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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
Can't say that I have a favorite. I regard presidents as being either effective or ineffective in their work. I'll list three presidents that I feel are on each end of that.
Effective:
Abraham Lincoln: Reasons obvious. Probably the closest I have to 'favorite'.
Andrew Jackson: I detest his treatement of the Native American populace, but he did pave the way for the expansion of the United States. He also layed the ground work for the modern system of the federal government.
Franklin Roosevelt: SEC, FDIC, Social Security, minimum wage. Love him or not, those are now fixtures American governance.
Ineffective:
Andrew Johnson: Really botched reconstruction, didn't he?
William Henry Harrison: Sorry, but you can't be effective when you are in office for only 30 days.
Warren Harding: Too much poker, not enough watching the treasury department.
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Excellent post!
My favorite was Lincoln for obvious reasons, followed by Reagan. Reagan's ability to communicate to many as though it were a private conversation was incredible. Also, I find his policies to be largely responsible for an expedited, chilled ending to the Cold War.