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C-SPAN Presidential
Greatness Survey of Experts and the Public
(Criteria listed below)
| President |
Rank by Experts |
Rank by Public |
Difference in
Rank |
| Washington |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| J. Adams |
16 |
14 |
2 |
| Jefferson |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| Madison |
18 |
10 |
8 |
| Monroe |
14 |
9 |
5 |
| J. Q. Adams |
19 |
15 |
4 |
| Jackson |
13 |
14 |
-1 |
| Van Buren |
30 |
30 |
0 |
| W. Harrison |
37 |
35 |
2 |
| Tyler |
36 |
32 |
4 |
| Polk |
12 |
17 |
-5 |
| Taylor |
28 |
25 |
3 |
| Fillmore |
35 |
37 |
-2 |
| Pierce |
39 |
39 |
0 |
| Buchanan |
41 |
41 |
0 |
| Lincoln |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| A. Johnson |
40 |
38 |
2 |
| Grant |
33 |
29 |
4 |
| Hayes |
26 |
26 |
0 |
| Garfield |
29 |
27 |
2 |
| Arthur |
36 |
66 |
6 |
| Cleveland |
17 |
21 |
-4 |
| B. Harrison |
31 |
31 |
0 |
| McKinley |
15 |
18 |
-3 |
| T. Roosevelt |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Taft |
24 |
24 |
0 |
| Wilson |
6 |
13 |
-7 |
| Harding |
38 |
40 |
-2 |
| Coolidge |
27 |
22 |
5 |
| Hoover |
34 |
33 |
1 |
| F. Roosevelt |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
| Truman |
5 |
7 |
-2 |
| Eisenhower |
9 |
8 |
1 |
| Kennedy |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
| L. Johnson |
10 |
19 |
-9 |
| Nixon |
25 |
20 |
5 |
| Ford |
23 |
23 |
0 |
| Carter |
22 |
27 |
-5 |
| Reagan |
11 |
6 |
5 |
| G. H. W. Bush |
20 |
16 |
4 |
| Clinton |
21 |
36 |
-15 |
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The C-Span surveys ask about 10
presidential attributes:
Public Persuasion, Relations with
Congress, International Relations,
Economic Management,
Administrative Skills, Moral Authority, Crisis Leadership,
Vision and Agenda Setting,
Performance Within the Context of the Times, Pursued Equal Justice for All