The President on the fact that historians is generally believed that Abraham Lincoln was the greatest President of the United States.
President barack Obama seems to agree, too. He announced his first presidential steps in springfield, Illinois, Capitol, 16th and quotation. In a "fireside gathering places" Google + should read what kind of people can really understand his political philosophy asked, Obama refers to out, with his own book, then direct Lincoln's works.
"I want to tell you where I draw inspiration from Lincoln's works, I suppose you are a republican," he told the questions. "This is our first republican President, but the core idea, he support this sense, we are a nation that is based on freedom and personal initiative and free enterprise, but there are some things we together," he said.
Obama caught some flack in December 2011, in "sixty minutes" interview, for their achievements with the other President.
"I hope that our legislation and foreign policy achievement, we to any a President's first two years - Johnson, Roosevelt and Lincoln possible exception - just for what, we in the modern history," Obama said.
It is said it is still early of how great, no, President Obama's presidency will be. But he started in his second term, his legacy will be a the subject big discussion and political point of view.
Tell John F Kennedy's biography of the writer David Donald, rating the President is a tricky business.
Donald in his autobiography: "no one have the right level of President - even poor James buchanan - who do not sit on the chair, check email and information, in his desk, and understand why he made his decision," Lincoln.
Although "the President,," this is to reflect a Monday holiday "unified holiday act" signed into law Lyndon Johnson (Lyndon Johnson) President in 1968, is more closely link up with Washington's birthday, Richard Nixon appeared to have begun to referral tradition, it as a President, and the President of the respect, even if some must be of less than the others. Good thing, for him, too, because he is the only one in the face of impeach the President resign.
How one views a President's legacy may have a lot of time with his or her political views. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln beyond these preferences, Washington help build countries and Lincoln helps to keep its integrity and end of slavery stain. But others - Woodrow Wilson, is considered to be great - may be preferred Ronald Reagan than an open, it will be preferred by conservative.
Someone in wikipedia take the time to compile survey of scholars and the general public, who is the best President. Lincoln was awarded the highest. His predecessor, James buchanan, are generally considered to be the worst, because it allows the federal fester. Another competitor is warren G · Harding, Woodrow Wilson international enthusiasm and begin method and the corruption of the cabinet.
Newt gingrich is a professor of history and politicians, and his own presidential ambitions are short, last year in the republican primaries, he also has some two parties about who is the best President Washington and Lincoln's idea, through his spokesman said.
But he often hang in the mouth about, longest growth more than any other federal President, the Democrats franklin d. Roosevelt's great. When gingrich in 1995, Washington's power reached a height the speaker of the house, the republicans in forty years in the job, he gave some bipartisan love FDR, one the President's many republicans now abdominal distension the federal government is responsible for.
A speech in the house of representatives, he proposed to cut spending, balance the budget, he think that we should release the need of social security. But he said, Washington should not be afraid to cut in other places. He quotes FDR to this:
"But, let me say everything, no matter the medical insurance, or agricultural subsidies, or defensive or something, I think is twenty century's greatest democratic President, my judgment is twenty century's greatest President, said is very right, on March 4, 1933, he stood in the brace got polio a person that disabled people who can be any in public life, he is the President of the United States, and he stood in the country will be building a rain before march day, he said:" we don't have any fear, but fear itself. "
In other places, gingrich speech in praise of the franklin Roosevelt and his leadership style, not his policy.
"In fact, franklin delano Roosevelt's distress, this is a country brought hope, and possibly into dictatorship, every republican has great importance of reference research Democrats do right," gingrich said in 1995, the house of representatives.
Gingrich in 1995 speech.
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