From George Washington to Trump, all the presidents of the United States of America bring a different skill set to the table. Some have military experience and others have good leadership skills. Their main motive remains the same, keeping the Americans safe and happy. The people of America choose their representative keeping in mind their qualities such as administrative skills, crisis leadership skills, public persuasion and economic management skills. They become popular for their reforms and their way of handling things.
Here is a list of 10 most popular presidents of the United States of America.
1. John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. As a president, he went through a number of foreign crises (in Cuba and Berlin). His achievements include the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance Progress. He was killed when he was riding in a motorcade in Dallas.
2. Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, is famous for his conservative Republicanism, his anti-communism and his personality. He started his career by working in movies. His policies and reforms were appreciated because they contributed to the demise of Soviet communism.
3. Barack Obama
Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate. He is the first African American to hold the office. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people.”
4. Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States. He masterminded America’s longest peacetime economic development. He was impeached in 1998. He was set free by the Senate after one year.
5. George W. Bush
George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. He started the Iraq War in 2003. He was elected president even though he lost the nationwide popular vote. Before his election, he was a businessman. He was the governor of Texas for 5 years.
6. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was also known as Honest Abe or the Great Emancipator. He kept the Union well during the Civil War and worked hard for the freedom of the slaves.
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower
He was the 34th president of the United States. During World War II, he was the supreme commander of the Allied forces in western Europe.
8. Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States of America. He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002 for his work in advocacy and diplomacy. He also established a national energy policy related to price control and new technology.
9. Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States of America. He had succeeded to the presidency when President Richard Nixon resigned. At that time, Gerald Ford was the 40th president.
10. Donald Trump
Donald Trump was the 45th president of the United States of America. Earlier, he was a businessman who owned and licensed his name to hotels, casinos, resorts and residential properties in New York City. He was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives.
