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2017 Presidential Historians Survey

Historians Survey Results

Portrait of Adams

John Quincy Adams

201720092000
Total Scores590542564
Overall Rank211919
Categories2017 Final ScoresOverall Rankings
201720092000
Public Persuasion42.7333133
Crisis Leadership54.1232421
Economic Management58.6171616
Moral Authority70.1121612
International Relations68.5151211
Administrative Skills61.4181522
Relations with Congress44.3323135
Vision / Setting an Agenda65.5151713
Pursued Equal Justice For All66.99118
Performance Within Context of Times57.6222219

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