Who was the greatest President of the United States during the 20th century?

So hard to pick just one, but if I go by the standard of most long term benefits from polices they enacted, I'd call it a three way tie between FDR & Truman (New Deal, purging Europe of Fascism), and Eisenhower (Highway System, warning us about the military industrial complex). I wouldn't put Nixon in the top 5, but even with his abuses of power I'd rank him higher than Hoover, Reagen or Bush. I don't know enough about the others to say really. Clinton was good. Really good. But still overrated. I'd only rank him at 3 or 4.

I haven't even heard of some of them.

> So hard to pick just one, but if I go by the standard
> of most long term benefits from polices they enacted,
> I'd call it a three way tie between FDR & Truman
> (New Deal, purging Europe of Fascism), and Eisenhower
> (Highway System, warning us about the military
> industrial complex). \


Yeah, and don't forget that Harry nuked the Japanese. That's another plus

FDR

I tend to go with Theodore Roosevelt. I don't much like his cousin who was President later. Truthfully though, I have a few issues with Theodore as well. Thomas Jefferson is the President I most admire overall, but he was hardly 20th century.

I like Ike.

Kennedy I guess and then Bill Clinton. I wasn't a huge fan of any of them.

He's concerned about carbon dioxide.

Clinton.

Just a guess here. Definitely the hottest.

I don't know much about American history, but Clinton is the first one I remember seeing on TV and remember hearing about. I know a bit about Bush Sr, Reagan, Kennedy, Nixon, and F. Roosevelt.

Ugh. What a depressing list.

I selected Mr. Carter......not because he was a fantastical President while in office...but because he is the kind of human being on an everyday basis that I aspire to be

You should run *hug*

No clue and feel inept trying to say one..... Clinton, I guess (notwithsatnding his own personal problems), the country was very rich economically and I seem to recall he never poked his nose in other peoples business, mind you this backfired ...anyone say "Rawanda"?

I'd make a terrible candidate for president; there's no way I could survive that scrutiny. And I sure as hell wouldn't kow-tow to every group I was talking to and they'd boot my ass out for saying what I really thought. Then, should the unthinkable happen and I won the office, I'd sow wreck and ruin while supremely confident that I was making things better. There'd be a whole lot of government employees headed for jail if I wasn't assassinated first.

Really good to see you around again. *hug*

I don't really know much about the policies that these presidents inacted..I just know things about them (like LBJ loved Fresca..totally the million dollar question the other day and I knew it)..So I don't feel I can really say who was the best. Clinton I don't think was..I think he just got lucky. The country was so wealthy because of the line item veto. Now that that's done away with, we don't have a chance.

You'd be fine as long as Lara wears the proper attire
*hug back*

I chose I don't know because there were NO great Presidents in the 20th Century as far as I am concerned, and damn few before that. and the losers we have for the start of the 21st Century suck even worse.

Reagon

He was for the working people and did not give money to the lazy people who want to live off other people like Obama does. Obama is a socialist and is selling this nation to the evil islam world.

Hah. I just noticed there was no choice for GW Bush. Probably wouldn't have gotten any votes.

> I like Ike.

I remember having an "I Like Ike" button as a kid. Before your time........

He was an introvert (INTJ on Myers Briggs) and he had Crohn's disease, like me. Also, he gave that prescient speech warning the "military industrial complex" when he left office. Also, like you said, it was before my time. It's had to think a president you've lived through is "great". There are always problems.

I'm on the line between ISTJ and INTJ

S's are evil.

GWB was elected in November 2000, but didn't take office until January 2001. That is, he was not president until after the end of the 20th century even if you figure that the 20th century went through the end of 2000.

Yeah. That's why. I forgot he wasn't included intentionally.

I'm really not qualified to answer, being a Brit and all.
I'm sure each had their good points, and sucked at other points.

I'm an FDR and Carter fan.