Your favorite and least favorite thing each of the following presidents did

[A18]

We did something like this before, but only for recent presidents...

George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
James Polk
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush

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                                      FAVORITE                       LEAST FAVORITE

George Washington -   founding US                    tolerated slavery
Thomas Jefferson -            ''                                          ''
Andrew Jackson -      not upper class                   warmonger
James Polk -                      ?                                           ?
Abraham Lincoln -whupped the South, didnot enslave southernwhites
                             ended slavery
Grover Cleveland -            ?            didnothingforblacks/women           
William McKinley -              ?                                     ''
Theodore Roosevelt -   trustbusting                            Spanish war
Woodrow Wilson -     income tax                                WWI
Calvin Coolidge -            NA                        anti-union
Franklin Roosevelt -   New Deal                            WWII
Harry Truman -          Fair Deal                              Koreanwar
Lyndon Johnson - Civilrights, Great Society       Vietnam war
Ronald Reagan -           Nothing                   economic policy
Bill Clinton -         'liberal' justices                 economic policy
George W. Bush -  Nothing                          theocracy, Iraq

[Rob]

George Washington- Founded USA; Nothing
Thomas Jefferson- States' rights; Nothing
Andrew Jackson- Populism; Trail of Tears
James Polk- Defeated Mexico, got territory; Nothing
Abraham Lincoln- Defeated the South; Violation of habeas corpus
Grover Cleveland- Everything; Nothing
William McKinley- Pro-business; High tariffs
Theodore Roosevelt- Built the Panama Canal; Egomaniac
Woodrow Wilson- Philosophy; League of Nations
Calvin Coolidge- Laissez-faire; Too laissez-faire
Franklin Roosevelt- Restored confidence in economy;Court packing
Harry Truman- Fierce anti-Communist; Some corruption in admin.
Lyndon Johnson- ?; Horrible domestic legislation
Ronald Reagan- Government cutbacks; social views
Bill Clinton- Economic policy; health care plan
George W. Bush- ?; Deficit spending