Ranking of U.S. Presidents by historians

[Bilge_Rat]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

Might as well enter the fray.

Top of the list:
1: Jefferson
2: Jackson
3: Grant

Bottom of the list:
1: Wilson
2: Johnson (LBJ)
3: Roosevelt (FDR)

interesting choices, but why Grant? I have a lot of respect for him as a general, but he was not really cut out to be a politician.

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

interesting choices, but why Grant? I have a lot of respect for him as a general, but he was not really cut out to be a politician.

A small sub-quote, from within your quote:
". . . he was not really cut out to be a politician."

That in itself, is ONE of the big reasons why.

He also had the guts to say "no" to some very powerful people.
He paid a price for that too, but I'd prefer to stay away from that subject, for the time being.