Historians Survey Results
John F. Kennedy
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Scores | 722 | 701 | 704 |
| Overall Rank | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 86.4 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Crisis Leadership | 79.4 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Economic Management | 70.7 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Moral Authority | 66.9 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| International Relations | 69.5 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Administrative Skills | 63.3 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Relations with Congress | 61.3 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 80.9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 71.7 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 72.5 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Survey Links
Individual Leadership Characteristics
Resource Links
- Video on C-SPAN's Historians Survey on Presidential Leadership
- Watch the Washington Journal segment on the survey
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2017 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2009 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2000 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- Compare category rankings from all three C-SPAN surveys