Historians Survey Results
Richard M. Nixon
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Scores | 486 | 450 | 477 |
| Overall Rank | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 49.0 | 26 | 21 | 28 |
| Crisis Leadership | 49.1 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
| Economic Management | 52.6 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
| Moral Authority | 23.0 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
| International Relations | 72.3 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Administrative Skills | 56.5 | 24 | 23 | 17 |
| Relations with Congress | 42.8 | 37 | 37 | 30 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 50.2 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 46.6 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 44.0 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
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Resource Links
- Video on C-SPAN's Historians Survey on Presidential Leadership
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- 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
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