Historians Survey Results

Theodore Roosevelt
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 807 | 781 | 810 |
Overall Rank | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 92.6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Crisis Leadership | 83.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Economic Management | 76.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Moral Authority | 84.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
International Relations | 84.4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Administrative Skills | 78.8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Relations with Congress | 72.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 87.6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 62.8 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 85.4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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