Friday, March 11, 2011

Ranking the Presidents

It's fun, it's controversial, and it makes you sound smart. We will dip into this in 2302 after the break. Crisis management seem to be the factor driving high approval ratings, which explains why Lincoln is almost always at the top of the list, along with George Washington and FDR.

- Wkipedia: Historical ratings of Presidents.
- C-Span: 2009 Survey of Presidential Leadership.
- LATimes comment on C-Span survey.
- HNN: Analysis of C-Span Survey.