Historians Survey Results

William Howard Taft
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Scores | 528 | 485 | 491 |
Overall Rank | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Categories | 2017 Final Scores | Overall Rankings | ||
2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 45.1 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
Crisis Leadership | 49.9 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Economic Management | 55.2 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Moral Authority | 56.7 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
International Relations | 57.8 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
Administrative Skills | 65.8 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
Relations with Congress | 52.3 | 23 | 23 | 28 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 45.9 | 28 | 31 | 26 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 44.7 | 22 | 19 | 26 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 54.6 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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