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
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
Vote down!

Points: -4296

You voted ‘down’

Shows Respect for other players
Vote down!

Points: -3862

You voted ‘down’

How well did the President pursue a sense of bipartisanship
Vote down!

Points: -3476

You voted ‘down’

Reflecting the ideology/positions of the Republican party
Following the policy positions of the Republican party
Vote up!

Points: -3742

You voted ‘up’

Strengthening the Republican party
Vote down!

Points: -3738

You voted ‘down’

Making the Republican party look good
Vote up!

Points: -3003

You voted ‘up’

The Presidents activities related to the passage of the tax reform bill
Effective in getting stuff done
Vote down!

Points: -4014

You voted ‘down’

The President’s use of military force
Vote up!

Points: -3593

You voted ‘up’

The President’s use of his powers
Vote down!

Points: -3964

You voted ‘down’

Preserving and Protecting Civil Rights
Promoting New Original Ideas and Initiatives
Vote up!

Points: -3420

You voted ‘up’

45 - Donald J Trump - Cognitive Style
45 - Donald J Trump - Vision
Grade The Presidents Performance
Original Ideas
Original Initiatives
Supreme Court Picks
Presidential Pardons
Immigration Policies
National Security
Vote down!

Points: -4331

You voted ‘down’

Military and Security
Vote up!

Points: -4020

You voted ‘up’

Draining the D.C. Swamp
Vote up!

Points: -3955

You voted ‘up’

45 - Donald J Trump - Cognitive Style
45 - Donald J Trump - Emotional Intelligence
Grade The Presidents Performance
Racism
Vote down!

Points: -3708

You voted ‘down’

DACA
Vote down!

Points: -4564

You voted ‘down’

Separating Children From Their Parents at the Border
Vote up!

Points: -4428

You voted ‘up’

The president’s handling of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Justice Policies
Human Rights Policies
Vote down!

Points: -3980

You voted ‘down’

Bullying
Vote up!

Points: -4087

You voted ‘up’

Displaying Exemplary Personal Character
Vote up!

Points: -3706

You voted ‘up’

Avoiding Personal Scandals
Environment Protection
Vote down!

Points: -3718

You voted ‘down’

Food Safety
Vote up!

Points: -3678

You voted ‘up’

Water Quality
Vote down!

Points: -3631

You voted ‘down’

Air Quality
Promoting the import of Clean Energy Solar Cells
Vote down!

Points: -4006

You voted ‘down’

Adding Duties on the import of Clean Energy Solar Cells
Immigration Restrictions
Reducing The Opioid Crisis
Vote down!

Points: 0

You voted ‘down’

Reducing Hurdles For The Compassionate Use of Marijuana instead of Opioid
Healthcare - Preserving and Protecting The Affordable Care Act
Vote up!

Points: -4461

You voted ‘up’

Acting Presidential
Vote down!

Points: -4059

You voted ‘down’

Unifying the Country
Promoting Sports, Fitness, Nutrition or Health
Vote up!

Points: -3689

You voted ‘up’

Nurturing the Department of Veterans Affairs
Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
Vote down!

Points: -3589

You voted ‘down’