Historians Survey Results
George Washington
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 868 | 854 | 842 |
Overall Rank | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 91.4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Crisis Leadership | 94.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Economic Management | 84.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Moral Authority | 97.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
International Relations | 87.6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Administrative Skills | 84.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Relations with Congress | 82.8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 93.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 54.4 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 97.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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