"Clinton’s two terms in office (1993-2001) were marked by strong numbers for gross domestic product (GDP) and employment growth and especially for deficit reduction. His overall ranking puts him first among the ten postwar presidents–ahead of Lyndon B. Johnson, Kennedy and Reagan, who were tightly grouped behind the 42nd president and recent autobiographer.
Postwar Presidencies Ranked By Six Measures Of Economic Performance, Where 1 Is Best. GDP: Gross Domestic Product. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, White House Office of Management and Budget
President Term Years In Office GDP Rank Real Disposable Personal Income Rank Employment Rank Unemployment Rank Inflation Rank Deficit Reduction Rank Average Rank
Bill Clinton 1993-2001 8 3 5 2 2 6 1 3.2
Lyndon B. Johnson November 1963-1969 5.1 1 1 5 3 8 4 3.7
John F. Kennedy 1961-November 1963 2.9 2 2 8 1 5 6 4.0
Ronald Reagan 1981-1989 8 5 4 3 4 2 8 4.3
Gerald R. Ford August 1974-1977 2.4 6 6 6 10 1 2 5.2
Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 4 4 8 1 5 10 7 5.8
Harry S. Truman April 1945-1953 7.8 9 9 7 6 3 3 6.2
Richard M. Nixon 1969-August 1974 5.6 7 3 4 8 9 9 6.7
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961 8 8 7 9 9 7 5 7.5
George H.W. Bush 1989-1993 4 10 10 10 7 4 10 8.5
To create our rankings we looked at six measures of economic performance–GDP growth, per capita income growth, employment gains, unemployment rate reduction, inflation reduction and federal deficit reduction–for each of the ten postwar presidencies. For each measure we looked at whether the situation improved or got worse, and we ranked the presidents from 1 to 10. We then averaged the ranks to come up with a final score."
https://www.forbes.com/2004/07/20/cx...residents.html
with Scrub bringing up the rear, 4 GOP administrations trail the pack.
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