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I have some specific criteria by which I grade Presidents, and it is pretty straight-forward.
A. Points for saying great things... George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln all score high in this area (as does F.D. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt and even Woodrow Wilson).
B. Points for doing great things.... Again, George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, FDR, Abraham Lincoln, score high in this one.
C. Negative points for harm to the nation. Abraham Lincoln, FDR, LBJ, Nixon, Clinton all take hits here.
As a result, I rate Reagan higher than Lincoln or Jefferson (Jefferson's greatest actions for the Republic were before he became President in my opinion), but below Washington.... and about equal with T. Roosevelt. The question becomes where to rank FDR and JFK?
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