It has been 200 hundred years since the birth of our beloved Abraham Lincoln. In February 65 historians ranked Lincoln as the number one US President. The Presidents in this article were ranked in 10catergoires and Lincoln was able to the top three in each of the 10 categories. Another study of this type was done in 2000 by CPSAN. Edna Medford points out that “presidential reputations are influenced by present-day concerns” Under Lincoln, Gorge Washington, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt and Harry Truman reached top ranking spots.
It is interesting to see that Lincoln takes the top spot out of all the presidents. One must ask the question if Abraham Lincoln would not have died would he still be ranked number one? As the years continue to progress and technology excels historians are able to discover new things that can unleash new theories. Who knows maybe one day Gorge W Bush will rank higher than 36.
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http://wcbstv.com/politics/us.president.rankings.2.935860.html
1 comment:
It seems that a President’s stature and legacy is defined by how he/she has dealt with the given situation and what has come about from what they have done. Courageous people are only courageous when presented with a situation that allows them to do so. Although, consequently our history has provided us with Presidents that have done unjust and unthinkable things that may never be forgotten. Currently we can see how Obama has taken advantage of the situation the Bush administration has left our country. It is possible that he may be an average or below average President but in the present he is trying to do what is good for the people. I think that is a lost ideology, and if he keeps that presence of mind he could be one our best in office.
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