Barack Obama has been whisked to a very good table at
the club of former presidents , according to a C-SPAN
survey of 91 presidential historians published on Friday.
Obama’s 12th-place ranking only a month after leaving
office is the best for any president since Ronald Reagan,
who ranks ninth in the new survey. The list updates
previous C-SPAN surveys compiled in 2009 and 2000.
Historians gave Obama high marks for pursuing equality,
managing the economy, public persuasion and “moral
authority.” On the other hand, he was judged to have been
below-average in handling international relations. Overall,
he placed ahead of such generally well-regarded chief
executives as James Monroe and James Polk.

History’s view of the best and worst presidents was
unchanged since 2009. The top spot once again went to
Abraham Lincoln — the quintessential self-made man who
saved the Union, emancipated the slaves, and launched
the Transcontinental Railroad. He ranked no lower than
fourth in all ten of the criteria by which presidents were
judged. He finished first in crisis leadership, administrative
skill, vision setting, and pursuit of equal justice; second in
economic management, moral authority, and
“performance within the context of the times”; third in
public persuasion and international relations; and fourth in
working with Congress.
Lincoln was followed by George Washington, with the two
Roosevelts — Franklin and Theodore — in third and fourth
place. The bottom spots went to the men who served just
before and just after Lincoln: James Buchanan and
Andrew Johnson.
“Once again the Big Three are Lincoln, Washington and
FDR — as it should be,” said one of the shepherds of the
survey, Douglas Brinkley of Rice University in Houston.
“That Obama came in at number 12 his first time out is
quite impressive,” Brinkley added.

But Howard University historian Edna Greene Medford,
another of C-SPAN’s consultants on the project, thought
Obama might have ranked even higher. She was surprised
to see him in the middle of the pack for administrative
skills, and thought that his rapidly rising approval ratings
during the last months of his administration might give
him more of a boost. “Of course,” Medford said,
“historians prefer to view the past from a distance, and
only time will reveal his legacy.”
No one better illustrates that point than the 18th president,
Ulysses Grant. In 2000, the scandal-plagued Grant was
ranked in the bottom quarter of all presidents. But history
has recently taken note of Grant’s personal honesty, his
commitment to human rights and his international
popularity. In the new survey, he continues his upward
climb, now finishing right in the middle of the pack.
According to Richard Norton Smith, an independent
scholar who also consulted with C-SPAN on the project,
the survey clearly identifies a “golden age of the American
presidency.” This era begins with the inauguration of
Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 and ends in the tumultuous late
1960s. All five presidents who served during that span
wound up in the top ten: FDR (3), Harry Truman (6),
Dwight Eisenhower (5), John F. Kennedy ( and Lyndon
Johnson (10).
That might surprise many of the Americans who lived
through those presidencies. They might recall Truman’s
record-low approval ratings — his 22% favorable mark in
February 1952 is the lowest in the history of the Gallup
poll. They may remember that Eisenhower was widely
dismissed as a plodder; a poll of historians shortly after
he left office ranked him slightly below average. And
Johnson opted not to run for reelection rather than face
almost certain defeat.
Thomas Jefferson, in seventh place, rounds out the top
ten.
Meanwhile, other presidents are falling in history’s
estimation. Andrew Jackson, the 19th century populist
whose portrait occupies a place of honor next to Donald
Trump’s desk in the Oval Office, plunged five places since
the 2009 survey, from 13th to 18th. Woodrow Wilson, who
ranked sixth in the 2000 survey, dropped to 11th, as the
post-World War I map of the Middle East that Wilson
helped to draw crumbled into anarchy, and historians
placed new emphasis on his atrocious civil rights record.

https://www.c-span.org/presidentsurvey2017/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/barack-obama-ranked-12th-best-144659600.html

Cc; Mynd44
lalasticlala

Trump should make it to the second position behind Abe Lincoln.

NOETHNICITY:
Barack Obama has been whisked to a very good table at
the club of former presidents , according to a C-SPAN
survey of 91 presidential historians published on Friday.
Obama’s 12th-place ranking only a month after leaving
office is the best for any president since Ronald Reagan,
who ranks ninth in the new survey. The list updates
previous C-SPAN surveys compiled in 2009 and 2000.
Historians gave Obama high marks for pursuing equality,
managing the economy, public persuasion and “moral
authority.” On the other hand, he was judged to have been
below-average in handling international relations. Overall,
he placed ahead of such generally well-regarded chief
executives as James Monroe and James Polk.

History’s view of the best and worst presidents was
unchanged since 2009. The top spot once again went to
Abraham Lincoln — the quintessential self-made man who
saved the Union, emancipated the slaves, and launched
the Transcontinental Railroad. He ranked no lower than
fourth in all ten of the criteria by which presidents were
judged. He finished first in crisis leadership, administrative
skill, vision setting, and pursuit of equal justice; second in
economic management, moral authority, and
“performance within the context of the times”; third in
public persuasion and international relations; and fourth in
working with Congress.
Lincoln was followed by George Washington, with the two
Roosevelts — Franklin and Theodore — in third and fourth
place. The bottom spots went to the men who served just
before and just after Lincoln: James Buchanan and
Andrew Johnson.
“Once again the Big Three are Lincoln, Washington and
FDR — as it should be,” said one of the shepherds of the
survey, Douglas Brinkley of Rice University in Houston.
“That Obama came in at number 12 his first time out is
quite impressive,” Brinkley added.

But Howard University historian Edna Greene Medford,
another of C-SPAN’s consultants on the project, thought
Obama might have ranked even higher. She was surprised
to see him in the middle of the pack for administrative
skills, and thought that his rapidly rising approval ratings
during the last months of his administration might give
him more of a boost. “Of course,” Medford said,
“historians prefer to view the past from a distance, and
only time will reveal his legacy.”
No one better illustrates that point than the 18th president,
Ulysses Grant. In 2000, the scandal-plagued Grant was
ranked in the bottom quarter of all presidents. But history
has recently taken note of Grant’s personal honesty, his
commitment to human rights and his international
popularity. In the new survey, he continues his upward
climb, now finishing right in the middle of the pack.
According to Richard Norton Smith, an independent
scholar who also consulted with C-SPAN on the project,
the survey clearly identifies a “golden age of the American
presidency.” This era begins with the inauguration of
Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 and ends in the tumultuous late
1960s. All five presidents who served during that span
wound up in the top ten: FDR (3), Harry Truman (6),
Dwight Eisenhower (5), John F. Kennedy ( and Lyndon
Johnson (10).
That might surprise many of the Americans who lived
through those presidencies. They might recall Truman’s
record-low approval ratings — his 22% favorable mark in
February 1952 is the lowest in the history of the Gallup
poll. They may remember that Eisenhower was widely
dismissed as a plodder; a poll of historians shortly after
he left office ranked him slightly below average. And
Johnson opted not to run for reelection rather than face
almost certain defeat.
Thomas Jefferson, in seventh place, rounds out the top
ten.
Meanwhile, other presidents are falling in history’s
estimation. Andrew Jackson, the 19th century populist
whose portrait occupies a place of honor next to Donald
Trump’s desk in the Oval Office, plunged five places since
the 2009 survey, from 13th to 18th. Woodrow Wilson, who
ranked sixth in the 2000 survey, dropped to 11th, as the
post-World War I map of the Middle East that Wilson
helped to draw crumbled into anarchy, and historians
placed new emphasis on his atrocious civil rights record.

https://www.c-span.org/presidentsurvey2017/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/barack-obama-ranked-12th-best-144659600.html

Cc; Mynd44
lalasticlala

Wow! that's pretty good. Not bad for a guy with no previous executive experience.

However, the guy fall my hand big time when it came to foreign policy. He was so indecisive and made America look weak especially in the Syria issue. Either way sha, i doubt if Trump will ever be as good as he is.

NOETHNICITY:
Barack Obama has been whisked to a very good table at
the club of former presidents , according to a C-SPAN
survey of 91 presidential historians published on Friday.
Obama’s 12th-place ranking only a month after leaving
office is the best for any president since Ronald Reagan,
who ranks ninth in the new survey. The list updates
previous C-SPAN surveys compiled in 2009 and 2000.
Historians gave Obama high marks for pursuing equality,
managing the economy, public persuasion and “moral
authority.” On the other hand, he was judged to have been
below-average in handling international relations. Overall,
he placed ahead of such generally well-regarded chief
executives as James Monroe and James Polk.

History’s view of the best and worst presidents was
unchanged since 2009. The top spot once again went to
Abraham Lincoln — the quintessential self-made man who
saved the Union, emancipated the slaves, and launched
the Transcontinental Railroad. He ranked no lower than
fourth in all ten of the criteria by which presidents were
judged. He finished first in crisis leadership, administrative
skill, vision setting, and pursuit of equal justice; second in
economic management, moral authority, and
“performance within the context of the times”; third in
public persuasion and international relations; and fourth in
working with Congress.
Lincoln was followed by George Washington, with the two
Roosevelts — Franklin and Theodore — in third and fourth
place. The bottom spots went to the men who served just
before and just after Lincoln: James Buchanan and
Andrew Johnson.
“Once again the Big Three are Lincoln, Washington and
FDR — as it should be,” said one of the shepherds of the
survey, Douglas Brinkley of Rice University in Houston.
“That Obama came in at number 12 his first time out is
quite impressive,” Brinkley added.

But Howard University historian Edna Greene Medford,
another of C-SPAN’s consultants on the project, thought
Obama might have ranked even higher. She was surprised
to see him in the middle of the pack for administrative
skills, and thought that his rapidly rising approval ratings
during the last months of his administration might give
him more of a boost. “Of course,” Medford said,
“historians prefer to view the past from a distance, and
only time will reveal his legacy.”
No one better illustrates that point than the 18th president,
Ulysses Grant. In 2000, the scandal-plagued Grant was
ranked in the bottom quarter of all presidents. But history
has recently taken note of Grant’s personal honesty, his
commitment to human rights and his international
popularity. In the new survey, he continues his upward
climb, now finishing right in the middle of the pack.
According to Richard Norton Smith, an independent
scholar who also consulted with C-SPAN on the project,
the survey clearly identifies a “golden age of the American
presidency.” This era begins with the inauguration of
Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 and ends in the tumultuous late
1960s. All five presidents who served during that span
wound up in the top ten: FDR (3), Harry Truman (6),
Dwight Eisenhower (5), John F. Kennedy ( and Lyndon
Johnson (10).
That might surprise many of the Americans who lived
through those presidencies. They might recall Truman’s
record-low approval ratings — his 22% favorable mark in
February 1952 is the lowest in the history of the Gallup
poll. They may remember that Eisenhower was widely
dismissed as a plodder; a poll of historians shortly after
he left office ranked him slightly below average. And
Johnson opted not to run for reelection rather than face
almost certain defeat.
Thomas Jefferson, in seventh place, rounds out the top
ten.
Meanwhile, other presidents are falling in history’s
estimation. Andrew Jackson, the 19th century populist
whose portrait occupies a place of honor next to Donald
Trump’s desk in the Oval Office, plunged five places since
the 2009 survey, from 13th to 18th. Woodrow Wilson, who
ranked sixth in the 2000 survey, dropped to 11th, as the
post-World War I map of the Middle East that Wilson
helped to draw crumbled into anarchy, and historians
placed new emphasis on his atrocious civil rights record.

https://www.c-span.org/presidentsurvey2017/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/barack-obama-ranked-12th-best-144659600.html

Cc; Mynd44
lalasticlala

By the way, i love your DP. Its awesome.

davidif:

By the way, i love your DP. Its awesome.

don't mind me I too like food