These are the top 25 US presidents, according to historians and biographers (and why you won't find Biden on the list)

Mon, 02/20/2023 - 10:03

Past US presidents including Obama, Clinton, both Bushes, and Jimmy Carter. — Past US presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton.
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Nearly 100 historians and biographers rated past commanders in chief on 10 leadership qualities.
Abraham Lincoln was voted the best US president.
Donald Trump didn't make the top 25 — he's No. 41.

Historians agree: Abraham Lincoln was the best US president.

For C-SPAN's most recent Presidential Historians Survey, conducted in 2021, nearly 100 historians and biographers rated the former US presidents. The survey is released after a sitting president's term, so C-SPAN will likely include President Joe Biden in its next round of the ranking, after he leaves office.