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Bush will be considered a great prez when history is written 50 years from now.
Lincoln ranked best president by historians
WASHINGTON â Just days after the nation honored the 200th anniversary of his birth, 65 historians ranked Abraham Lincoln as the nation's best president.
Former President George W. Bush, who left office last month, was ranked 36th out of the 42 men who had been chief executive by the end of 2008, according to a survey conducted by the cable channel C-SPAN.
Bush scored lowest in international relations, where he was ranked 41st, and in economic management, where he was ranked 40th. His highest ranking, 24th, was in the category of pursuing equal justice for all. He was ranked 25th in crisis leadership and vision and agenda setting.
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Rasmussen Reports poll
A Rasmussen Reports poll taken June 13â24 of 2007 asked 1,000 randomly selected adults to rate America's presidents. Six presidents were rated favorably by at least 80% of respondents. They were George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy.
Twenty presidents were viewed favorably by at least 50% of respondents.
Only three presidents were viewed unfavorably by at least 50% of respondents. They were Richard Nixon, George W. Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson.[12]
Favorably-viewed Presidents
George Washington (94% favorable)
Abraham Lincoln (92% favorable)
Thomas Jefferson (89% favorable)
Theodore Roosevelt (84% favorable)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (81% favorable)
John F. Kennedy (80% favorable)
John Adams (74% favorable)
James Madison (73% favorable)
Ronald Reagan (72% favorable)
Dwight Eisenhower (72% favorable)
Harry Truman (70% favorable)
Andrew Jackson (69% favorable)
Gerald Ford (62% favorable)
John Quincy Adams (59% favorable)
Ulysses S. Grant (58% favorable)
George H.W. Bush (57% favorable)
William Taft (57% favorable)
Jimmy Carter (57% favorable)
Woodrow Wilson (56% favorable)
Bill Clinton (55% favorable)
Only three presidents were viewed unfavorably by at least 50% of respondents. They were Richard Nixon, George W. Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson.[12]
Unfavorably-viewed Presidents
Richard Nixon (60% unfavorable)
George W. Bush (59% unfavorable)
Lyndon B. Johnson (55% unfavorable)