When his twanger is as long as his pinochio nose?
let's take a trip down memory lane..shall we, uncle ben?
starting of course with that heathen of all time lincoln at an estimated 1.64%..and the rest? well, that's history
how quickly we forget.
Presidents by average scholar rank(From wikipedia)
Lincoln is generally considered tops, thanks to his leadership during the American Civil War and his eloquence in speeches like the Gettysburg Address# President Political Party Average ranking Likely reason for extreme ranking
(not provided by scholars)
1 Abraham Lincoln Republican 1.64 Abolition of slavery, American Civil War leadership
2 Franklin D. Roosevelt Democrat 2 Leadership of World War II and Great Depression, forming New Deal Coalition
3 George Washington Federalist-leaning non-partisan 2.81 First President, founder of the Republic, established many precedents
4 Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 4.45 Intellectual leadership, Louisiana Purchase, states-rights
5 Theodore Roosevelt Republican 4.82 Charisma, conservationism, trust-busting "Square Deal," Panama Canal
6 Woodrow Wilson Democrat 6.64 World War I leadership; major legislation
7 Harry S. Truman Democrat 7.1 World War II and Cold War leadership
8 Andrew Jackson Democrat 9.18 Overall effectiveness, charisma, nationalism
9 Dwight Eisenhower Republican 10.7 Cold War leadership, economic prosperity
10 James K. Polk Democrat 11 Mexican-American War leadership
11 John Adams Federalist 12.45
12 John F. Kennedy Democrat 12.45
13 James Madison Democratic-Republican 12.54
14 Ronald Reagan Republican 13.88
15 James Monroe Democratic-Republican 14
16 Lyndon B. Johnson Democrat 14
17 Grover Cleveland Democrat 14.81
18 William McKinley Republican 16.18
19 John Quincy Adams National Republican/Whig 17
20 William Howard Taft Republican 19.73
21 Bill Clinton Democrat 20.67
22 George W. Bush Republican 21
23 Martin Van Buren Democrat 21.81
24 Rutherford B. Hayes Republican 22
25 George H. W. Bush Republican 22.14
26 Chester Arthur Republican 25.45
27 Jimmy Carter Democrat 26.44
28 Gerald Ford Republican 26.55
29 Herbert Hoover Republican 26.63
30 Benjamin Harrison Republican 27.73
31 Calvin Coolidge Republican 28.27 Disinterest in exerting executive or federal power (regarded as a strength by some)
32 Richard Nixon Republican 28.66 Corrupt administration, notably the Watergate scandal
33 James A. Garfield Republican 29.57 Brief administration
34 Zachary Taylor Whig 29.82 Shorter term, did not support Compromise
35 John Tyler Whig/none 32.09 Lack of support from any political party
36 Millard Fillmore Whig 32.73 Fugitive Slave Act, lack of leadership during growing sectional divisiveness
37 Ulysses Grant Republican 33.27 Corrupt administration
38 William Henry Harrison Whig 33.57 Very brief administration (30 days)
39 Andrew Johnson Democrat 34.91 Reconstruction, impeachment
40 Franklin Pierce Democrat 35.27 Failure to avert Civil War; overall weak leadership
41 James Buchanan Democrat 36.91 Failure to avert Civil War; ruined his party; weak leadership
42 Warren G. Harding Republican 37.45 Corrupt administration