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2017 Presidential Historians Survey

Historians Survey Results

Portrait of Buchanan

James Buchanan

201720092000
Total Scores245227259
Overall Rank434241
Categories2017 Final ScoresOverall Rankings
201720092000
Public Persuasion23.9434240
Crisis Leadership17.4434241
Economic Management30.1424240
Moral Authority20.5434238
International Relations32.1434040
Administrative Skills34.0413837
Relations with Congress28.4424140
Vision / Setting an Agenda19.7434241
Pursued Equal Justice For All18.4434241
Performance Within Context of Times20.4434241

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