Who is America's greatest president?

[Major-Tom]

I love the iterations of this thread we get every few months.

My answer fluctuates, the basic three (Washington, Lincoln, FDR) always gotta be up there, but so do folks like Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Ulysses S Grant, Eisenhower, and Madison. But, frankly, we have more average or meh Presidents than we do terrible or stellar Presidents (relative to their historical timeframes and eras, naturally). It's an insanely tough and complex job, and all Presidents are subject to human shortcomings that could make or break their legacies. If you're imperfect as a Congressman, that's one thing, but it's a different ballpark as Prez.

[Just-An-Illusion]

Abe Lincoln is pretty based... Literally held the Union together and fought to abolish slavery at the same time.

[Major-Tom]

Abe Lincoln is pretty based... Literally held the Union together and fought to abolish slavery at the same time.

Yeah, sometimes the most common/basic answer is the most common for a reason.

[Stellar Colonies]

Richard Nixon.

No, I will not elaborate

How are the zeppelins Over There?

[Deblar]

Richard Nixon.

No, I will not elaborate

THEY CAN'T LICK OUR DICK!

(Yes, this was an actual Nixon campaign slogan.)

An acceptable slogan in those days, but definitely not not now.

imagine if someone named “Richard” actually used this slogan today, lol

[Heloin]

my man william henry harrison did nothing wrong

The whites have always put their trust in powder and in guns,
But a tomahawk holds a hundred deaths, while a musket holds but one.
Tonight the Tippecanoe runs red! Tonight it's death we bring
For Tecumseh speaks, and the People rise, when we hear Tenskwatawa sing

Harrison's strength is soldiers holding muskets in their hands,
but our strength comes from the People, from the Spirit and the Land
Now strength meets strength, and blood spills blood, from Fall to bloody Spring,
For Tecumseh speaks, and the People rise, when we hear Tenskwatawa sing
For Tecumseh speaks, and the People rise, when we hear Tenskwatawa sing
We will fight and kill! We can never die! While we hear Tenskwatawa sing

[Torisakia]

Teddy Roosevelt. Lincoln comes in close second. Pre-war FDR comes in a close third. The rest are trash.

[Kowani]

Richard Nixon.

No, I will not elaborate

THEY CAN'T LICK OUR DICK!

(Yes, this was an actual Nixon campaign slogan.)

[Hakinda Herseyi Duymak istiyorum]

George Walker Bush should be added to the poll, I wonder how many people support what this man is doing.

[Just-An-Illusion]

George Walker Bush should be added to the poll, I wonder how many people support what this man is doing.

I mean from what I seen on NSG, most people on here dislike Bush.

[North Washington Republic]

George Washington for me! I also like Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.

[Cetacea]

Charles Koch

[North Washington Republic]

George Walker Bush should be added to the poll, I wonder how many people support what this man is doing.

I mean from what I seen on NSG, most people on here dislike Bush.

When he was in office, I hated him because I followed my parent’s politics. Now, I consider him a B+ President.

[Heloin]

I mean from what I seen on NSG, most people on here dislike Bush.

When he was in office, I hated him because I followed my parent’s politics. Now, I consider him a B+ President.

I'm sure Bush is happy that some people are slowly forgetting the slaughter his presidency created and the global economic crisis that capped off the end of his term.

[North Washington Republic]

When he was in office, I hated him because I followed my parent’s politics. Now, I consider him a B+ President.

I'm sure Bush is happy that some people are slowly forgetting the slaughter his presidency created and the global economic crisis that capped off the end of his term.

Well, my views have become more neo-conservative and hawkish in the last couple of years..

[Meretica]

I personally find FDR to be the greatest American president. He was elected to four consecutive terms, led America during the Depression and WW2, fought both fascism and communism, and has been one of the most influential presidents in American history-- even just by looking at his first 100 days! I am especially a fan of the Tennessee Valley Authority, PWA, and SSA. All three are essential to the South (with the latter two also being necessary to the nation at large). FDR has done more for the southern states than any other president. As a Christian democratic socialist from Tennessee, FDR's legacy in the south means a lot to me.

[Heloin]

I'm sure Bush is happy that some people are slowly forgetting the slaughter his presidency created and the global economic crisis that capped off the end of his term.

Well, my views have become more neo-conservative and hawkish in the last couple of years..

I still think that man responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans isn't really a B+ kind of guy. He has more of a belongs in Nuremberg kind of vibe.

[The Socialist Republic of Astrakhan]

Franklin Roosevelt.

[Cartheen]

I'm not sure if I can answer this, from my perspective this is comparable to being shown a series of septic tanks and asking me which one I'd rather drink out of

can you try to stay on topic?

[Page]

After the turn of the 20th century, this question can really only be asked in the form: Who is the least despicable US President? To which I would answer Jimmy Carter.

[Dowaesk]

I chose Franklin D. Roosevelt. I feel like he honestly deserves it.

George Walker Bush should be added to the poll, I wonder how many people support what this man is doing.

I mean from what I seen on NSG, most people on here dislike Bush.

I personally, Yes. I hate him a LOT.

[Washington Resistance Army]

After the turn of the 20th century, this question can really only be asked in the form: Who is the least despicable US President? To which I would answer Jimmy Carter.

P much this. Nearly every President post-1900 barring maybe Carter and Coolidge was awful in their own way, and the only reason those two really get exceptions is because they didn't do much.

[The Hazar Amisnery]

I'm not American but I think Obama was the best cause he was gonna make healthcare affordable cause yall have to pay for everything.

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

What were Kennedy's achievements to get on the list? The space race and getting shot?

[Senkaku]

What were Kennedy's achievements to get on the list? The space race and getting shot?

Bagging Marilyn and slamming meth may be unconventional, but they're certainly singular