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The top 20 presidents in US history, according to historians

20. George H. W. Bush

The top 20 presidents in US history, according to historians

19. John Adams

19. John Adams

Best leadership quality and rank: Moral authority (No. 11)

18. Andrew Jackson

18. Andrew Jackson

Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 7)

17. James Madison

17. James Madison

Best leadership quality and rank: Moral authority (No. 9)

16. William McKinley Jr.

16. William McKinley Jr.

Best leadership quality and rank: Relations with congress (No. 10)

15. Bill Clinton

15. Bill Clinton

Best leadership quality and rank: Economic management (No. 3)

14. James K. Polk

14. James K. Polk

Best leadership quality and rank: Crisis leadership (No. 9), Administrative skills (No. 9)

13. James Monroe

13. James Monroe

Best leadership quality and rank: International relations (No. 7)

12. Barack Obama

12. Barack Obama

Best leadership quality and rank: Pursued equal justice for all (No. 3)

11. Woodrow Wilson

11. Woodrow Wilson

Best leadership quality and rank: Vision (No. 7)

10. Lyndon Baines Johnson

10. Lyndon Baines Johnson

Best leadership quality and rank: Relations with congress (No. 1)

9. Ronald Reagan

9. Ronald Reagan

Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 5)

8. John F. Kennedy

8. John F. Kennedy

Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 6)

7. Thomas Jefferson

7. Thomas Jefferson

Best leadership quality and rank: Relations with congress (No. 5), Vision (No. 5)

6. Harry S. Truman

6. Harry S. Truman

Best leadership quality and rank: Crisis leadership (No. 4), Pursued equal justice for all (No. 4)

5. Dwight D. Eisenhower

5. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Best leadership quality and rank: Moral authority (No.4)

4. Theodore Roosevelt

4. Theodore Roosevelt

Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 2)

3. Franklin D. Roosevelt

3. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 1), International relations (No. 1)

2. George Washington

2. George Washington

Best leadership quality and rank: Economic management (No. 1), moral authority (No. 1), Performance within the context of his times (No. 1)

1. Abraham Lincoln

1. Abraham Lincoln

Best leadership quality and rank: Crisis leadership (No. 1), administrative skills (No. 1), Vision (No. 1), Pursued equal justice for all (No. 1)

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