Historians Survey Results

Franklin Pierce
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 315 | 287 | 286 |
Overall Rank | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 32.3 | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Crisis Leadership | 26.9 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
Economic Management | 36.6 | 41 | 38 | 38 |
Moral Authority | 29.6 | 39 | 38 | 36 |
International Relations | 37.5 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
Administrative Skills | 36.7 | 39 | 39 | 38 |
Relations with Congress | 36.6 | 40 | 39 | 37 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 27.5 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 22.6 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 28.8 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
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