6. Barack Obama 5. Theodore Roosevelt 4. Ronald Reagan 3. Andrew Jackson 2. Franklin Roosevelt 1. George Washington Before America became a democracy, before popular vote totals in presidential elections began to be recorded, there was George Washington. He was the only candidate to receive the maximum possible number of electoral votes, and he did it twice. By the measure of popularity available in his day, Washington was, hands down, the most popular president in history.
I’ve long considered Washington the most boring of our great presidents. That’s worth thinking about as so many of the critics of our current president can’t really explain what they don’t like about him other than that he’s old and boring and they’re tired of him. The Roosevelts, Kennedys, etc., are so much more interesting but sometimes boring guys get the most important work done.
"First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
He remains idolized now, with few trying to understand or criticism (an exception being those who feel he was evil just because he was a slaveowner and for nothing else). His role in the history of the United States, though, is contested; it might not have come into existence without his leadership.
I’ve long considered Washington the most boring of our great presidents. That’s worth thinking about as so many of the critics of our current president can’t really explain what they don’t like about him other than that he’s old and boring and they’re tired of him. The Roosevelts, Kennedys, etc., are so much more interesting but sometimes boring guys get the most important work done.
"First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
He remains idolized now, with few trying to understand or criticism (an exception being those who feel he was evil just because he was a slaveowner and for nothing else). His role in the history of the United States, though, is contested; it might not have come into existence without his leadership.