Putting it to a vote: Who do you think was the worst president of the 20th century?
Who was the worst American president of the 20th century? TNC joins the discussion. The candidates, according to you, are: Woodrow Wilson Warren Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin Delano Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan I’m only including FDR because someone nominated him. I’d actually say he was the best ...
Who was the worst American president of the 20th century? TNC joins the discussion.
Who was the worst American president of the 20th century? TNC joins the discussion.
The candidates, according to you, are:
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
I’m only including FDR because someone nominated him. I’d actually say he was the best president of the century, and one of our top five overall. George W. Bush, alas, is not eligible, though as we have discussed he might have retired the crown for the 21st century.
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Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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