The Gallup organization just released a compilation of approval ratings for presidents back to Truman. These are averages of the Gallup data collected on each president during the course of his term rather than a retrospective query of "who was most popular?" Approval rating Truman 45% Eisenhower 65% Kennedy 70% Johnson 55% Nixon 49% Ford 47% Carter 45% Reagan 53% Bush I 61% Clinton 55% This is taken directly from info on the Gallup website. Clinton and Johnson more approved than Reagan. Interesting, no?
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