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    Ten Worst US Presidents

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    Introduction

    It's too soon to judge the current one, but for past presidents, the verdict is in. U.S. News has averaged the results of five polls to make a gallery of the worst chief executives. The years before the Civil War produced an era of failure: Six of seven presidents who served from 1841 to 1861 made the list. Learn More | Poll

    Featured Video: Executive Editor Brian Kelly interviews Jay Tolson, U.S. News historian and author of the worst president series, about his findings.
    [James Buchanan]
    1. James Buchanan (1857-1861)
    He refused to challenge either the spread of slavery or the growing bloc of states that became the Confederacy.
    [Andrew Johnson]
    3. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
    He survived impeachment after opposing Reconstruction initiatives including the 14th amendment.
    [Millard Fillmore]
    5. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
    He backed the Compromise of 1850 that delayed the Southern cessation by allowing slavery to spread.
    [Ulysses S. Grant]
    7. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
    Serving right after Johnson, he presided over an outbreak of graft and corruption, but had good intentions.
    [Herbert Hoover]
    9. (tie) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
    He was known as a poor communicator who fueled trade wars and exacerbated the Depression.
    [Zachary Taylor]
    10. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
    A political novice, the war hero is entirely forgettable as president.
    [Warren G. Harding]
    2. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
    He was an ineffectual and indecisive leader who played poker while his friends plundered the U.S. treasury.
    [Franklin Pierce]
    4. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
    His fervor for expanding the borders--thereby adding several slave states--helped set the stage for the Civil War.
    [John Tyler]
    6. John Tyler (1841-1845)
    He was a stalwart defender of slavery who abandoned his party?s platform once he was president.
    [William Harrison]
    8. William Harrison (1841)
    He was president for all of 30 days after contracting pneumonia during his interminable inaugural.
    [Richard Nixon]
    9. (tie) Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
    Though politically gifted, he will forever be associated with the Watergate scandal and his resignation.
    [Jimmy Carter]
    A Survey of Major Polls
    U.S. News examines five polls and determines the 13 lowest scoring presidents (including Jimmy Carter at 11th).
    Conclusion

    So were these America's worst presidents? Or does this list merely prove that rankings are valuable to the extent they spark debate, unhelpful to the extent they foreclose it? Jay Tolson reopens the debate by noting several other prominent historians who came up with very different results.
    Now It's Your Turn

    What do you think? We want your vote on the worst presidents in American history. You may select up to three.

    George Washington
    John Adams
    Thomas Jefferson
    James Madison
    James Monroe
    John Quincy Adams
    Andrew Jackson
    Martin Van Buren
    William Henry Harrison
    John Tyler
    James Polk
    Zachary Taylor
    Millard Fillmore
    Franklin Pierce
    James Buchanan
    Abraham Lincoln
    Andrew Johnson
    Ulysses S. Grant
    Rutherford B. Hayes
    James Garfield
    Chester Arthur
    Grover Cleveland
    Benjamin Harrison
    William McKinley
    Theodore Roosevelt
    William Howard Taft
    Woodrow Wilson
    Warren Harding
    Calvin Coolidge
    Herbert Hoover
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Harry S Truman
    Dwight Eisenhower
    John Kennedy
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Richard Nixon
    Gerald Ford
    Jimmy Carter
    Ronald Reagan
    George H. W. Bush
    Bill Clinton
    George W. Bush


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    Re: Ten Worst US Presidents

    8. William Harrison (1841)
    He was president for all of 30 days after contracting pneumonia during his interminable inaugural.

    I dont think he should be on the list, I mean come on....Im sure if he had a choice he wouldnt have DIED!!
    Interesting read though!

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    Re: Ten Worst US Presidents

    John F. Kennedy

    Woodrow Wilson

    Abraham Lincoln
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    Re: Ten Worst US Presidents

    Quote Originally Posted by freeby4me View Post
    8. William Harrison (1841)
    He was president for all of 30 days after contracting pneumonia during his interminable inaugural.

    I dont think he should be on the list, I mean come on....Im sure if he had a choice he wouldnt have DIED!!
    Interesting read though!
    I agree. What is even more amazing is "It's too soon to judge the current one, but for past presidents, the verdict is in." The unscientific public poll has Bush II at 64% (earlier it was at 75%). At number two was Nixon and in third is Clinton. This morning Bush II was way ahead as worst, Nixon was second and Carter was third, Clinton was at the bottom (2%). Guess some people are voting more than once to bump Clinton up into the top three. LOL My votes for worst were at #1...George W Bush (no surprise), #2...Lyndon Johnson and #3...Andrew Johnson. I only voted for men who served since I was born.
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    Re: Ten Worst US Presidents

    Quote Originally Posted by tngirl View Post
    John F. Kennedy

    Woodrow Wilson

    Abraham Lincoln
    I would be interested to hear why Abraham Lincoln made your list. Most people have nothing bad to say about him....

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    Re: Ten Worst US Presidents

    Quote Originally Posted by freeby4me View Post
    I would be interested to hear why Abraham Lincoln made your list. Most people have nothing bad to say about him....
    Well, let's see, he started a war against his own citizens and by force kept hundreds of thousands tied to a government that they no longer wanted to be a part of. Oh, and that slavery thing, that is not what started the Civil War. Lincoln used the slaves as a tool to attempt to bring an end to the war. In other words, he sure didn't do a very good job at keeping this country unified. I would say that if a Civil War occurrs on your watch then you have not done a good job.
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    Re: Ten Worst US Presidents

    OK, interesting view! Thanx for sharing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tngirl View Post
    Well, let's see, he started a war against his own citizens and by force kept hundreds of thousands tied to a government that they no longer wanted to be a part of. Oh, and that slavery thing, that is not what started the Civil War. Lincoln used the slaves as a tool to attempt to bring an end to the war. In other words, he sure didn't do a very good job at keeping this country unified. I would say that if a Civil War occurrs on your watch then you have not done a good job.
    Unlike the current President?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crick View Post
    Unlike the current President?
    I have yet to hear of any states wanting to succeed from the Union even though we have differing opinions. The Civil War was about State's Rights and being under represented in the Capital. Even though I do see where right now our country is becoming extremely volatile, we have yet to reach a civil war mark. I do believe however, if WE do not use our voting power properly we are heading in that direction because even though the ratio is in order, our elected officials are not doing what we elected them to do. This in turn is making for unrest within our country and yes, we are not unified the way we should be in order to survive ourselves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tngirl View Post
    I have yet to hear of any states wanting to succeed from the Union even though we have differing opinions. The Civil War was about State's Rights and being under represented in the Capital. Even though I do see where right now our country is becoming extremely volatile, we have yet to reach a civil war mark. I do believe however, if WE do not use our voting power properly we are heading in that direction because even though the ratio is in order, our elected officials are not doing what we elected them to do. This in turn is making for unrest within our country and yes, we are not unified the way we should be in order to survive ourselves.
    After the civil war laws were enacted prohibiting states from succeeding from the Union. IMO, the only thing keeping this country from civil war is that within the states there is a distinct divide therefore war within a state could happen before a war between states.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crick View Post
    After the civil war laws were enacted prohibiting states from succeeding from the Union. IMO, the only thing keeping this country from civil war is that within the states there is a distinct divide therefore war within a state could happen before a war between states.
    So, if it was not against the law then why were the Confederate States not allowed to succede? Does that not make my point as to why Lincoln was not a good President?
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