The C-SPAN Presidential Historians Survey in 2021 rated past US presidents based on ten leadership qualities, where Abraham Lincoln emerged as the best president. The survey involved nearly 100 historians and biographers. Former President Donald Trump was ranked 41st, failing to make the top 25, with Jimmy Carter coming just short at 26th. The next survey, which would include Joe Biden, has been postponed to avoid the risk of biased punditry due to political contexts. The Presidential Greatness Project also affirmed Lincoln's top position.
"For C-SPAN's most recent Presidential Historians Survey, conducted in 2021, nearly 100 historians and biographers rated the former US presidents."
"Scores in each category were then averaged, and the 10 categories were given equal weighting in determining the presidents' total scores."
"C-SPAN has decided to postpone this cycle's presidential leadership survey...the consensus is that with a former president returning to office, conducting the survey now would turn it from historical analysis to punditry."
"A different presidential survey called the Presidential Greatness Project also ranked Lincoln as the best president, followed by Franklin D. Roosevelt at No. 2 and Washington at No. 3."
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