Rank The U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years.

How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.
  1. Franklin Roosevelt
  2. Bill Clinton
  3. Barack Obama
  4. Lyndon Johnson
  5. Harry S. Truman
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  8. John F. Kennedy
  9. Richard Nixon
  10. Ronald Reagan
  11. Gerald R. Ford
  12. Jimmy Carter
  13. Donald Trump
  14. George W. Bush
Before my time: Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding
 
How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.

01. Franklin Roosevelt
02. Harry S. Truman
03. George H.W. Bush
04. Ronald Reagan
05. George W. Bush
06. John F. Kennedy
07. Bill Clinton
08. Barack Obama
09. Richard Nixon
10. Lyndon Johnson
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Dwight D. Eisenhower
13. Gerald R. Ford
14. Donald Trump
15. Calvin Coolidge
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Warren G. Harding



Most difficult part for me was ranking Presidents #7 through #10.

Is this list supposed to be reversed before use?
 
How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.

01. Franklin Roosevelt
02. Harry S. Truman
03. George H.W. Bush
04. Ronald Reagan
05. George W. Bush
06. John F. Kennedy
07. Bill Clinton
08. Barack Obama
09. Richard Nixon
10. Lyndon Johnson
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Dwight D. Eisenhower
13. Gerald R. Ford
14. Donald Trump
15. Calvin Coolidge
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Warren G. Harding



Most difficult part for me was ranking Presidents #7 through #10.


01. Calvin Coolidge
02. Ronald Reagan
03. Donald Trump
04. Richard Nixon
05. John F. Kennedy
06. Bill Clinton
07. Dwight D. Eisenhower
08. Gerald R. Ford
09. Warren G. Harding
10. Herbert Hoover
11. George W. Bush
12. George H.W. Bush
13. Jimmy Carter
14. Barack Obama
15. Harry S. Truman
16. Lyndon Johnson
17. Woodrow Wilson
18. Franklin Roosevelt
 
you put both bushes in the top 5?....geezus....


Yep. George H.W. Bush presided over the end of the Cold War, removed Manuel Noriega from power in Panama, launched Desert Shield and Desert Storm which successfully restored peace and security to the Persian Gulf at the time, was willing to raise taxes despite the political price to help eventually balance the budget, had the last calendar year, 1992, when all 4 quarters of real GDP growth were above 4%.

George W. Bush successfully defending the United States from terrorism after 9/11, removed the Taliban from power in Afghanistan and replaced it with a better government, removed Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and replaced his regime with a more stable government, no longer a threat to its neighbors, and more responsive to the rights and needs of its people, the Presidency of George W. Bush had one of the lowest average unemployment rates of any President in history.
if you say so.....
 
The notion that George W Bush would be considered a good President, by any measure, is just breathtaking.

The mess he left behind was historic.

The removal of the Taliban regime and the Saddam Hussein regime were historic victories in defending the United States and the world. The economic recession of 2008-2009 was primarily the fault of deregulatory practices that occurred before Bush was in office. Economically, George W. Bush's time in office had one of the lowest average unemployment rates in history.
and yet we in the PO were delivering more unemployment checks than we had seen in quite a while....
 
How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.

01. Franklin Roosevelt
02. Harry S. Truman
03. George H.W. Bush
04. Ronald Reagan
05. George W. Bush
06. John F. Kennedy
07. Bill Clinton
08. Barack Obama
09. Richard Nixon
10. Lyndon Johnson
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Dwight D. Eisenhower
13. Gerald R. Ford
14. Donald Trump
15. Calvin Coolidge
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Warren G. Harding



Most difficult part for me was ranking Presidents #7 through #10.


01. Calvin Coolidge
02. Ronald Reagan
03. Donald Trump
04. Richard Nixon
05. John F. Kennedy
06. Bill Clinton
07. Dwight D. Eisenhower
08. Gerald R. Ford
09. Warren G. Harding
10. Herbert Hoover
11. George W. Bush
12. George H.W. Bush
13. Jimmy Carter
14. Barack Obama
15. Harry S. Truman
16. Lyndon Johnson
17. Woodrow Wilson
18. Franklin Roosevelt
Switch Harding for Reagan and move Jimmy Carter down to a tie with Woodrow and I will agree.
 
How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.
  1. Franklin Roosevelt
  2. Bill Clinton
  3. Barack Obama
  4. Lyndon Johnson
  5. Harry S. Truman
  6. George H.W. Bush
  7. Dwight D. Eisenhower
  8. John F. Kennedy
  9. Richard Nixon
  10. Ronald Reagan
  11. Gerald R. Ford
  12. Jimmy Carter
  13. Donald Trump
  14. George W. Bush
Before my time: Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding

That does not mean you can't judge and rank them. Read up on them if you need to.
 
How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.

01. Franklin Roosevelt
02. Harry S. Truman
03. George H.W. Bush
04. Ronald Reagan
05. George W. Bush
06. John F. Kennedy
07. Bill Clinton
08. Barack Obama
09. Richard Nixon
10. Lyndon Johnson
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Dwight D. Eisenhower
13. Gerald R. Ford
14. Donald Trump
15. Calvin Coolidge
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Warren G. Harding



Most difficult part for me was ranking Presidents #7 through #10.
Sorry, but I'm going back a little further to enter my number one pick.
1. Theodore Roosevelt (created our National Parks, National Forests and National Wildlife Refuges, pro-2nd Amendment, strong on military and defense, nationalist, Panama Canal).
2. Harry S. Truman (nationalist, saved thousands of US military personnel by authorizing the use of the A Bomb).
3. John F. Kennedy (strong on defense and military, nationalist, a moderate democrat).
4. Donald J. Trump (not presidential in manner and linguistically challenged, but doing good, so far and a nationalist).
 
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How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.

01. Franklin Roosevelt
02. Harry S. Truman
03. George H.W. Bush
04. Ronald Reagan
05. George W. Bush
06. John F. Kennedy
07. Bill Clinton
08. Barack Obama
09. Richard Nixon
10. Lyndon Johnson
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Dwight D. Eisenhower
13. Gerald R. Ford
14. Donald Trump
15. Calvin Coolidge
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Warren G. Harding



Most difficult part for me was ranking Presidents #7 through #10.

Is this list supposed to be reversed before use?

Nope, but is that how YOU would rank the Presidents of the past 98 years?
 
How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.

01. Franklin Roosevelt
02. Harry S. Truman
03. George H.W. Bush
04. Ronald Reagan
05. George W. Bush
06. John F. Kennedy
07. Bill Clinton
08. Barack Obama
09. Richard Nixon
10. Lyndon Johnson
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Dwight D. Eisenhower
13. Gerald R. Ford
14. Donald Trump
15. Calvin Coolidge
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Warren G. Harding



Most difficult part for me was ranking Presidents #7 through #10.


01. Calvin Coolidge
02. Ronald Reagan
03. Donald Trump
04. Richard Nixon
05. John F. Kennedy
06. Bill Clinton
07. Dwight D. Eisenhower
08. Gerald R. Ford
09. Warren G. Harding
10. Herbert Hoover
11. George W. Bush
12. George H.W. Bush
13. Jimmy Carter
14. Barack Obama
15. Harry S. Truman
16. Lyndon Johnson
17. Woodrow Wilson
18. Franklin Roosevelt

Well, you went beyond 98 years. Presidents of the past 106 years.
 
I think Truman was the best because he knew who the enemy was and destroyed them. He was a real Democrat.
Over 33,000 boys who died for nothing in Korea would agree that Truman was a real democrat....A warmongering, military-industrial welfare statist.

You don't speak for anyone who fought in the Korean War. Most Americans today believe that war was important and justified. You only have to look at the differences between South Korea today and Vietnam today to know that Truman was right.
 
How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.

01. Franklin Roosevelt
02. Harry S. Truman
03. George H.W. Bush
04. Ronald Reagan
05. George W. Bush
06. John F. Kennedy
07. Bill Clinton
08. Barack Obama
09. Richard Nixon
10. Lyndon Johnson
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Dwight D. Eisenhower
13. Gerald R. Ford
14. Donald Trump
15. Calvin Coolidge
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Warren G. Harding



Most difficult part for me was ranking Presidents #7 through #10.
Sorry, but I'm going back a little further to enter my number one pick.
1. Theodore Roosevelt.
2. Harry S. Truman
3. John F. Kennedy
4. Donald J. Trump (not presidential in manner and speech, but doing a good job)

Where are the rest of the Presidents rankings then? If your going all the way back to William McKinley, then you have a list of the Presidents ranked over the past 122 years.

We actually have video of all those Presidents back to McKinley being inaugurated below:

 
How would you rank the U.S. Presidents of the last 98 years, from best to worst.

01. Franklin Roosevelt
02. Harry S. Truman
03. George H.W. Bush
04. Ronald Reagan
05. George W. Bush
06. John F. Kennedy
07. Bill Clinton
08. Barack Obama
09. Richard Nixon
10. Lyndon Johnson
11. Jimmy Carter
12. Dwight D. Eisenhower
13. Gerald R. Ford
14. Donald Trump
15. Calvin Coolidge
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Warren G. Harding



Most difficult part for me was ranking Presidents #7 through #10.
Reagan #1, LBJ last..
 

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