Introduction In order to evaluate whether a president was good or bad, one must first decide what constitutes a good president and a bad president. To me, a good president is one who does more good than bad and is morally more good than bad. A good president leads for the people while a bad president leads for his own benefit and the interests of his benefactors. A good president is honest, benevolent, and dedicated to the well-being of all people, but a bad president is deceitful, greedy, and dedicated to the well-being of only himself and his allies. However, most presidents are neither good nor bad, but somewhere in between. To discover whether a president how good or bad a president is, one must focus on all of his or her actions, not just …show more content…
In 1975, the Civil Service Commission nullified the discrimination of this order by allowing the employment of homosexual workers on a case by case basis. In 1954, the Eisenhower Administration began to implement an immigration policy known as Operation Wetback, which created deportation teams to round up illegal immigrants and forcefully return them to Mexico. Over 1 million immigrants were deported to Mexico, but many of them were left stranded after arriving, far from their homes and families. Not only was Operation Wetback inhumane, it was also ineffective because although many immigrants were removed from the country, thousands of them returned only to be deported again. These immigrants were returning to the United States because American growers continued to hire them rather than American citizens, a problem that was not dealt with by the Eisenhower Administration. Throughout his presidency, Eisenhower was deeply involved in foreign affairs. Although he had many accomplishments in that matter, some of his international actions were not good. In 1953, the CIA, with approval from Eisenhower and the cooperation of the British MI6, staged a ¬coup in Iran over petroleum supplies and dishonest claims of communist threats, leaving the country under the rule of a monarch. Only a year later, the Eisenhower administration authorized a another CIA coup, this time in Guatemala, to remove the democratically elected President Árbenz and replace him with a dictator for the purpose of protecting the interests of the American corporation known as the United Fruit Company. Another case of failed covert operations under the Eisenhower Presidency occurred on May 1st, 1960 when an American spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union. The Eisenhower administration lied
When comparing the job performance and behavioral manners of President Donald Trump to all the men who previously held the office of the President of the United States before him, many factors must be taken into consideration. Rather than being a figure, the public can look to lead our nation instead, he has become a national embarrassment. He has failed to affect any of his campaign promises thus far and is under investigation for possible obstruction of justice and collusion with the Russian government to influence the 2016 Presidential election. When coupled with his atrocious conduct and complete lack of morality earns Donald Trump the title of Worst President Ever.
He had ups and downs and was an okay president. However he did more harm than good during
What makes a great president? Being the President of the United States is one of the most difficult positions to be in. And throughout history there has been presidents who faced crisis and made society a better place, and then there were some who did not live up to their greatest opportunities. Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the United States of America and was considered below average in all aspects of his presidency including relations with foreign affairs, the economy and social/political cases in our country. In fact, according to scores based on Fields of History, Law and Politics, he was ranked as below average. This proves that he was not worthy compared to the levels of presidents before his time.
Abraham Lincoln was the best president ever, there is no doubt about it that he wasn’t a bad president. There are plenty of reasons to list Abraham Lincoln as a great president. Anyone could list 5 reasons why Abraham Lincoln was such a good president, like fighting in the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, working young, and doing his mom’s clothes.
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” “We have nothing to fear except fear itself.” Those influential words were said by Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt respectively. Even though they are very influential words, my favorite has to be: “By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the process of healing which is so desperately needed in America.” This was Richard Nixon’s quote as he became the first person to resign from their presidency. Former President Richard Nixon was remembered for many things, most notably as the worst president in the United States of America, all because of a thing called “Watergate.” That begs the question: was Nixon’s presidency as bad as it is known for, or were there good things that outweigh the bad?
Some might say that Bill Clinton was a bas president because he was a prison -loving president. he locked away to many people that did not do anything. But president Bill Clinton was a good president because he put America first and wanted to make America a better place for everyone. Bill Clinton is most remembered for his sec scandal with Monica Lewinsky a white house intern at the time. I choose Bill Clinton because I found some of the thing he did cool and how Education was a priory of his. I have learned a lot by writing this essay about Bill Clinton and the
There are simply three quantities that make good president integrity, respectful and unselfish. Unlike Andrew Jackson our seventh president of the United States didn’t have any quantities. Jackson was not a good president because of the wrongs that he did in the nullification crisis, the Indian Removal act, the spoils system, election of 1828, and the Bank wars. However, he Democratic Party might prove Andrew Jackson as a good person during his presidency.
We have had many presidents in our country’s history. The presidents themselves don’t last forever, but their impacts, legacies and memories do.They contributed to generations and future generations. But nobody is perfect and you can’t please everyone so of course in the eyes of some people there were presidents they believed to be better than others. Not everyone’s favorites will be the same. I myself believe that George Washington, Lyndon B Johnson, and Abraham Lincoln were some of the best presidents, but however with all good sides there are bad sides like presidency's I believed that the worst presidents were people like William Henry Harrison, John F. Kennedy, and John Tyler. However like I said before, everyone will have different rankings of the president's let's see if you agree and here are my reasonings.
Each U.S. President has done something good and something bad. They’re not perfect, but they definitely improved our country, especially our first three presidents, George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
There have been many president over the years of the U.S. history, some have been bad and some have been good. Some have made tried to make the u.s. a better county. one has helped the country by bring it out of the Great Depression this president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Franklin D. Roosevelt or FDR was the 32nd President he ran from 1933-1945, he ran during two of the worst events in history the Great Depression and the Second World War. FDR was inspiring, smart caring,and which are great traits for the president of the u.s. that every president should have.
Why do we consider someone a great president? I believe becoming a good president is hard but becoming a good one is harder. Thomas Jefferson’s first job was an architect. On the other hand, John Adams was a lawyer and teacher. Both Adams and Jefferson were both vice-president’s, presidents, and Founding Fathers. Furthermore, both presidents helped America grow into a great country. Both being great men they both have many differences and similarities.
Across the planet earth, there are some 196 sovereign countries that each have their own independent ways of ruling the people of their land. Whether it be a monarch, a dictator, or a president, no one in the world beckons such a large power as the President of the United States. This man or woman is in charge of one of the most powerful countries in the world, and that person makes vital decisions daily that could change the fate of their nation they lead so graciously. Through 44 presidents, the United States has seen its share of wars, problems, fights, and scandals. Whether international, continental, or national, these 44 men have gotten through the toughest of times to lead the nation toward prosperous times and even more prosperous futures. One of these presidents, though, has caused what has come to be known as one of the biggest scandals to ever rock a presidency to its core. Richard Nixon was an adored man, but when he got caught trying to secure success for his campaign, it ended disastrously for him
I’m doing this essay on which of the presidents we think are either the best or the worst. Some of the presidents that we think are the best are Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson, Ronald Reagan. While some of the presidents I think are the worst are George W. Bush, Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, William Henry Harrison, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson, Warren G Harding, James Buchanan. (Great introduction!) (Provide more of a preview for a few of these presidents to get the reader interested.)
The modern presidency has in a sense become a double-edged sword in that presidents have become beneficiaries of anything positive that can be attributed to government, but also can be blamed for anything bad occurring in society. Quite simply, the modern president has become the center of our political system (The Modern Presidency, 2004). The men who have dealt with this double-edged sword known as the modern presidency have often walked a very fine line between effectiveness and ineffectiveness, but all have attempted to use their power in one way or another.
Because of their positions in the government and their resulting influential abilities, presidents are either praised for advancing the nation, criticized for not doing anything to help the country, or even making the country’s situation worse. Their success as president is dependent on the success of the country. People don’t take into consideration the attempts presidents make, but only those things that help or hurt the country. This leaves room for there to be a good president who may not accomplish much and a bad president who may accomplish a lot.