Day, “C-SPAN released its second Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership, in which ’65 presidential historians ranked the 42 former occupants of the White House on ten attributes of leadership.’ Coming in first was Abraham Lincoln, followed by George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry Truman. Finishing last was James Buchanan. George W. Bush came in 36th, just beating out Millard Fillmore, who ranked 37th.” (via Think Progress)
Better Than Millard Fillmore: Bush 43 Ranked 7th Worst President
February 16, 2009 by jerrysmolin
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I think almost all presidents have been too partisan to preside effectively. …except Washington. Maybe Andrew Jackson and Lincoln too.