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2017 Presidential Historians Survey

Historians Survey Results

Portrait of Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

201720092000
Total Scores907902900
Overall Rank111
Categories2017 Final ScoresOverall Rankings
201720092000
Public Persuasion92.4323
Crisis Leadership97.8111
Economic Management80.9223
Moral Authority96.2212
International Relations86.4334
Administrative Skills85.6121
Relations with Congress79.5434
Vision / Setting an Agenda97.6111
Pursued Equal Justice For All93.1111
Performance Within Context of Times97.1211

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