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30. Okt. 2020 · Martin Kelly. Updated on October 30, 2020. Of the men who have occupied the office of president of the United States, historians agree on just a few who can be ranked among the most influential. Some were tested by domestic crises, others by international conflict, but all left their mark on history. 01.
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Of presidents since 1960, only Ronald Reagan and (in interim results) Barack Obama placed in the top ten; Obama was the highest-ranked president since Harry Truman (1945–1953). Most of the other recent presidents held middling positions, though George W. Bush placed in the bottom ten, the lowest-ranked president since Warren ...
27. Feb. 2023 · To rank the best and worst presidents in US history, 24/7 Tempo reviewed C-SPAN’s 2021 Presidential Historians Survey.
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20. Feb. 2023 · Updated. Feb 20, 2023, 7:03 AM PST. Past US presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton. Getty Images. Nearly 100 historians...
- Abraham Lincoln
- George Washington
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Thomas Jefferson
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Harry S. Truman
- Andrew Jackson
- James K. Polk
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Woodrow Wilson
There are countless reasons that can be given for placing President Abraham Lincolnatop the list of most influential U.S. presidents. Reason #1: Abe freed the slaves in America (i.e. “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states) by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The reasons could go on and on, but the fact that he ...
There is a reason why George Washington’s face is among the four faces sculpted on Mount Rushmore. The nation’s first president (April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797), also known as the “Founder of the Nation”, fought bravely throughout the American War of Independence. As commander in chief of the Colonial Army, General Washington led his troops to vic...
The Great Depression, the threat of Nazi Germany, and Pearl Harbor attack in 1940: These were some of the challenges Franklin D. Roosevelt(FDR) had to tackle during his record-breaking 12-year stay in the White House (1932-1945). Additionally, he had to contend with a number of personal problems, including his struggle against polio. In almost all ...
Thomas Jefferson (born- April 13, 1743; died –July 4, 1826) was one of the most important Founding Fathers of the United Statesof America. This was very much evident when he helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776, a document that liberated the U.S. from the bondage of Great Britain. The Virginian-born lawyer was involved in setting up...
Largely seen by many as one of America’s greatest presidents of all time, Theodore Roosevelt took the reins upon the assassination of President William McKinleyin 1901. As the 26th President of the United States (between September 14, 1901 and March 4, 1909), Theodore Roosevelt chalked some pretty impressive results. For starters, he is praised for...
To this day, President Harry S. Truman remains the only president in the history of the United States to have authorized the dropping of nuclear bombs in a war. The bombs, which were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945, claimed between 130,000 and 250,000 lives. President Truman reasoned that it was a more cost ...
Following his heroic displays during the War of 1812 against Great Britain, Andrew Jacksonwas elected in 1828. “Old Hickory”, as he was popularly called, brought a style of politics that the nation had not witnessed. Jackson was an extremely populist president who served for two terms – from March 4, 1829 to March 4, 1837. As the “Man of the people...
Driven in part by the Manifest Destiny, James K. Polk waged waragainst Mexico between 1846 and 1848 with the sole aim of annexing Texas. Nicknamed “Young Hickory”, President Polk was absolutely committed to the nation’s westward expansion come hell and high water. An extremely hard working politician, Polk’s territorial addition to the U.S. is the ...
On January 20, 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhowerwas sworn into the office of the president of the United States. The former WWII hero and general went on to leave a long-lasting impact on the nation. His two terms (from 1953 to 1961) in the White House saw rapid economic growth in virtually every part of the country. Ike, as he was nicknamed, also pushed ...
The 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson (born – December 28, 1856; died- February 3, 1924) is best known for leading the U.S. during the last two years of World War I. Owing to this, the U.S. was able to halt the threat of Germany and its Central Powers (the Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria). His presidential tenure, which l...
18. Okt. 2020 · With the 2020 presidential election less than a month away, we took a look back at who tops the list as the best president in U.S. history.
Aaron O'Neill , Feb 2, 2024. In the 2021 C-SPAN Survey of Presidential Leadership, Abraham Lincoln was chosen as the country's top ranked president for the fourth time in a row.
