Kennedy Still Highest-Rated Modern President, Nixon Lowest

Kennedy remains most popular modern president
(CNN) - Nearly fifty years after he was assassinated, President John F. Kennedy remains the highest rated modern president, according to a new Gallup Poll. Kennedy earned an 85 percent retrospective job Approval Rating, the highest among the nine U.S. presidents who have served in the past 50 years. Ronald Reagan ranked second with a 74 percent approval rating. Bill Clinton eclipsed Jimmy Carter for third place, while Carter's 52 percent approval rating brought him down to sixth place. Ga...

Poll: Kennedy highest-rated president
Published: Dec. 6, 2010 at 8:58 AM A Gallup Poll says of nine U.S. presidents who served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective Job Approval marks. (UPI Photo/Abbie Rowe/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum) Obama No. 15 in presidential rankings WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A Gallup Poll says of nine U.S. presidents who served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective Job Approval marks. Kennedy's rati...

Kennedy still tops approval ratings of modern presidents
Former President John F. Kennedy has the highest job Approval Rating of the past nine U.S. presidents, according to a Gallup Poll. Kennedy leads the list with a strong 85 percent approval rating. In second place, President Ronald Reagan boasts a 74 percent approval rating. The two presidents had close to the same numbers when the survey was taken in 2006. Meanwhile, former President Bill Clinton moved up the list, coming in at third. In Gallup's first retrospective approval measure since he le...

JFK Still Most Highly-Regarded Former President
Former President John F. Kennedy and his daughter, Caroline, aboard a yacht in Hyannis Port, Mass., in August 1963. (Credit: Cecil Stoughton, White House/JFK Library) Former president John F. Kennedy, Jr. remains the most popular of recent past American presidents, according to a recent Gallup Poll, while former President Richard Nixon continues to rank as the least popular. According to the poll, Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963, enjoys an 85 percent Approval Rating - up one point from ...

Kennedy still Number One among modern presidents, Gallup says
President John F. Kennedy retains the highest Approval Rating among presidents of the last half-century, Gallup is reporting, the same spot he has held similar surveys since 1990. Ronald Reagan finished second, while Richard Nixon finished last. Reports Gallup: Of the nine U.S. presidents who have served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective job Approval Rating from Americans, now 85%. Ronald Reagan ranks second, with 74%. While these presidents' rati...

President George W. Bush sees his approval rating rise
George W. Bush is proving that absence, indeed, makes the heart grow fonder. According to a Gallup Poll released Monday, the most recent ex-president has an Approval Rating of 47%, about double his approval during his final year in office. In his first outing in the poll’s ranking of former chief executives, Bush is still near the bottom, handily defeating perennial basement dweller Richard Nixon, who quit office in disgrace. But he is rising with a bullet, statistically tied with Lyndon ...

Ranking the Modern Presidents
A new Gallup Poll ranks the nine presidents of the last 50 years and finds John F. Kennedy is first and Richard Nixon is last. 1. John F. Kennedy 2. Ronald Reagan 3. Bill Clinton 4. George H.W. Bush 5. Gerald Ford 6. Jimmy Carter 7. Lyndon Johnson 8. George W. Bush 9. Richard Nixon ...

Poll shows that in rating Presidents, feelings trump facts
A new Gallup Poll shows that Americans still rate their presidents on a myriad of factors, and that accomplishments in office don’t necessarily lead to future popularity. The poll, taken Nov. 19-21, shows that John Kennedy has the highest current approval of any modern president with an 85% Approval Rating.  Richard Nixon has the lowest at 29%.  Following Kennedy is Ronald Reagan at 74%, Bill Clinton at 69%, George H.W. Bush at 64%, Gerald Ford at 61%, Jimmy Carter at 52%, Lyndon...

Gallup: Approval Rating For The Last Nine Presidents
Kennedy, Reagan top the list. Jimmy Carter with the biggest percentage drop in the last 4 years, dropping 9 percentage points. Clinton and George H.W. Bush each gaining 8 points in the last 4 years Gallup.com PRINCETON, NJ -- Of the nine U.S. presidents who have served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective job Approval Rating from Americans, now 85%. Ronald Reagan ranks second, with 74%. While these presidents' Ratings are largely unchanged from 2006...

Gallup Poll: Jimmy Carter Post-Presidency Approval Rating Tanking
Jimmy Carter last seen mumbling something about a Zionist Conspiracy… PRINCETON, NJ — Of the nine U.S. presidents who have served in the past 50 years, John F. Kennedy continues to earn the highest retrospective job Approval Rating from Americans, now 85%. Ronald Reagan ranks second, with 74%. While these presidents’ Ratings are largely unchanged from 2006, Bill Clinton’s rating has improved, putting him in third place, while Jimmy Carter, at 52%, has dropped from third t

Poll: Jimmy Carter takes big hit
Jimmy Carter’s job Approval Rating as president has nosedived over the last decade, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. Asked to reflect on his single term, only 52 percent of those surveyed approved of his performance – down from 61 percent in 2006 and 69 percent in 1999. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 His Disapproval rating was 42 percent, higher than every president in the last 50 years but Richard Nixon and George W. Bush. Carter’s numbers co...

Bush job approval rating higher than Obama's
George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s one point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 47 percent numb...

George W. Bush job approval rating now higher than Obamas on Gallup
George W. Bush job Approval Rating now higher than Obama’s on Gallup When dubya left office in 2009, his approval Ratings on Gallup stood at a pathetic 34%. The kool-aide drinking public thought Obama was their savior, he would walk on water, and fix The Economy with his progressive liberal class warfare policies. Fast forward to the end of 2010 and now George W. Bush is more popular than Obama. As painful as it must have been for Politico to post this story (and frankly i’m surpri...

That is so rank: Gallup, on the presidents
What do presidential rankings say about America? Apparently, we are nostalgic -- for better economic times (see: Bill Clinton, ranked third) and happier, sun-drenched days aboard the presidential yacht (JFK). Gallup likes to take America's pulse every year on how we perceive as we look back. Here are the current Gallup rankings: Huh. Carter more than Bush? And...Ford's 61 percent? Gallup noted that Kennedy has ranked first since 1990. Also: The most notable changes in this year's update are a ni...

Poll: JFK tops presidential approval poll, Carter slips 9 points
Ryan McCartney writes: John F. Kennedy remains the most popular modern U.S. president, according to a new Gallup Poll of the nine most recent presidents, while Jimmy Carter’s Approval Rating has dropped 9 percentage points since 2006. Since Gallup began its retrospective Job Approval poll in 1990, Kennedy has consistently topped the list of most popular presidents, while Richard Nixon has received the lowest Approval Rating in every poll except the one conducted in 1993. Lyndon Johnson, wh...

Don't Call It A Bush Comeback
Politico's James Hohmann, last seen repeating nutty Republican anti-tax talking points in Politico news stories, has a piece today about the George W. Bush comeback: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job perfo...

Bush Approval Rating Tops Obama
Politico reports: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 47 percent number is 13 points higher than the last Gall

Bush Approval Rating Tops Obama
Politico reports: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 47 percent number is 13 points higher than the last Gall

Ranking the Presidents
Mon Dec. 6, 2010 9:56 AM PST The Gallup Poll below is being touted as a "ranking" of modern presidents, and it puts John F. Kennedy at the top. (I guess Eisenhower doesn't count as "modern.") This is obviously crazy, but when I clicked the link I discovered that it wasn't really a ranking of who was the best president, it was a ranking of retrospective job Approval Ratings: That's not quite so crazy. It's probably still wrong, but not crazy. Kennedy did some popular things, ...

Shock Gallup Poll: George W. Bushs Approval Rating Skyrockets to 47%, One Point Higher Than Obamas
Excuse me while I burst out laughing, BWAHAHAHAHA… (Politico)-  George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday . That’s one point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 4

Survey finds Bush's approval rating improving
LOS ANGELES — George W. Bush is proving that absence, indeed, makes the heart grow fonder. According to a Gallup Poll released Monday, the most recent ex-president has an Approval Rating of 47 percent, about double his rating during his final year in office. In his first outing in the poll's ranking of former presidents, Bush is still near the bottom, handily defeating perennial basement-dweller Richard Nixon. But when compared with approval polls while he was in office, he's rising, stati...

Bush Approval Rating Now Tops Obama
The longer Obama’s president, the better George W. Bush looks. Politico reported: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s one point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. Share this post Hide Sites ...

George W.s job approval now higher than Obamas
Even President Bush is flummoxed by the news From Politico: George W. Bush’s job Approval Rating as president has spiked to 47 percent, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday. That’s 1 point higher than President Barack Obama’s job Approval Rating in a poll taken the same week. This is the first time Gallup asked Americans to retrospectively rate Bush’s job performance. And it was a stunning turnaround from his low point of 25 percent in November 2008. The 47 percent number is

Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You
President John F. Kennedy's retrospective public Approval Ratings have improved 27 points since the last months of his presidency. See Gallup, "Kennedy Still Highest-Rated Modern President, Nixon Lowest" (via Memeorandum and Weasel Zippers). Kennedy is the reason many Young People become Democrats, myself especially. President Jimmy Carter, who's post-presidency rankings are tanking, is the reason many older people abandon the Democratic Party, and more recently Bill Clinton, myself included. A...

Gallup: Bushs job approval now higher than Obamas
Via Jim Geraghty, a reminder that Inauguration Day 2009 seems, oh, so looong ago. Actually, The One’s daily Approval Rating stands at 47 percent today, so he and the Bushitler find themselves in a dead heat: A few obvious points. One: The Kennedy mystique is eternal. By the time the 50th anniversary of his Assassination rolls around in 2013, I expect the wistful Camelot reminiscences to push him to a cool 90 percent. Two: Although Dubya’s numbers were Nixonian towards the end of hi...