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Greatest US President
Delusional Liberal:
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Who do you feel is the greatest United States President of all time?
vote and explain why.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index2.html
01 Washington, George (1789-1797)
02 Adams, John (1797-1801)
03 Jefferson, Thomas (1801-1809)
04 Madison, James (1809-1817)
05 Monroe, James (1817-1825)
06 Adams, John Quincy (1825-1829)
07 Jackson, Andrew (1829-1837)
08 Van Buren, Martin (1837-1841)
09 Harrison, William Henry (1841)
10 Tyler, John (1841-1845)
11 Polk, James Knox (1845-1849)
12 Taylor, Zachary (1849-1850)
13 Fillmore, Millard (1850-1853)
14 Pierce, Franklin (1853-1857)
15 Buchanan, James (1857-1861)
16 Lincoln, Abraham (1861-1865)
17 Johnson, Andrew (1865-1869)
18 Grant, Ulysses S. (1869-1877)
19 Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1877-1881)
20 Garfield, James Abram (1881)
21 Arthur, Chester Alan (1881-1885)
22 Cleveland, Grover (1885-1889)
23 Harrison, Benjamin (1889-1893)
24 Cleveland, Grover (1893-1897)
25 McKinley, William (1897-1901)
26 Roosevelt, Theodore (1901-1909)
27 Taft, William Howard (1909-1913)
28 Wilson, Woodrow (1913-1921)
29 Harding, Warren Gamaliel (1921-1923)
30 Coolidge, Calvin (1923-1929)
31 Hoover, Herbert Clark (1929-1933)
32 Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1933-1945)
33 Truman, Harry (1945-1953)
34 Eisenhower, Dwight David (1953-1961)
35 Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1961-1963)
36 Johnson, Lyndon Baines (1963-1969)
37 Nixon, Richard Milhous (1969-1974)
38 Ford, Gerald Rudolph (1974-1977)
39 Carter, James Earl Jr. (1977-1981
40 Reagan, Ronald Wilson (1981-1989)
41 Bush, George Herbert Walker (1989-1993)
42 Clinton, William Jefferson (1993-2001)
43 Bush, George Walker (2001-present)
Dos Equis:
Washington I guess? He probably had the hardest job. No precedent. War. Uncertainty. Trailblazing.
My favorite president is Teddy Roosevelt. Strong leader. Independent. And, most importantly, a stud athlete. Any president who boxes while they are the prez is okay in my book. :)
240 is Back:
EIsenhower for the warnings about the evils of the mil ind. cmplx.
JFK for attempting to save the world from corruption.
Everyone since them has been a tool, often blackmailed and never bold enough to stand up against bigger badder things.
OzmO:
--- Quote from: 240 is Back on December 19, 2006, 10:02:08 AM ---EIsenhower for the warnings about the evils of the mil ind. cmplx.
JFK for attempting to save the world from corruption.
Everyone since them has been a tool, often blackmailed and never bold enough to stand up against bigger badder things.
--- End quote ---
Nice take on it. I like it.
Hedgehog:
Roosevelt, Nixon and Clinton.
Roosevelt, maybe the only truly great president ever?
Nixon and Clinton both displayed shortcomings, Nixon even a criminal, Clinton's handling of the Palestine situation being unexcusable.
Nixon had often brilliant political skills, a true utilitarian, who would use a rational reasoning, and thus being accused of being stone-hearted, when making decisions.
Clinton, a selfmade man, truly The American Dream, et al, and also being able to mend a crashed economy, bettering the foreign relations with most countries. Only major fcuk up being the Palestine situation and the Oslo treaty, but then again, the Israelis aren't complaining... :-\
Overall though, Roosevelt, the man behind New Deal, which had a tremendous impact on US economy.
-Hedge
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