Presidents good at their original job

[Derek Jackson]

I have noticed that a significant number of Presidents were NOT inspiring in their original jobs. Few would argue that Reagan was a great actor. I do not think you would want Bill Clinton representing you in Court. I would not want GW Bush running a business. (Though people will know I do not want him running anything)

The exeptions that occur to me have been Military Presidents. Grant, Eisenhower and , perhaps, Washington. And Adams was a great lawyer. I assume that Taft had something going because he got onto the supreme court and, though its hard to get reliable impartial information, Lincoln seems to have been a good lawyer.

There was one other expetions. Hoover was said to be a brilliant engineer. By the way although he was NOT responsible for the Depression he WAS responsible for a wholly inadequate response was therefore justly blamed and defeated.


Would Presidents be different if they were typically people who came from the top of their professions?