American Presidents Ranked by Performance, 1789-2012, 2d ed.

The late Charles F. Faber wrote numerous books on educational administration, school law, baseball and other topics. He was a retired university professor and lived in Lexington, Kentucky. Richard B. Faber is a former teacher, government official, and Air Force officer. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

Reviews of the first edition: “recommended”—Against the Grain; “useful”—Reference Reviews; “every president from Washington to Clinton is rated in the categories of foreign relations, domestic programs, administration and intergovernmental relations, leadership and decision-making, and personal qualities. Each president is given a substantial entry on these topics”—Today’s Librarian.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      Criteria and RatingsForeign Relations      Domestic Programs      Administration and Intergovernmental Relations      Leadership and Decision Making      Presidential Comportment      Overall Assessment      Underrated and Overrated Presidents      GEORGE WASHINGTON      JOHN ADAMS      THOMAS JEFFERSON      JAMES MADISON      JAMES MONROE      JOHN QUINCY ADAMS      ANDREW JACKSON      MARTIN VAN BUREN      WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON      JOHN TYLER      JAMES KNOX POLK      ZACHARY TAYLOR      MILLARD FILLMORE      FRANKLIN PIERCE      JAMES BUCHANAN      ABRAHAM LINCOLN      ANDREW JOHNSON      ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT      RUTHERFORD B. HAYES      JAMES A. GARFIELD      CHESTER A. ARTHUR      GROVER CLEVELAND      BENJAMIN HARRISON      WILLIAM McKINLEY      THEODORE ROOSEVELT      WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT      WOODROW WILSON      WARREN G. HARDING      CALVIN COOLIDGE      HERBERT HOOVER      FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT      HARRY S TRUMAN      DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER      JOHN F. KENNEDY      LYNDON B. JOHNSON      RICHARD M. NIXON      GERALD R. FORD      JIMMY CARTER      RONALD REAGAN      GEORGE H. W. BUSH      BILL CLINTON      GEORGE W. BUSH      BARACK OBAMA      Notes      Bibliography      Index