Presidential Report Card

# Name Party Public Communication Organizational Ability️ Political Skil️ Vision Cognitive Style Emotional Intelligence️
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt Dem
33 Harry S. Truman Dem
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower Rep
35 John F. Kennedy Dem
36 Lyndon B. Johnson Dem
37 Richard M Nixon Rep
38 Gerald R Ford Rep Rep
39 Jimmy E Carter Dem
40 Ronald W Reagan Rep
41 George H. W. Bush Rep
42 Bill J Clinton Dem
43 George W Bush Rep
44 Barack H Obama Dem
45 Donald J Trump Rep
46 Joe Biden Dem


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Fred I Greenstein originally assessed presidents from FDR to Clinton on the basis of six qualities related to job performance in his 1996 book The Presidential Difference. The six are public communication, organizational ability, political skill, vision, cognitive style, and emotional intelligence.



Footnotes:
Book: Leadership in the Modern Presidency by Fred I. Greenstein
Borrow The eBook: https://archive.org/details/presidentialdiff00gree
Buy The eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Modern-Presidency-Fred-Greenstein/dp/0674518551/
Article: www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/choice2004/leadership/greenstein.html
Article: https://www.weeklystandard.com/fred-barnes/a-presidential-report-card
Fred I Greenstein: http://wws.princeton.edu/faculty-research/faculty/fig
Fred I Greenstein Videos: https://www.c-span.org/person/?fredgreenstein


45 - Donald J Trump - Public Communication
Grade The Presidents Performance
Public Comments
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Points: -9889

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Treatment of the Press
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Points: -3832

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Treatment of US Allies
Treatment of US Enemies
Twitter
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Points: -3491

You voted ‘up’

45 - Donald J Trump - Organizational Capacity
45 - Donald J Trump - Political Skill
Grade The Presidents Performance
Open to new or different points of view
Working well with others
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Points: -4069

You voted ‘up’

Shows Respect for other players
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Points: -3431

You voted ‘down’

How well did the President pursue a sense of bipartisanship
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Points: -3312

You voted ‘up’

Reflecting the ideology/positions of the Republican party
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Points: -3596

You voted ‘down’

Following the policy positions of the Republican party
Strengthening the Republican party
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Points: -3683

You voted ‘down’

Making the Republican party look good
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Points: -3077

You voted ‘down’

The Presidents activities related to the passage of the tax reform bill
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Points: -3636

You voted ‘down’

Effective in getting stuff done
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Points: -3954

You voted ‘up’

The President’s use of military force
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Points: -3402

You voted ‘down’

The President’s use of his powers
Preserving and Protecting Civil Rights
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Points: -4017

You voted ‘up’

Promoting New Original Ideas and Initiatives
45 - Donald J Trump - Vision
Grade The Presidents Performance
Original Ideas
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Points: -3883

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Original Initiatives
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Points: -3468

You voted ‘down’

Supreme Court Picks
Presidential Pardons
Immigration Policies
National Security
Military and Security
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Points: -3694

You voted ‘up’

Draining the D.C. Swamp
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Points: -3614

You voted ‘up’

45 - Donald J Trump - Emotional Intelligence
Grade The Presidents Performance
Racism
DACA
Separating Children From Their Parents at the Border
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Points: -4041

You voted ‘up’

The president’s handling of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Justice Policies
Human Rights Policies
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Points: -3647

You voted ‘up’

Bullying
Displaying Exemplary Personal Character
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Points: -3205

You voted ‘up’

Avoiding Personal Scandals
Environment Protection
Food Safety
Water Quality
Air Quality
Promoting the import of Clean Energy Solar Cells
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Points: -3687

You voted ‘up’

Adding Duties on the import of Clean Energy Solar Cells
Immigration Restrictions
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Points: -3996

You voted ‘up’

Reducing The Opioid Crisis
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Points: -3966

You voted ‘up’

Reducing Hurdles For The Compassionate Use of Marijuana instead of Opioid
Healthcare - Preserving and Protecting The Affordable Care Act
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Points: -3606

You voted ‘up’

Acting Presidential
Unifying the Country
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Points: -3595

You voted ‘down’

Promoting Sports, Fitness, Nutrition or Health
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Points: -3544

You voted ‘down’

Nurturing the Department of Veterans Affairs
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Points: -3505

You voted ‘up’

Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
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Points: -3360

You voted ‘down’