Historians Survey Results
Ulysses S. Grant
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
| Total Scores | 556 | 489 | 402 |
| Overall Rank | 22 | 23 | 33 |
| Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
| 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
| Public Persuasion | 60.9 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| Crisis Leadership | 58.7 | 21 | 21 | 30 |
| Economic Management | 47.1 | 27 | 32 | 37 |
| Moral Authority | 61.4 | 19 | 23 | 31 |
| International Relations | 60.4 | 19 | 21 | 33 |
| Administrative Skills | 40.8 | 37 | 36 | 39 |
| Relations with Congress | 54.6 | 20 | 21 | 31 |
| Vision / Setting an Agenda | 50.7 | 23 | 23 | 36 |
| Pursued Equal Justice For All | 64.0 | 10 | 9 | 18 |
| Performance Within Context of Times | 58.0 | 21 | 25 | 33 |
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