Presidential Rank

C-SPAN recently conveyed a panel of historians to rank our presidents on 10 categories ranging from Crisis Leadership to Moral Authority.

For the rankings by category visit http://www.c-span.org/PresidentialSurvey/Overall-Ranking.aspx

Here are the notable ranks in the overall tally:

1) Abraham Lincoln
2) George Washington
3) FDR
4) Theodore Roosevelt
5) Harry Truman
6) JFK
7) Thomas Jefferson

15) Bill Clinton
18) George H. W. Bush

34) Herbert Hoover
36) George W. Bush

42) James Buchanan


Yes, George W ranks below Herbert Hoover, although he still has 6 presidents below him on the overall list, including Mr. Buchanan at #42.