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Presidents and History (Vice Presidents, too)

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 10-13, 2021. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"How do you think Trump will go down in history -- as an outstanding president, above average, average, below average, or poor?"
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		Outstanding	Above average	Average	Below average	Poor
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/10-13/21	15	13	12	11	48

NBC News Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Jan. 10-13, 2021. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"Compared with the past several presidents, do you feel that Donald Trump will turn out to have been one of the very best, better than most, not as good as most, or definitely worse than most of them?"
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		One of very best	Better than most	Not as good as most	Definitely worse than most	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/10-13/21	19	21	9	49	2

Suffolk University/USA Today Poll. Dec. 16-20, 2020. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"How do you think history will assess Donald Trump? Would you say he will be viewed as a great president, a good president, a fair president, or a failed president?"
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		Great	Good	Fair	Failed	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/16-20/20	16	13	16	50	4

Quinnipiac University Poll. March 3-5, 2018. N=1,122 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Thinking about the United States presidents we have had since World War II -- [see below] -- which one would you consider the best president?"
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		3/3-5/18	1/20-25/17	5/23-30/06
		%	%	%
	Ronald Reagan	28	30	28
	Barack Obama	24	29	n/a
	Bill Clinton	10	9	25
	John Kennedy	10	12	18
	Donald Trump	7	n/a	n/a
	Dwight Eisenhower	4	3	5
	Jimmy Carter	3	2	5
	Harry Truman	3	2	7
	Lyndon Johnson	2	2	1
	George Bush Senior	1	2	2
	George W. Bush	1	3	3
	Richard Nixon	1	-	1
	Gerald Ford	-	-	1
	Unsure/No answer	6	6	4
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"Which of these thirteen presidents we have had since World War II would you consider the worst president: [see below]?"
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		3/3-5/18	1/20-25/17	5/23-30/06
		%	%	%
	Donald Trump	41	n/a	n/a
	Barack Obama	21	23	n/a
	Richard Nixon	10	24	17
	Jimmy Carter	8	10	13
	George W. Bush	6	22	34
	Bill Clinton	4	4	16
	Lyndon Johnson	2	3	4
	Ronald Reagan	2	5	3
	Gerald Ford	1	1	2
	George Bush Senior	-	2	3
	Dwight Eisenhower	-	-	-
	John Kennedy	-	-	1
	Harry Truman	-	-	1
	Unsure/No answer	4	6	5

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2017. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"How do you think Barack Obama will go down in history -- as an outstanding president, above average, average, below average, or poor?"
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		Outstanding	Above average	Average	Below average	Poor
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/12-15/17	26	25	25	10	14

CBS News Poll. March 26-30, 2014. N=1,017 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Looking back, would you say Lyndon Johnson was one of America's greatest presidents, a very good president, a good president, only a fair president, or a poor president?"
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		One of the greatest	Very good	Good	Fair	Poor	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	3/26-30/14	3	10	34	26	7	19

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 18-20, 2013. N=423 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 5.
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"From what you have heard, read or remember about some of our past presidents, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following handled their job as president. John F. Kennedy."
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	11/18-20/13	90	7	3		.

Gallup Poll. Feb. 2-5, 2012. N=1,029 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"How do you think each of the following presidents will go down in history -- as an outstanding president, above average, average, below average, or poor? . . . ."
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		Outstanding	Above average	Average	Below average	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
						.
	Ronald Reagan
	2/2-5/12	27	42	20	6	4	1
	1/9-11/09	25	39	26	4	5	2
	12/8-10/06	24	40	26	6	4	1
	6/04	15	43	31	6	4	1
	8/99	12	42	34	7	6	-
	1/93	8	30	37	15	9	1
	12/88	17	42	25	9	5	2
	9/88	12	40	24	11	9	4
	7/87	9	28	35	16	10	3
	3/86	16	46	23	8	5	2
	1/85	15	40	27	9	5	4
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	Bill Clinton
	2/2-5/12	18	42	28	7	5	-
	1/9-11/09	13	37	29	10	10	-
	8/21-23/08	13	36	29	10	11	1
	12/8-10/06	12	33	29	15	10	-
	6/04	9	29	31	18	13	-
	1/02	12	27	32	11	17	1
	1/01	15	32	30	11	11	1
						.
	Barack Obama
	2/2-5/12	10	28	26	17	18	1
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	"George H. W. Bush, president from 1989-1993" 2004 - 2009: "The former president, George Bush, the father of the current president." 1993 and 1999: "George Bush."
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	2/2-5/12	6	29	44	11	9	1
	1/9-11/09	5	23	49	10	11	2
	12/8-10/06	5	27	50	10	8	-
	6/04	3	23	55	12	6	1
	8/99	7	34	46	8	4	1
	1/93	6	30	51	8	4	1
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	Jimmy Carter
	2/2-5/12	5	20	34	22	16	3
	1/9-11/09	6	20	39	15	14	5
	12/8-10/06	11	27	38	13	9	3
	6/04	5	22	48	17	7	1
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	"George W. Bush, president from 2001-2009" 2009 & earlier: "The current president, George W. Bush"
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	2/2-5/12	7	18	28	22	25	-
	1/9-11/09	4	13	23	23	36	-
	12/8-10/06	4	15	27	25	29	-
	6/04	6	25	30	23	15	1
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	Gerald Ford
	2/2-5/12	5	16	54	15	4	6
	1/9-11/09	4	19	58	7	4	8
	12/8-10/06	6	17	60	9	3	5
	6/04	2	12	66	13	4	3
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	Richard Nixon
	2/2-5/12	3	11	28	32	23	3
	1/9-11/09	2	13	32	23	25	4
	6/3-6/04	3	11	34	31	20	1
	8/3-4/99	4	18	35	24	17	2

Gallup Poll. Feb. 2-5, 2011. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Who do you regard as the greatest United States president?"
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		2/2-5/11				.
		%				.
	Ronald Reagan	19				.
	Abraham Lincoln	14				.
	Bill Clinton	13				.
	John Kennedy	11				.
	George Washington	10				.
	Franklin Roosevelt	8				.
	Barack Obama	5				.
	Theodore Roosevelt	3				.
	Harry Truman	3				.
	George W. Bush	2				.
	Thomas Jefferson	2				.
	Jimmy Carter	1				.
	Dwight Eisenhower	1				.
	George H. W. Bush	1				.
	Other	1				.
	None	1				.
	No opinion	5				.
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		2/9-11/07	2/05	11/03	4/03	2/99
		%	%	%	%	%
	Abraham Lincoln	18	14	17	15	18
	Ronald Reagan	16	20	13	10	12
	John Kennedy	14	12	17	13	12
	Bill Clinton	13	15	9	11	12
	Franklin Roosevelt	9	12	11	9	9
	George Washington	7	5	7	7	12
	Harry Truman	3	2	3	4	4
	George W. Bush	2	5	3	11	-
	Theodore Roosevelt	2	2	3	2	3
	Dwight Eisenhower	2	1	2	1	2
	Thomas Jefferson	2	2	3	2	2
	Jimmy Carter	2	3	3	3	3
	Gerald Ford	1	-	-	-	-
	George H. W. Bush	1	1	2	2	5
	Richard Nixon	-	1	1	1	2
	Other	1	1	2	2	1
	None	1	1	-	1	1
	No opinion	6	3	4	6	2

Gallup Poll. Nov. 19-21, 2010. N=1,037 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"From what you have heard, read, or remember about some of our past presidents, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following handled their job as president. How about . . . ?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	John F. Kennedy
	11/19-21/10	85	10	6
	6/1-4/06	84	9	7
	3/18-20/02	83	7	10
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	Ronald Reagan
	11/19-21/10	74	24	2
	6/1-4/06	71	27	2
	3/18-20/02	73	22	5
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	Bill Clinton
	11/19-21/10	69	30	1
	6/1-4/06	61	38	1
	3/18-20/02	51	47	2
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	George H. W. Bush, president from 1989-1993 2006 & earlier: "The elder George Bush, father of the current president"
	11/19-21/10	64	34	2
	6/1-4/06	56	42	3
	3/18-20/02	69	26	5
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	Gerald Ford
	11/19-21/10	61	26	13
	6/1-4/06	60	26	14
	3/18-20/02	60	19	21
						.
	Jimmy Carter
	11/19-21/10	52	42	6
	6/1-4/06	61	34	5
	3/18-20/02	60	28	12
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	Lyndon Johnson
	11/19-21/10	49	36	15
	6/1-4/06	41	41	18
	3/18-20/02	39	34	27
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	George W. Bush, president from 2001-2009
	11/19-21/10	47	51	1
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	Richard Nixon
	11/19-21/10	29	65	5
	6/1-4/06	28	65	6
	3/18-20/02	34	54	12

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Nov. 11-14, 2010. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"In your view, was George W. Bush one of the greatest presidents, a good but not great president, an average president, or a poor president?" 1/09: "In your view, is George W. Bush one of the greatest presidents, a good but not great president, an average president, or a poor president?"
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		One of the greatest	Good but not great	Average	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/11-14/10	4	24	33	40	1
.
	1/12-15/09	3	17	35	46	-

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 22-26, 2009. N=973 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Looking back, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush handled his job as president?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	4/22-26/09	23	70	7		.

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 6-7, 2009. N=1,018 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Thinking now about some of the past presidents -- If you had to choose, which one of these U.S. presidents would you regard as the greatest: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan?" Options rotated
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		Reagan	Kennedy	Lincoln	Roosevelt	Washington	Other (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	2/6-7/09	24	22	22	18	9	5

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 13-16, 2009. N=1,079 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"How do you think George W. Bush will go down in history -- as an outstanding, above average, average, below average, or poor president?"
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		Outstanding	Above average	Average	Below average	Poor
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/13-16/09	4	11	26	22	36

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2009. N=524 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.5.
.
"Looking back on George W. Bush's eight years in office, in general, would you say his presidency was a success or a failure?"
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		Success	Failure	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-15/09	31	68	1

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 19-21, 2008. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"How would you rate George W. Bush in comparison to other presidents in U.S. history? Would you say he is the best president the U.S. has ever had, very good, good, poor, very poor, or would you say he is the worst president the U.S. has ever had?"
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		The best	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	The worst
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/19-21/08	-	5	26	23	17	28
	8/29-31/08	-	9	29	22	14	26
	11/2-4/07	1	8	32	20	15	23
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"How would you rate Dick Cheney in comparison to other vice presidents in U.S. history? Would you say he is the best vice president the U.S. has ever had, very good, good, poor, very poor, or would you say he is the worst vice president the U.S. has ever had?"
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		The best	Very good	Good	Poor	Very poor	The worst
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/19-21/08	1	4	30	28	13	23
.
"From what you have heard, read or remember about some of our past presidents, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following handled their job as president. . . ."
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	Bill Clinton
	12/19-21/08	69	31	-
.
	The elder George Bush
	12/19-21/08	60	39	1
.
	Jimmy Carter
	12/19-21/08	64	33	3

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Dec. 6-8, 2008. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"How do you think George W. Bush will go down in history -- as an outstanding, above average, average, below average, or poor president?"
.
		Outstanding	Above average	Average	Below average	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/6-8/08	4	7	24	23	39	3

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey. Dec. 3-7, 2008. N=1,489 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"How do you think President George W. Bush will go down in history -- as an outstanding president, above average, average, below average, or poor?"
.
		Outstanding	Above average	Average	Below average	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/3-7/08	3	8	28	24	34	3
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"In the long run, do you think the accomplishments of the Bush Administration will outweigh its failures, or will the failures outweigh the accomplishments?"
.
				%
	Accomplishments will outweigh failures			24
	Failures will outweigh accomplishments			64
	Unsure			12

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Dec. 3-4, 2008. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.
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"As time passes, how do you think history will see George W. Bush as president? Do you think Bush will be seen as an average president, above average, or below average?"
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		Average	Above average	Below average	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-4/08	27	10	61	2
	1/24-25/07	30	14	53	3
	5/11-12/06	32	16	50	2
	9/29-30/05	35	19	43	3
	9/8-9/05	35	19	42	4
	10/9-10/03	40	29	26	5

USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 18-20, 2008. N=1,016 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Since the start of 2001 when George W. Bush became president, in general, would you say his presidency has been a success or a failure?"
.
		Success	Failure	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/18-20/08	27	69	4
	1/20-22/06	46	52	2
	10/28-30/05	42	55	3
	8/28-30/05	47	51	2

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 20-22, 2008. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.4.
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"Compared with the past several presidents, do you feel that George W. Bush will turn out to have been one of the very best, better than most, not as good as most, or definitely worse than most of them?"
.
		One of the Very Best	Better Than Most	Not as Good As Most	Definitely Worse Than Most	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/20-22/08	5	23	29	41	2

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll**. Sept. 27-30, 2007. N=1,114 adults nationwide.
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"Thinking back to when Bill Clinton was in office, would you say you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton handled his job as president?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/27-30/07	66	32	2
	6/17-20/04	62	37	1
	6/03	55	43	2

USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 23-25, 2007. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Next we have a few questions about former president, Bill Clinton. Overall, do you think Bill Clinton was a good president or a bad president?"
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		Good	Bad	Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/23-25/07	71	24	4	1

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Nov. 17-19, 2006. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Who do you think was the better president: George W. Bush, the current president, or his father, George Bush, who was president from 1989 to 1993?"
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		Current President	Former President	Equally Good or Bad (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/17-19/06	25	61	12	2

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. July 13-17, 2006. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Based on what you remember from President Clinton's administration, do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Clinton did in handling his job as president?"
						.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/13-17/06	70	27	2

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. Dec. 12-13, 2005. N=813 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.4.
					.
"Overall, how do you think history will judge President George W. Bush's performance in office during 2005? Will he be seen as having done an excellent job, a good job, only a fair job, or a poor job?"
					.
		Excellent	Good	Only fair	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/12-13/05	8	26	27	36	3

Gallup Poll. June 3-6, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"How do you think each of the following presidents will go down in history -- as an outstanding president, above average, average, below average, or poor? . . . ."
						.
		Outstanding	Above average	Average	Below average	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
						.
	Lyndon Johnson
	6/04	2	16	51	18	6	7
						.
	John F. Kennedy
	6/04	23	55	19	2	-	1
						.
	Franklin D. Roosevelt
	6/04	24	53	17	1	1	4

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. June 19-July 2, 2003. N=1,201 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
.
"Compared with the past presidents, do you feel that Bill Clinton will turn out to have been one of the very best, better than most, not as good as most, or definitely worse than most of them?"
.
		One of Very Best	Better Than Most	Not as Good as Most	Worse Than Most	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/19 - 7/2/03	14	35	28	18	5
	1/02	12	39	25	19	5

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 15-16, 2001. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"As time passes, how do you think history will see Bill Clinton as president? Do you think Clinton will be seen as an average president, above average, or below average?"
						.
		2/15-16	2/8-9
		%	%
	Average	36	35
	Above average	28	37
	Below average	34	26
	Don't know	2	2

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Jan. 5-7, 2001. N=1,018 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"In your view, will Clinton mostly be remembered as president for [rotate] his accomplishments, OR, his involvement in personal scandal?"
		1/01	8/00	8/98
		%	%	%
	Accomplishments	28	22	23
	Scandal	68	73	71
	Other (vol.)	3	2	3
	No opinion	1	3	3
							.
Asked of Form A (N=514 adults, MoE +/- 5): "Which comes closer to your view of Bill Clinton as he prepares to leave the White House: [rotate] I'm glad he is leaving, OR, I'll miss him when he is gone?"
		%
	I'm glad he's leaving	51
	I'll miss him	45
	No opinion	4

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Jan. 3-7, 2001. N=1,258 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"How do you think President Clinton will go down in history -- as an outstanding president, above average, average, below average, or poor?"
		%
	Outstanding	12
	Above average	32
	Average	32
	Below average	10
	Poor	11
	No opinion	3
					.
"Thinking ahead, what do you think Bill Clinton will be most remembered for after he has left office?" Multiple responses accepted.
			%
	Scandals		74
	Economy/Budget deficit		14
	Foreign policy		6
	Other positive comments		5
	Other negative comments		3
	Domestic policy		1
	Don't know		3
					.
Asked of Form 1 (N=636 adults, MoE +/- 4.5): "In the long run, do you think the accomplishments of the Clinton Administration will outweigh its failures, or will the failures outweigh the accomplishments?"
				%
	Accomplishments will outweigh failures			60
	Failures will outweigh accomplishments			27
	Don't know			13
					.
Asked of Form 2 (N=622 adults, MoE +/- 4.5): "In the long run, do you think Bill Clinton will mostly be remembered for his accomplishments as president or for the impeachment and other scandals involving his Administration?"
				%
	For accomplishments			28
	For impeachment and other scandals			67
	Don't know			5
					.
"Thinking about the major problems facing the country, would you say President Clinton has made progress toward solving these problems, tried but failed to solve these problems, not addressed these problems, or made these problems even worse?"
		1/01	9/98	10/95
		%	%	%
	Made progress	52	45	24
	Tried but failed	27	34	50
	Not addressed	9	9	11
	Made worse	6	9	12
	Don't know	6	3	3

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Aug. 11-12, 2000. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Since the start of 1993 when Bill Clinton became president, in general, would you say his presidency has been a success or a failure?"
		Success	Failure	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/00	68	29	3
	1/99	77	20	3
	1/98	71	25	4

ABC News.com Poll. Feb. 16-20, 2000. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
							.
"Who do you think was the greatest American president?"
		%					.
	Lincoln	19					.
	JFK	17					.
	FDR	11					.
	Reagan	9					.
	Washington	8					.
	Clinton	7					.
	T. Roosevelt	4					.
	Bush	4					.
	Jefferson	3					.
	Truman	2					.
	Nixon	2
	Carter	1
	Eisenhower	1
	No opinion	10

The Gallup Poll. Feb. 14-15, 2000. N=1,050 adults nationwide.
					.
"Thinking about the U.S. presidents we have had since World War II -- Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton -- which one would you consider the greatest president?" Half sample
					.
		2/00	2/99
		%	%
	Kennedy	32	27
	Reagan	19	20
	Truman	12	12
	Eisenhower	9	8
	Clinton	9	12
	Carter	4	6
	Bush	4	6
	Nixon	3	3
	Johnson	1	2
	Ford	1	1
	None (vol.)	-	1
	No opinion	6	2
					.
"And which of these ten presidents we have had since World War II would you consider the worst president?" Half sample
					.
		2/00	2/99
		%	%
	Nixon	28	28
	Clinton	20	21
	Carter	12	11
	Reagan	12	11
	Johnson	5	7
	Ford	4	5
	Truman	3	2
	Eisenhower	3	2
	Bush	3	4
	Kennedy	1	1
	None (vol.)	2	2
	No opinion	7	6

ABC News Poll. Jan. 26, 2000. N=515 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.5.
							.
"How do you think Clinton will go down in history: as an outstanding president, above average, below average, or poor?"
							.
		Outstanding	Above Average	Average (vol.)	Below Average	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	1/00	7	28	26	21	17	1
	9/99	11	35	17	19	16	2

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Jan. 12-16, 2000. N=529 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 5.
						.
"In the long run, do you think the accomplishments of the Clinton Administration will outweigh its failures, or will the failures outweigh the accomplishments?"
						.
				1/00	8/99	1/99	9/98
				%	%	%	%
	Accomplishments will outweigh failures			51	56	50	52
	Failures will outweigh accomplishments			37	38	34	35
	Don't know/Refused			12	6	16	13

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Oct. 20-21, 1999. N=904 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you think history will remember President Clinton as a highly respected leader or as a president under the cloud of constant scandals?"
					.
		Respected Leader	Under Cloud	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/99	20	68	9	3
	8/98	21	65	8	6
	3/98	23	61	6	10
	9/97	31	46	6	17

*NBC News/Wall Street Journal* Poll** conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Sept. 9-12,1999. N=1,010 adults nationwide.
						.
"Which one of the following do you consider to be the most important president of the 20th century? . . ."
			%
	Franklin D. Roosevelt		32
	John F. Kennedy		22
	Ronald Reagan		15
	Harry S Truman		7
	Dwight Eisenhower		6
	Bill Clinton		6
	Theodore Roosevelt		5
	Woodrow Wilson		1
	All (vol.)		1
	None/Other (vol.)		1
	Not sure		4

ABC News Poll. Sept. 11-15, 1998. N=1,011 adults nationwide.

"In your lifetime, which president do you think did the best job?
"In your lifetime, which president do you think did the worst job?"

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	Top responses, by age
						.
	THE BEST
	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+
	Clinton 38%	Reagan 23%	Kennedy 29%	FDR 26%
	Reagan 34%	JFK 22%	Reagan 15%	Truman 21%
	Bush 12%	Clinton 16%	Clinton 13%	Clinton 13%
						.
	THE WORST
	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+
	Reagan 22%	Nixon 32%	Nixon 29%	Nixon 19%
	Clinton 20%	Carter 17%	Clinton 16%	Reagan 11%
	Bush 16%	Reagan 16%	Reagan 15%	Carter 11%

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