Since 1982, the Siena Research Institute has polled 238 presidential scholars on whom they view to be best and worst presidents in American history. This year’s poll of scholars found that President Franklin Roosevelt was once again ranked on top, joined by Presidents Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, and Teddy Roosevelt to complete the top five. However, President George W. Bush dropped 16 places to 39th, making him the worst president since Warren Harding died in office in 1923, and one of the bottom five of all time:
Today, just one year after leaving office, the former president has found himself in the bottom five at 39th rated especially poorly in handling the economy, communication, ability to compromise, foreign policy accomplishments and intelligence. Rounding out the bottom five: Andrew Johnson, James Buchanan, Warren G. Harding, and Franklin Pierce. Bush was rated second from the bottom on “intelligence,” “foreign policyaccomplishments,” and “handling of U.S. economy.”
This despite promises from Bush supporters that “history will be very kind” to the former president. President Reagan “dropped two places from 16th overall in 2002 to 18th today.” President Obama was ranked 15th. Taegan Goddard
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