President's Day: Who do you think was best president?

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  1. by Guide Feb 18
    I'm interested in your opinion and rational for our finest president, in your opinion.
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  4. Feb 18 by
    FDR. My reasons...He led the country through the Great Depression & WWII. His New Deal legislation demonstrated that he was a champion for social justice. His support for formation of the UN & his action in the war re-defined the U.S. role in foreign policy, putting us in a position of power/influence.
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  5. Feb 18 by
    I would vote FDR also although Eisenhower was a pretty impressive POTUS too, he really worked from the middle and was a unifier both here and abroad.
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  6. Guide
    Feb 19 by
    Lincoln followed by FDR, then I like Ike. He worked on infrastructrue. Since then no one has had the insight to continue his vision. JFK handles the missle crisis well, I think. Clinton knew how to balance a budget.

    Worst? Wilson and Coolidge, although Calvin did have a really good quote "We have lost our reverence for the profession teaching and bestowed it on the profession of acquiring."
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  7. Guide
    Feb 19 by
    If not for the Viet Nam War I would include Lyndon Johnson among the best.
    He completed the Apollo mission to the moon, worked to get Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act the following year. He was the first president since U.S. Grant to arrest and prosecute members of the KKK.
    LBJ signed Medicare into law and gave the first cards to former President Harry Truman and First Lady Bess Truman. He also signed for Medicaid.
    The number of Americans living below the poverty line decreased by nearly half from 23% to 12%. Unemployment decreased.

    Not knowing enough about nall former presidents I'll go for Lincoln.
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  8. Guide
    Feb 19 by
    Certainly LBJ was a powerhouse. He completed a great deal that JFK had started. Agree that the war ruined his legacy.
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  9. Feb 19 by
    George Washington, Calvin Coolidge, James Madison.
  10. Guide
    Feb 19 by
    Quote from lay2163
    George Washington, Calvin Coolidge, James Madison.
    I'd love to know your reasons. Especially for President Coolidge.
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  11. Feb 19 by
    I thought Harding was a good one.
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    Feb 19 by
    Quote from mariebailey
    I thought Harding was a good one.
    My Grandma voted for him. She liked that he was for civil rights and approved ov women voting.
    His did something for child welfare.
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