Historians Survey Results
James A. Garfield
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 481 | 445 | 444 |
Overall Rank | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 51.1 | 21 | 25 | 21 |
Crisis Leadership | 44.1 | 31 | 28 | 32 |
Economic Management | 46.1 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Moral Authority | 58.1 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
International Relations | 43.4 | 36 | 32 | 38 |
Administrative Skills | 48.8 | 32 | 28 | 34 |
Relations with Congress | 48.6 | 27 | 22 | 23 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 47.0 | 25 | 29 | 24 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 46.7 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 47.3 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
Survey Links
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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