Rating the Presidents

C-Span had a panel of historians and other observers rate the presidents in 1999. The 41 presidents were evaluated on Public Persuasion, Moral Authority, Relations With Congress, Crisis Leadership, International Relations, Vision/Setting Agenda, Economic Management, Administrative Skills, Pursued Equal Justice For All, and Performance Within Context of Times. Select from the results for each of the categories or view the overall results.

The same survey was also conducted among C-SPAN viewers.

Lincoln, Washington and the Roosevelts (FDR and Teddy) topped both surveys.