Historians Survey Results
John Adams
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Scores | 604 | 545 | 598 |
| Overall Rank | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 50.7 | 22 | 26 | 24 |
| Crisis Leadership | 62.8 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| Economic Management | 62.5 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| Moral Authority | 70.7 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| International Relations | 70.2 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Administrative Skills | 59.9 | 21 | 25 | 19 |
| Relations with Congress | 52.0 | 24 | 28 | 22 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 57.8 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 52.6 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 64.6 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
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