Best President Thread

[DefenseisDesire]

Who would you consider to be the best president ever?

 

[GoBigOrangeUT]

Truman was underrated. He may not be the best, but he is up there. IMO

 

[DefenseisDesire]

Truman was underrated. He may not be the best, but he is up there. IMO

I like Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, Lincoln, Teddy, Reagan

 

[GoBigOrangeUT]

I like Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, Lincoln, Teddy, Reagan

Unfortunately, Jackson and Polk were not good Presidents. Polk was ineffective, and Jackson had too many negatives during his years. Oh, and you will be lambasted for Teddy on here. I agree with you on him, but many here will point out his flaw for granting the government land for national parks.

 

[therealUT]

Best:
Post Bellum: Coolidge
Ante Bellum: Monroe

Worst:
Post Bellum: Roosevelt and Truman
Ante Bellum: Polk

 

[DefenseisDesire]

Best:
Post Bellum: Coolidge
Ante Bellum: Monroe

Worst:
Post Bellum: Roosevelt and Truman
Ante Bellum: Polk

How was Polk the worst ante bellum president?

 

[therealUT]

How was Polk the worst ante bellum president?

The Mexican War pretty much seals the deal for me (and, the establishment of the Dept. of the Interior cleared the way for Teddy's government land-grab).

 

[slh1089]

He did get us Oregon...

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Washington

 

[Toujours Pret]

Nixon. Seriously.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Washington was offered absolute power and refused, enough said.

TR, huge fan, if for nothing else he was boxing a navy serviceman and legally lost sight in his eye and never made mention of it.

FDR, only due to his leadership during ww2. He was literally dying but served.

Lincoln, extremely mixed emotions.

Thomas Jefferson expanding the country for pennies on the dollar.

Ike, probably the last great president.

 

[DefenseisDesire]

The Mexican War pretty much seals the deal for me (and, the establishment of the Dept. of the Interior cleared the way for Teddy's government land-grab).

I'm a fan of the Mexican War myself

 

[BenGrimm]

I'm a big TR fan. I for one am grateful for National Parks and his efforts for conservation. If you have ever spent any time in Yellowstone National Park you would understand.

I admire Jefferson. He was a genius on many levels. I real renaissance man and innovator.

 

[therealUT]

I'm a big TR fan. I for one am grateful for National Parks and his efforts for conservation. If you have ever spent any time in Yellowstone National Park you would understand.

Already mentioned that I have; still do not "understand".

I admire Jefferson. He was a genius on many levels. I real renaissance man and innovator.

Aside from his foreign policy bungling, Jefferson was fantastic.

 

[JonWard]

Jefferson Davis

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Jefferson Davis

For the sake of it, his success?

 

[VolsByNature]

Garfield

 

[Velo Vol]

Not sure if serious thread. Polk?

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Not sure if serious thread. Polk?

Excluding Davis, what isnt serious?

 

[DefenseisDesire]

Not sure if serious thread. Polk?

He added more land than any other president besides Jefferson to the U.S.

 

[therealUT]

He added more land than any other president besides Jefferson to the U.S.

Fact.

 

[n_huffhines]

Truman was underrated. He may not be the best, but he is up there. IMO

One of the worst. There is no way I can justify all the hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese he killed. That's one of many issues I have with him. He commandeered the steel industry. He was horrible.

And he is usually highly rated, so def not underrated.

 

[n_huffhines]

John Tyler is easily our best president, IMO

 

[Velo Vol]

He added more land than any other president besides Jefferson to the U.S.

So land expansion is the criterion we're using to judge?

 

[Toujours Pret]

One of the worst. There is no way I can justify all the hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese he killed.

Yeah, because Operation Downfall would've been bloodless for the allies and the Japanese people.