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2017 Presidential Historians Survey

Historians Survey Results

Portrait of Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

201720092000
Total Scores722701704
Overall Rank868
Categories2017 Final ScoresOverall Rankings
201720092000
Public Persuasion86.4665
Crisis Leadership79.4788
Economic Management70.7769
Moral Authority66.9151115
International Relations69.5141313
Administrative Skills63.3151413
Relations with Congress61.3121213
Vision / Setting an Agenda80.9989
Pursued Equal Justice For All71.7767
Performance Within Context of Times72.591111

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