The top 20 presidents in US history, according to historians
20. George H. W. Bush
19. John Adams
Best leadership quality and rank: Moral authority (No. 11)
18. Andrew Jackson
Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 7)
17. James Madison
Best leadership quality and rank: Moral authority (No. 9)
16. William McKinley Jr.
Best leadership quality and rank: Relations with congress (No. 10)
15. Bill Clinton
Best leadership quality and rank: Economic management (No. 3)
14. James K. Polk
Best leadership quality and rank: Crisis leadership (No. 9), Administrative skills (No. 9)
13. James Monroe
Best leadership quality and rank: International relations (No. 7)
12. Barack Obama
Best leadership quality and rank: Pursued equal justice for all (No. 3)
11. Woodrow Wilson
Best leadership quality and rank: Vision (No. 7)
10. Lyndon Baines Johnson
Best leadership quality and rank: Relations with congress (No. 1)
9. Ronald Reagan
Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 5)
8. John F. Kennedy
Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 6)
7. Thomas Jefferson
Best leadership quality and rank: Relations with congress (No. 5), Vision (No. 5)
6. Harry S. Truman
Best leadership quality and rank: Crisis leadership (No. 4), Pursued equal justice for all (No. 4)
5. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Best leadership quality and rank: Moral authority (No.4)
4. Theodore Roosevelt
Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 2)
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Best leadership quality and rank: Public persuasion (No. 1), International relations (No. 1)
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
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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