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Dpm12

(512 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2013, 12:14 PM Jan 2013

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Scholars list of best and worst presidents [View all]

The following presidents are usually considered among the ten best by scholars, as well as the general public, according to multiple scholar's list I found online. I also found a list that lists the common best and worst presidents among scholars:
1. George Washington
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2. Abraham Lincoln
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3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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4. Thomas Jefferson
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5. Theodore Roosevelt
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6. Harry S Truman
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7. Woodrow Wilson
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8. Dwight Eisenhower
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9. John F. Kennedy
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10. Andrew Jackson
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Considered the worst:
1. Warren G. Harding
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2. James Buchanan
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3. Andrew Johnson
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4. Franklin Pierce
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5. Millard Fillmore
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6. Ulysses S. Grant
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7. George W. Bush
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8. Zachary Taylor
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9. William H. Harrison
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10. John Tyler
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Scholars list of best and worst presidents [View all] Dpm12 Jan 2013 OP

* was better than Franklin Pierce? sadbear Jan 2013 #1

Worse, I think Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #2

Apparently. According to this list. But, PotatoChip Jan 2013 #9

I've heard that, too. sadbear Jan 2013 #13

Yes, it is True. truebluegreen Jan 2013 #44

Dubya's only # 7 ??? Jeez.... abq e streeter Jan 2013 #3

I know Dpm12 Jan 2013 #6

Disappointing get the red out Jan 2013 #33

. madokie Jan 2013 #4

Wilson #7 exboyfil Jan 2013 #5

+1 get the red out Jan 2013 #34

So of the guys Bush was better than... NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #7

yeah the notion that Grant is among the 10 worst is ridiculous dsc Jan 2013 #40

I don't know if Jefferson should be on the Top 10 list of presidents. NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #43

I have never understood why Grant is ranked so poorly. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #51

There was a lot of corruption in his administration. NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #54

Yes, but there has been a lot of corruption Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #56

Timely,for me..... Flashmann Jan 2013 #8

Not very well thought through jehop61 Jan 2013 #10

Yeah, you can't really pack a whole lot of anything in 41 days. HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #21

I'd take both WH Harrison and Garfield out of the running for best/worst postitions Retrograde Jan 2013 #26

I disagree with Grant being a bad president Drale Jan 2013 #11

I agree with your disagreement. NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #14

Andrew Jackson? el_bryanto Jan 2013 #12

I'd rate him among the worst, for the treatment of Native Americans, if nothing else. Aristus Jan 2013 #16

he was better on everything besides natives. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #23

Besides starting that war for living space exboyfil Jan 2013 #25

Sorry, Lincoln was a racist too Confusious Jan 2013 #31

How can you create a list of "Most Influential" Presidents demwing Jan 2013 #35

He hasn't left office yet exboyfil Jan 2013 #38

you miss my point demwing Jan 2013 #41

So you'd rather have most of California, Arizona, New Mexico, & Texas be part of Mexico? Pyrzqxgl Jan 2013 #52

My response, too! csziggy Jan 2013 #28

shrub needs to be higher up on the list of bad presidents . in fact srican69 Jan 2013 #15

What a joke. Bush! Greybnk48 Jan 2013 #17

Please take Truman off the "best" list and put him where he really belongs. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #18

Truman bad? Dpm12 Jan 2013 #22

Truman desegregated the military, Confusious Jan 2013 #30

And started the National Security State, truebluegreen Jan 2013 #46

The CIA was around before him Confusious Jan 2013 #48

he is where he belongs. /nt demwing Jan 2013 #36

The Failure Fuhrer needs to be in the top three, at LEAST. HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #19

+1000 truebluegreen Jan 2013 #47

Ronnie wasn't even mentioned. Or did I miss it? nt kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #20

This list is horse manure. Archae Jan 2013 #24

Tricky dick did some good things Confusious Jan 2013 #27

How do Reagan, Bush Sr, and Nixon not make the Top 10 bad president list? Hugabear Jan 2013 #29

One thing about these lists Confusious Jan 2013 #32

Where's that piece of shit Reagan on the WORST list? n/t cordelia Jan 2013 #37

A good list overall, but I'd make some changes williamc1967txlib Jan 2013 #39

Washington led the country in war Confusious Jan 2013 #49

Grant & Bush have a lot in common bongbong Jan 2013 #42

Disagreement Dpm12 Jan 2013 #45

So was Lincoln. Confusious Jan 2013 #50

By 2013 Standards Yes...1912...Not So Much... KharmaTrain Jan 2013 #53

Bush should have an explanatory asterisk by his name. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #55

Truman, Jackson and Wilson on the best list? LittleBlue Jan 2013 #57

I'd put Obama on the Top 10 list over Jackson or Wilson Hugabear Jan 2013 #58

Shrub Sleepwalks kairos12 Jan 2013 #59

Oh come on.. WH Harrison spent his entire short term on his deathbed; LeftinOH Jan 2013 #60

Links would be useful. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #61

I found a link, but it shows different results. /nt Festivito Jan 2013 #64

For recent Siena college ... the list is DIFFERENT. Festivito Jan 2013 #62

Scholars? Yeah. Right. Generic Brad Jan 2013 #63

List Dpm12 Jan 2013 #65

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