Historians Survey Results

Theodore Roosevelt
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | |
Total Score | 785 | 807 | 781 | 810 |
Overall Rank | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Category | 2021 Final Score | Overall Rankings | |||
2021 | 2017 | 2009 | 2000 | ||
Public Persuasion | 90.3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Crisis Leadership | 80.8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Economic Management | 75.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Moral Authority | 79.3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
International Relations | 80.6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Administrative Skills | 75.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Relations with Congress | 71.6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Vision / Setting an Agenda | 86.9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Pursued Equal Justice For All | 62.7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Performance Within Context of Times | 82.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Resource Links
- Watch the Washington Journal segment announcing the 2021 survey results
- Watch the four survey advisers discuss the 2021 survey on the Washington Journal
- Listen to The Weekly podcast discussing the 2021 survey
- View full results from C-SPAN's 2021 Survey of Presidential Leadership
- 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 four C-SPAN surveys