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2017 Presidential Historians Survey

Historians Survey Results

Portrait of Taft

William Howard Taft

201720092000
Total Scores528485491
Overall Rank242424
Categories2017 Final ScoresOverall Rankings
201720092000
Public Persuasion45.1312825
Crisis Leadership49.9262725
Economic Management55.2201918
Moral Authority56.7252222
International Relations57.8211922
Administrative Skills65.8121720
Relations with Congress52.3232328
Vision / Setting an Agenda45.9283126
Pursued Equal Justice For All44.7221926
Performance Within Context of Times54.6242323

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