Top 5 Best Presidents
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1: Abraham Lincoln.
2: Theodore Roosevelt.
3: Ronald Reagan.
4: Franklin D. Roosevelt.
5: George Washington.
(And for the heck of it, top 10)
6: John F. Kennedy
7: George W. Bush (That's right. I said it. What you going to do about it?
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8: Thomas Jefferson.
9: Ulysses S. Grant.
10: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
2: Theodore Roosevelt.
3: Ronald Reagan.
4: Franklin D. Roosevelt.
5: George Washington.
(And for the heck of it, top 10)
6: John F. Kennedy
7: George W. Bush (That's right. I said it. What you going to do about it?
)8: Thomas Jefferson.
9: Ulysses S. Grant.
10: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Honorable Mention
- Thomas Jefferson
- Harry S. Truman
- John F. Kennedy
- Jimmy Carter (What are you going to do about it Alternatehistorybuff5341?)
- Bill Clinton
- Barack Obama (Ditto)
2. George Washington
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Honorable Mention
- Thomas Jefferson
- Harry S. Truman
- John F. Kennedy
- Jimmy Carter (What are you going to do about it Alternatehistorybuff5341?
)- Bill Clinton
- Barack Obama (Ditto
)1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Honorable Mention
- Thomas Jefferson
- Harry S. Truman
- John F. Kennedy
- Jimmy Carter (What are you going to do about it Alternatehistorybuff5341?
- Bill Clinton
- Barack Obama (Ditto
lol. Is the fact that I am a Conservative that obvious?
lol. Is the fact that I am a Conservative that obvious?
It is funny looking at peoples lists, you can tell they are a Conservative if they put Reagan in their top five and Carter in the bottom five. Liberal if they have Reagan in their bottom five and Clinton in their top five. What is even more funny is that you see people that are Conservative have Kennedy and Johnson in their lists and Liberals like me have Eisenhower.
Well I like some Liberals like JFK and FDR. Old fashioned dems.
.And I dislike some Reps, like Nixon.
It's hard to say which one is better then the other, so these are the top 5 without any ranking
Abe Lincoln
FDR
George Washington
Harry Truman
Thomas Jefferson
I think we can say without a doubt that these are probably some of the best men to have ran the country and yeah I have a thing for strong president sue me
Abe Lincoln
FDR
George Washington
Harry Truman
Thomas Jefferson
I think we can say without a doubt that these are probably some of the best men to have ran the country and yeah I have a thing for strong president sue me
1.Andrew Jackson
2.Theodore Roosevelt
3.Ronald Reagan
4.Jimmy Carter
5.Richard Nixon
(I know a weird and implausible list of guys to be presidents, but this is AH, now let me list my real list.)
1. (R) John D. Rockefeller Jr.(1940-1948) While continuing the policy of neutrality with Germany his funding of the fortress america policy really helped beat japan.
2. (R) MacArthur (1948-1952) I know not a really popular president but I think he really did help usher in japan's recovery and was instrumental in helping bring the great European war to a close that allowed Hitler's nation to survive and limit Stalin's gains; can you imagine what the world would be like if Nazi Germany had collapsed?
3. (D) John F. Kennedy (1956-1964) He both advanced civil rights and helped usher in the age of four major parties peacefully, what more do you want?
4.(Conservative) Lyndon Johnson (1964-1968) He helped us finally rejoin the world at large after the lax foreign policy of the JFK years while still avoiding any major strife at home and even strayed away from his party by finally signing the bill that ended segregation period.
5.(D) Al smith (1928-1932) Really he's only here so I can say that the depression wasn't really his fault; had Curtis won then the same thing would have happened despite what Hoover said in his campaign speeches.
2.Theodore Roosevelt
3.Ronald Reagan
4.Jimmy Carter
5.Richard Nixon
(I know a weird and implausible list of guys to be presidents, but this is AH, now let me list my real list.)
1. (R) John D. Rockefeller Jr.(1940-1948) While continuing the policy of neutrality with Germany his funding of the fortress america policy really helped beat japan.
2. (R) MacArthur (1948-1952) I know not a really popular president but I think he really did help usher in japan's recovery and was instrumental in helping bring the great European war to a close that allowed Hitler's nation to survive and limit Stalin's gains; can you imagine what the world would be like if Nazi Germany had collapsed?
3. (D) John F. Kennedy (1956-1964) He both advanced civil rights and helped usher in the age of four major parties peacefully, what more do you want?
4.(Conservative) Lyndon Johnson (1964-1968) He helped us finally rejoin the world at large after the lax foreign policy of the JFK years while still avoiding any major strife at home and even strayed away from his party by finally signing the bill that ended segregation period.
5.(D) Al smith (1928-1932) Really he's only here so I can say that the depression wasn't really his fault; had Curtis won then the same thing would have happened despite what Hoover said in his campaign speeches.
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Finding five is not easy. Outside of Lincoln and FDR, you're basically talking about either placeholder presidents or those who did lots of damage.
There were some accomplished men whose best achievements were outside the presidency.
Jefferson
Eisenhower
Carter
I'd suggest a very cynical standard for both best and worst pres. Body counts, who caused the greatest number of lives to be lost or saved. That includes the betterment or worsening of people's lives through economic improvement or human rights advances/losses.
Thus the choice of Lincoln, who brought the greatest human rights advancement in US history, bar none, the ending of the tyranny and genocide that was slavery.
Thus the choice of FDR, whose New Deal improved lives through more workers rights and lengthening the lives of seniors through social security.
AH choices, based on my criteria:
Henry Wallace for heading off the Cold War.
Eugene Debs for making democratic socialism a reality beyond the half measures of FDR's New Deal.
Eugene McCarthy for ending the Vietnam War and possibly bringing an earlier end to the Cold War.
There were some accomplished men whose best achievements were outside the presidency.
Jefferson
Eisenhower
Carter
I'd suggest a very cynical standard for both best and worst pres. Body counts, who caused the greatest number of lives to be lost or saved. That includes the betterment or worsening of people's lives through economic improvement or human rights advances/losses.
Thus the choice of Lincoln, who brought the greatest human rights advancement in US history, bar none, the ending of the tyranny and genocide that was slavery.
Thus the choice of FDR, whose New Deal improved lives through more workers rights and lengthening the lives of seniors through social security.
AH choices, based on my criteria:
Henry Wallace for heading off the Cold War.
Eugene Debs for making democratic socialism a reality beyond the half measures of FDR's New Deal.
Eugene McCarthy for ending the Vietnam War and possibly bringing an earlier end to the Cold War.
1.) Abe Lincoln
2.) FDR
3.) Jefferson
4.) Teddy
5.) Ike
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6.) Washington
7.) James Polk
8.) Andrew Jackson
9.) Bill Clinton
10.) Richard Nixon
2.) FDR
3.) Jefferson
4.) Teddy
5.) Ike
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6.) Washington
7.) James Polk
8.) Andrew Jackson
9.) Bill Clinton
10.) Richard Nixon
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. George Washington
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Harry Truman
6. Thomas Jefferson
7. Dwight Eisenhower
8. Lyndon Johnson
9. Woodrow Wilson
10. James Madison
11. James Monroe
12. John F. Kennedy
13. Barack Obama
14. Chester A. Arthur
15. Ulysses S. Grant
16. Jimmy Carter
17. John Quincy Adams
18. Gerald Ford
19. Grover Cleveland
20. Richard Nixon
21. Bill Clinton
22. William Taft
23. Rutherford Hayes
24. Ronald Reagan
25. James A. Garfield
26. George H.W. Bush
27. John Adams
28. Herbert Hoover
29. Benjamin Harrison
30. Millard Fillmore
31. William McKinley
32. James K. Polk
33. Calvin Coolidge
34. Martin van Buren
35. John Tyler
36. Andrew Jackson
37. Warren Harding
38. William Harrison
39. Zachary Taylor
40. George W. Bush
41. Franklin Pierce
42. James Buchanan
43. Andrew Johnson
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. George Washington
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Harry Truman
6. Thomas Jefferson
7. Dwight Eisenhower
8. Lyndon Johnson
9. Woodrow Wilson
10. James Madison
11. James Monroe
12. John F. Kennedy
13. Barack Obama
14. Chester A. Arthur
15. Ulysses S. Grant
16. Jimmy Carter
17. John Quincy Adams
18. Gerald Ford
19. Grover Cleveland
20. Richard Nixon
21. Bill Clinton
22. William Taft
23. Rutherford Hayes
24. Ronald Reagan
25. James A. Garfield
26. George H.W. Bush
27. John Adams
28. Herbert Hoover
29. Benjamin Harrison
30. Millard Fillmore
31. William McKinley
32. James K. Polk
33. Calvin Coolidge
34. Martin van Buren
35. John Tyler
36. Andrew Jackson
37. Warren Harding
38. William Harrison
39. Zachary Taylor
40. George W. Bush
41. Franklin Pierce
42. James Buchanan
43. Andrew Johnson
1. Lincoln. He brought the United States through it's single greatest trial. Was instrumental in the eventual ending of slavery and preserved the United States as one nation.
2. FDR. Brought the country through the Great Depression and helped maintain faith in American institutions and their ability to solve the crisis. Was key in preparing the country for World War Two and providing Britain and other allies Lend Lease. Central figure in the eventual Allied victory.
3. Washington. Creator of the presidential cabinet, the two term limit, and the belief that America should avoid foreign alliances.
4. Teddy Roosevelt. First President to really see the United states as a potential power not just in the Americas but in the world. Began the Progressive Era and helped curtail the power of corporations and broke up monopolies.
5. Jimmy Carter. For all the obvious reasons.
2. FDR. Brought the country through the Great Depression and helped maintain faith in American institutions and their ability to solve the crisis. Was key in preparing the country for World War Two and providing Britain and other allies Lend Lease. Central figure in the eventual Allied victory.
3. Washington. Creator of the presidential cabinet, the two term limit, and the belief that America should avoid foreign alliances.
4. Teddy Roosevelt. First President to really see the United states as a potential power not just in the Americas but in the world. Began the Progressive Era and helped curtail the power of corporations and broke up monopolies.
5. Jimmy Carter. For all the obvious reasons.