Who was the Best President of your lifetime?
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Interesting twist on the other thread,good job Negator!:thumbsup:
Might even be a harder choice than worst in lifetime.My only criticism is you maybe should have included Truman as I think there are a couple born while he was Pres around here,but I doubt many would remember him much even if they were.
I voted for LBJ who even with the debacle of vietnam got my vote for his extremely courageous principled work on civil rights.
Bill Clinton would be 2nd best.
Might even be a harder choice than worst in lifetime.My only criticism is you maybe should have included Truman as I think there are a couple born while he was Pres around here,but I doubt many would remember him much even if they were.
I voted for LBJ who even with the debacle of vietnam got my vote for his extremely courageous principled work on civil rights.
Bill Clinton would be 2nd best.
I voted Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton --#1 in my book. That was not always the case. I have warmed to Clinton because for all his problems...life under Dubya has been a galactic H E L L
The best Pub prez in my lifetime...I'm going with Bush Sr. He actually fought a meaningful Iraqi War, didn't get our troops bogged down...he did not do enough to steer the economy away from a Recession. The recession and economic meltdown we're currently experiencing makes that 1990-91 recession look like roses in the garden...in comparison...
The best Pub prez in my lifetime...I'm going with Bush Sr. He actually fought a meaningful Iraqi War, didn't get our troops bogged down...he did not do enough to steer the economy away from a Recession. The recession and economic meltdown we're currently experiencing makes that 1990-91 recession look like roses in the garden...in comparison...
Reagan ended the cold war, reformed the economy, and got Reps and Dems to get along.
Damn this is pretty much a lesser of 10 evils for me, which is a pretty sad statement about american leadership lol [sorry to be so dour negator
I shall ponder the question and vote later.
:hammer:that was the right answer. your prize is $1usd.
:2 cents::2 cents:where shall i send it?
reagan also for me due to the fact he was a no b.s. pres and got results
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Clinton.
But I didn't vote for him, I went for Nixon. (I felt sorry for him)
But I didn't vote for him, I went for Nixon. (I felt sorry for him)
I haven't been really happy with any of them, but Clinton gets my vote.
Rather a restricted question.If you ask a 7 year old this question there's only one possible answer , many posters haven't lived through that many Presidents.
But you have to look not only at their achievements but also at the problems they had to deal with.So Clinton is flattered by the easy ride he had with the economy but Reagan suffers because he operated under a severe recession and during the cold war.
But you have to look not only at their achievements but also at the problems they had to deal with.So Clinton is flattered by the easy ride he had with the economy but Reagan suffers because he operated under a severe recession and during the cold war.
unless you are 7 years old, you may vote for any of the ten, or even write in a choice. you can also explain your criteria.
it may appear that people were happier during a certain president's term, and associate that feeling of happiness with the country's leader.
the president, or his popularity, may be purely disassociated from his self. it may be a direct reflection of things completely out of his power.
my vote: ike.
George W. Bush:
-Greatest Pro: Keeping America and Americans secure after 9/11
-Greatest Con: Iraq War
Bill Clinton:
-Greatest Pro: Economy
-Greatest Con: Impeachment
George H. W. Bush:
-Greatest Pro: Persian Gulf War
-Greatest Con: Raising Taxes/Economy
Ronald Reagan:
-Greatest Pro: Communism
-Greatest Con: Iran-Contra
Jimmy Carter:
-Greatest Pro: Camp David Accords
-Greatest Con: Iran Hostage Crisis
Gerald Ford:
-Greatest Pro: Detente (SALT, Helsinki)
-Greatest Con: Nixon Pardon
Richard Nixon
-Greatest Pro: Vietnam
-Greatest Con: Watergate
Lyndon B. Johnson
-Greatest Pro: Civil Rights Act
-Greatest Con: Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
-Greatest Pro: Cuban Missile Crisis
-Greatest Con: Bay of Pigs
Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Greatest Pro: Economy
-Greatest Con: Cuban Revolution
I know this is not a thorough list, but hey I tried to bring some light to such a broad topic. I most probably failed but I have only lived through the administrations of only 4 of these presidents.
I will have to go with Bill Clinton, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan as 1, 2, 3.
I think people will realize what a great president Clinton was in about 20 years when archival material is released and his administration can be examined more thoroughly. I think Eisenhower is heavily underrated because people accuse him of often times not being involved in the government, but the man presided over one of the greatest eras in U.S. history and at the near height of Cold War tensions and avoided major U.S. military involvement while both his predecessor (Truman) and his successor (essentially LBJ) did not. And I think Reagan is overrated. I commend his contributions to the neo-liberalist revolution and the economic boom of the second part of his administration but I think his role in bringing down the U.S.S.R. is exaggerated.
Just my :2 cents:
-Greatest Pro: Keeping America and Americans secure after 9/11
-Greatest Con: Iraq War
Bill Clinton:
-Greatest Pro: Economy
-Greatest Con: Impeachment
George H. W. Bush:
-Greatest Pro: Persian Gulf War
-Greatest Con: Raising Taxes/Economy
Ronald Reagan:
-Greatest Pro: Communism
-Greatest Con: Iran-Contra
Jimmy Carter:
-Greatest Pro: Camp David Accords
-Greatest Con: Iran Hostage Crisis
Gerald Ford:
-Greatest Pro: Detente (SALT, Helsinki)
-Greatest Con: Nixon Pardon
Richard Nixon
-Greatest Pro: Vietnam
-Greatest Con: Watergate
Lyndon B. Johnson
-Greatest Pro: Civil Rights Act
-Greatest Con: Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
-Greatest Pro: Cuban Missile Crisis
-Greatest Con: Bay of Pigs
Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Greatest Pro: Economy
-Greatest Con: Cuban Revolution
I know this is not a thorough list, but hey I tried to bring some light to such a broad topic. I most probably failed but I have only lived through the administrations of only 4 of these presidents.
I will have to go with Bill Clinton, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan as 1, 2, 3.
I think people will realize what a great president Clinton was in about 20 years when archival material is released and his administration can be examined more thoroughly. I think Eisenhower is heavily underrated because people accuse him of often times not being involved in the government, but the man presided over one of the greatest eras in U.S. history and at the near height of Cold War tensions and avoided major U.S. military involvement while both his predecessor (Truman) and his successor (essentially LBJ) did not. And I think Reagan is overrated. I commend his contributions to the neo-liberalist revolution and the economic boom of the second part of his administration but I think his role in bringing down the U.S.S.R. is exaggerated.
Just my :2 cents:
Carter.
Clinton maybe the smartest Prez ever, but he reminds me more of a middle aged grad student then a mature individual.
Take away JFK's charisma and great speechs and I think fewer would remember him so fondly. But again, a bright guy.
Take away the Vietnam mess and maybe I'd vote for LBJ.
I like Ike, but he was before my time.
Nixon was too paranoid and Reagan was too dumb (seemed a decent man though).
Clinton maybe the smartest Prez ever, but he reminds me more of a middle aged grad student then a mature individual.
Take away JFK's charisma and great speechs and I think fewer would remember him so fondly. But again, a bright guy.
Take away the Vietnam mess and maybe I'd vote for LBJ.
I like Ike, but he was before my time.
Nixon was too paranoid and Reagan was too dumb (seemed a decent man though).
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