they were some of America’s most
influential heads of state and
government welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 u.s. presidents because that
challenge is one that we are willing to
accept for this list we considered
presidential accomplishments that had a
lasting positive impact as well as the
leaders ability to inspire we excluded
presidents after george w bush because
we felt there’s been insufficient time
to evaluate their long-term
effectiveness number 10 James Monroe
this founding father believed in unity
rather than divisive miss as president
he attempted to decrease political
tensions by disregarding party
associations during his nominations
thereby launching the era of good
feelings while he expanded the American
territory with the Treaty of 1818
and the purchase of Florida it’s the
Monroe Doctrine freeing of the Western
Hemisphere from European domination
that’s most in twined with his legacy
number 9 John Fitzgerald Kennedy this
Pulitzer Prize winning president may not
have served a full term but JFK still
earns high ranks among the public ask
not what your country can do for you ask
what you can do for your country
known for his inspirational speeches
Kennedy made history for publicly
condemning racism along with his civil
rights initiatives he fought communism
helped resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis
and supported the creation of the Navy
SEALs also notable was his commitment to
the space race and sending a man to the
moon we choose to go to the moon in this
decade and do the other things not
because they are easy but because they
are hard
number 8 Andrew Jackson while he
supported slavery and forced Indian
Removal Jackson was also extremely
important because of his democratic
reforms as a strong advocate for liberty
he had the masses in mind when he moved
to break up the second bank of the US
which
he felt only worked to the advantage of
the elite Old Hickory also paid off the
national debt instituted the modern
strong presidency and helped resolve the
nullification crisis number seven Dwight
D Eisenhower though he served as a
five-star general during World War two
Eisenhower’s foreign presidential
efforts mostly focused on peace we must
guard against the acquisition of
unwarranted influence whether sought or
unsought by the military-industrial
complex the potential for the disastrous
rise of misplaced power exists he
brokered a truce in the Korean War and
supported the diplomatic use of nuclear
weapons he also signed the federal aid
Highway Act which permitted the eventual
construction of the interstate highway
system enacted the Civil Rights Act of
1957 and increased the country’s
commitment to Space Research which
ultimately gave birth to NASA number six
James K pulk Hulk accomplished a great
deal in just one term he negotiated the
Oregon treaty with the UK and expanded
the United States borders to the Pacific
following the mexican-american war this
acquisition of territories like
California Texas and more set the stage
for long term growth of the American
economy Hulk was also involved in the
establishment of the Department of the
Interior the Smithsonian Institution and
the u.s. Naval Academy number 5 Theodore
Roosevelt Teddy’s a progressive icon
due to his sweeping Square Deal reforms
efforts to end the russo-japanese war
and macho but charming personality he
became president following William
McKinley’s assassination but Roosevelt
was elected for a second term based on
his own merits
he quickly endeared himself to Americans
by advocating policies for the middle
class the Nobel Peace Prize winner also
asserted the u.s. as a world power with
the Panama Canal and the Great White
Fleet number four Thomas Jefferson
this founding father wrote the
Declaration of Independence ‘as first
draft as president he helped increase
the country’s power and protect trade by
purchasing Louisiana from France his
vision of a nation from the Atlantic to
the Pacific led him to commission the
first American expedition to cross the
western US the Lewis and Clark
expedition despite the fact that he
owned slaves
Jefferson is considered a symbol of
Liberty for publicly opposing the
practice number three George Washington
before becoming president Washington
fought for freedom by successfully
leading the American Revolution against
the British Empire then as one of the
founding fathers he brought people
together by championing liberty and
nationalism America’s first president
was also instrumental in drafting the
Constitution and setting precedents for
office including the appointment of a
cabinet and limiting his own power by
stepping down after two terms number 2
Franklin Delano Roosevelt this is
pre-eminently the time to speak the
truth
so crew frankly and boldly thanks to the
New Deal’s relief recovery and reform
programs
FDR helped bring the u.s. out of the
Great Depression and into a period of
rapid growth these programs appealed to
and attracted many minorities and served
as the origins of America’s current
social security program Roosevelt also
led his people through the Second World
War by working with Britain’s Winston
Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Joseph
Stalin yesterday December 7th 1941 a
date which will live in infamy number 1
Abraham Lincoln he went from being a
poor self-taught country lawyer to the
man that led the nation during the Civil
War after proclaiming the Emancipation
Proclamation Honest Abe cemented the
abolition of slavery with the Thirteenth
Amendment
the inspirational order also helped
ensure the Union government didn’t fall
apart strengthen the country’s finances
and set the foundation for the first
transcontinental railroad with the
Pacific Railway acts do you agree with
our list
who is your top American president for
more informative top 10s be sure to
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influential heads of state and
government welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 u.s. presidents because that
challenge is one that we are willing to
accept for this list we considered
presidential accomplishments that had a
lasting positive impact as well as the
leaders ability to inspire we excluded
presidents after george w bush because
we felt there’s been insufficient time
to evaluate their long-term
effectiveness number 10 James Monroe
this founding father believed in unity
rather than divisive miss as president
he attempted to decrease political
tensions by disregarding party
associations during his nominations
thereby launching the era of good
feelings while he expanded the American
territory with the Treaty of 1818
and the purchase of Florida it’s the
Monroe Doctrine freeing of the Western
Hemisphere from European domination
that’s most in twined with his legacy
number 9 John Fitzgerald Kennedy this
Pulitzer Prize winning president may not
have served a full term but JFK still
earns high ranks among the public ask
not what your country can do for you ask
what you can do for your country
known for his inspirational speeches
Kennedy made history for publicly
condemning racism along with his civil
rights initiatives he fought communism
helped resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis
and supported the creation of the Navy
SEALs also notable was his commitment to
the space race and sending a man to the
moon we choose to go to the moon in this
decade and do the other things not
because they are easy but because they
are hard
number 8 Andrew Jackson while he
supported slavery and forced Indian
Removal Jackson was also extremely
important because of his democratic
reforms as a strong advocate for liberty
he had the masses in mind when he moved
to break up the second bank of the US
which
he felt only worked to the advantage of
the elite Old Hickory also paid off the
national debt instituted the modern
strong presidency and helped resolve the
nullification crisis number seven Dwight
D Eisenhower though he served as a
five-star general during World War two
Eisenhower’s foreign presidential
efforts mostly focused on peace we must
guard against the acquisition of
unwarranted influence whether sought or
unsought by the military-industrial
complex the potential for the disastrous
rise of misplaced power exists he
brokered a truce in the Korean War and
supported the diplomatic use of nuclear
weapons he also signed the federal aid
Highway Act which permitted the eventual
construction of the interstate highway
system enacted the Civil Rights Act of
1957 and increased the country’s
commitment to Space Research which
ultimately gave birth to NASA number six
James K pulk Hulk accomplished a great
deal in just one term he negotiated the
Oregon treaty with the UK and expanded
the United States borders to the Pacific
following the mexican-american war this
acquisition of territories like
California Texas and more set the stage
for long term growth of the American
economy Hulk was also involved in the
establishment of the Department of the
Interior the Smithsonian Institution and
the u.s. Naval Academy number 5 Theodore
Roosevelt Teddy’s a progressive icon
due to his sweeping Square Deal reforms
efforts to end the russo-japanese war
and macho but charming personality he
became president following William
McKinley’s assassination but Roosevelt
was elected for a second term based on
his own merits
he quickly endeared himself to Americans
by advocating policies for the middle
class the Nobel Peace Prize winner also
asserted the u.s. as a world power with
the Panama Canal and the Great White
Fleet number four Thomas Jefferson
this founding father wrote the
Declaration of Independence ‘as first
draft as president he helped increase
the country’s power and protect trade by
purchasing Louisiana from France his
vision of a nation from the Atlantic to
the Pacific led him to commission the
first American expedition to cross the
western US the Lewis and Clark
expedition despite the fact that he
owned slaves
Jefferson is considered a symbol of
Liberty for publicly opposing the
practice number three George Washington
before becoming president Washington
fought for freedom by successfully
leading the American Revolution against
the British Empire then as one of the
founding fathers he brought people
together by championing liberty and
nationalism America’s first president
was also instrumental in drafting the
Constitution and setting precedents for
office including the appointment of a
cabinet and limiting his own power by
stepping down after two terms number 2
Franklin Delano Roosevelt this is
pre-eminently the time to speak the
truth
so crew frankly and boldly thanks to the
New Deal’s relief recovery and reform
programs
FDR helped bring the u.s. out of the
Great Depression and into a period of
rapid growth these programs appealed to
and attracted many minorities and served
as the origins of America’s current
social security program Roosevelt also
led his people through the Second World
War by working with Britain’s Winston
Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Joseph
Stalin yesterday December 7th 1941 a
date which will live in infamy number 1
Abraham Lincoln he went from being a
poor self-taught country lawyer to the
man that led the nation during the Civil
War after proclaiming the Emancipation
Proclamation Honest Abe cemented the
abolition of slavery with the Thirteenth
Amendment
the inspirational order also helped
ensure the Union government didn’t fall
apart strengthen the country’s finances
and set the foundation for the first
transcontinental railroad with the
Pacific Railway acts do you agree with
our list
who is your top American president for
more informative top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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