Worst President of the United States? Bush? No—it was James Buchanan

President’s Day has a yearly survey of the ratings by historians. [C-Span] President James Buchanan is ranked the worst President in history. He preceded Abraham Lincoln. The Second worst President ever was Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln.

Photo on Left is James Buchanan. On the right is Andrew Johnson.

Abraham Lincoln was ranked as the best president of all time, followed by George Washington. FDR, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman and JFK round out the Top 5.

George W. Bush has received the worst approval ratings of any president in the 70-year history of the Gallup Poll. In September, right when the financial markets first imploded, his approval rating sank to 19 percent, according to one poll.

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