The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, it publishes four academic journals: '' American Political Science Review'', ''

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'', ''Journal of Political Science Education,'' and '' PS: Political Science & Politics''. APSA Organized Sections publish or are associated with 15 additional journals. APSA presidents serve one-year terms. The current president is

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of the University of North Texas. Woodrow Wilson, who later became President of the United States, was APSA president in 1909. APSA's headquarters are at 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in a historic building that was owned by Admiral George Remy, labor leader Samuel Gompers, the

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, son of President James A. Garfield and president of the association from 1921 to 1922. APSA administers the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs, which offers fellowships, conference, research space and grants for scholars, and administers Pi Sigma Alpha, the

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for political science students. It also periodically sponsors seminars and other events for political scientists,

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s, the media, and the general public.

Conferences and meetings

The association broadly aims to encourage scholarly understanding of political ideas, norms, behaviors, and institutions, and to inform public choices about government, governance, and public policy. APSA's mission is to "support excellence in scholarship and teaching and informed discourse about politics, policy and civic participation." APSA conducts several annual conferences, which provide an environment for scholars and other professionals to network and present their work, along with other pertinent and useful resources. The APSA Annual Meeting is among the world's largest gatherings of political scientists. It occurs on

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weekend each summer. The APSA Teaching and Learning Conference is a smaller working group conference hosting cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for the political science classroom. The conference provides a forum for scholars to share effective and innovative teaching and learning models and to discuss broad themes and values of political science education—especially the scholarship of teaching and learning. With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, APSA has organized political science workshops in various locations in Africa, APSA Africa Workshops. The first workshop was convened in Dakar, Senegal in partnership with the West African Research Center from July 6–27, 2008. The annual residential workshops are led by a joint U.S. and African organizing team and aimed at mid-and junior-level scholars residing in Africa. They will enhance the capacities of political scientists and their resources in East and West Africa while also providing a forum for supporting their ongoing research. Each three week workshop brings together up to 30 scholars and cover substantive issues, methodologies, and reviews of research. See also, APSA International Programs.

Awards

To recognize excellence in the profession, the Association offers the following awards: * Dissertation Awards * Paper and Article Awards * Book Awards * Career Awards * Goodnow Award * Teaching Award and Campus Teaching Award Recognition In addition to the APSA awards, the APSA organized sections also present over 100 awards at every Annual Meeting to recognize important research and contributions to the profession. These awards are presented at the Association's Annual Meeting.

Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs

Through its facilities and endowed funding programs, APSA'S Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs supports political science teaching, research, and public engagement. Opened in 2003, the centenary of APSA's establishment, the Centennial Center encourages individual research and writing in all fields of political science, facilitates collaboration among scholars working within the discipline and across the social and behavioral sciences and humanities, and promotes communication between scholars and the public. The Centennial Center, its facilities, and research support programs continue to be made possible in part through the generous donations of APSA members. The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs assists APSA members with the costs of research, including travel, interviews, access to archives, or costs for a research assistant. Funds can also be used to assist scholars in publishing their research. Grants can range in size from $500 to $10,000, depending upon the research fund.

Congressional Fellowship Program

The APSA Congressional Fellowship Program is a highly selective, nonpartisan program devoted to expanding knowledge and awareness of Congress. Since 1953, it has brought select political scientists, journalists, federal employees, health specialists, and other professionals to

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to experience Congress at work through fellowship placements on congressional staffs. The nine-month program begins each November with an intensive one-month introduction to Congress taught by leading experts in the field. After orientation, fellows work in placements of their choosing and also participate in ongoing seminars and enrichment programs. Through this unique opportunity, the American Political Science Association enhances public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching and reporting on American national politics.

Publications

One key component of APSA's mission is to support political science education and the professional development of its practitioners. The APSA publications program attempts to fill the diverse needs of political scientists in academic settings as well as practitioners working outside of academia, and students at various stages of their education.

Journals

*'' American Political Science Review'' (APSR) *''Journal of Political Science Education'' *''Perspectives on Politics'' *''PS: Political Science & Politics'' *''Organized Section Journals''

Presidents of the American Political Science Association

* Frank J. Goodnow, 1904-1905 * Albert Shaw, 1905-1906 * Frederick N. Judson, 1906-1907 *

James Bryce James Bryce may refer to: *James Bryce (geologist) (1806–1877), Irish naturalist and geologist * James Bryce (footballer) (1884–1916), Scottish footballer *James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838–1922), British jurist, historian and politician ...

, 1907-1908 * Abbott Lawrence Lowell, 1908-1909 * Woodrow Wilson, 1909-1910 *

Simeon E. Baldwin Simeon Eben Baldwin (February 5, 1840 – January 30, 1927) was an American jurist, law professor, and politician who served as the 65th governor of Connecticut. Education The son of jurist, Connecticut governor and U.S. Senator Roger Sherman ...

, 1910-1911 *

Albert Bushnell Hart Albert Bushnell Hart (July 1, 1854 – July 16, 1943) was an American historian, writer, and editor based at Harvard University. One of the first generation of professionally trained historians in the United States, a prolific author and editor ...

, 1911-1912 *

Westel W. Willoughby Westel Woodbury Willoughby (20 July 1867 – 25 March 1945) was an American academic. He and his twin brother to William F. Willoughby were the sons of Westel Willoughby and Jennie Rebecca (Woodbury) Willoughby. Their lawyer father had been Maj ...

, 1912-1913 *

John Bassett Moore John Bassett Moore (December 3, 1860 – November 12, 1947) was an American lawyer and authority on international law.Christine E. White"Leading Figures in International Law: John Bassett Moore" ''International Judicial Monitor'' (Summer 2009). M ...

, 1913-1914 * Ernst Freund, 1914-1915 *

Jesse Macy Jesse Macy (June 21, 1842 – November 2, 1919) was an American political scientist and historian of the late 19th and early 20th century, specializing in the history of American political parties, party systems, and the Civil War. He spent mos ...

, 1915-1916 *

Munroe Smith Edmund Munroe Smith (December 8, 1854 – April 13, 1926) was an American jurist and historian. Family and education Smith was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Horatio Southgate Smith and his wife, Susan Dwight Munroe. He received his A.B. f ...

, 1916-1917 *

Henry Jones Ford Henry Jones Ford (25 August 1851 – 29 August 1925) was a political scientist, journalist, university professor, and government official. He served as president of the American Political Science Association. He was appointed by Woodrow Wilson as ...

, 1917-1918 *

Paul Samuel Reinsch Paul Samuel Reinsch (June 10, 1869 – January 26, 1923), was an American political scientist and diplomat. He played an influential role in developing the field of international relations. Career overview Reinsch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

, 1918-1919 *

Leo S. Rowe Leo Stanton Rowe (September 17, 1871 – December 5, 1946) was the director general of the Pan-American Union from 1920 to 1946. Life He was born on September 17, 1871, in McGregor, Iowa, to Louis Rowe and Catherine Raff. His family moved to Phi ...

, 1919-1920 *

William A. Dunning William Archibald Dunning (12 May 1857 – 25 August 1922) was an American historian and political scientist at Columbia University noted for his work on the Reconstruction era of the United States. He founded the informal Dunning School of int ...

, 1920-1921 * Harry A. Garfield, 1921-1922 * James Wilford Garner, 1923-1924 *

Charles E. Merriam Charles Edward Merriam Jr. (1874–1953) was an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioral approach to political science, a trainer of many graduate students, a prominent intellectual in the Pr ...

, 1924-1923 *

Charles A. Beard Charles Austin Beard (1874–1948) was an American historian and professor, who wrote primarily during the first half of the 20th century. A history professor at Columbia University, Beard's influence is primarily due to his publications in the f ...

, 1925-1924 *

William Bennett Munro William Bennett Munro (5 January 1875 – 4 September 1957) was a Canadian historian and political scientist. He taught at Harvard University and the California Institute of Technology. He was known for research on the seigneurial system in New Fr ...

, 1926-1925 * Jesse S. Reeves, 1927-1926 * John A. Fairlie, 1928-1927 * Benjamin F. Shambaugh, 1929-1928 *

Edward S. Corwin Edward Samuel Corwin (January 19, 1878 – April 23, 1963) was an American legal scholar who served as the president of the American Political Science Association. His various political writings in the early to mid-twentieth century microcosmicall ...

, 1930-1929 *

William F. Willoughby William Franklin Willoughby (born 1867 in Alexandria, Virginia – died 1960) was an author of public administration texts including works on budgeting. He often worked with his twin brother, Westel W. Willoughby. He graduated from Johns Hopkins ...

, 1931-1932 * Isidor Loeb, 1932-1933 * Walter J. Shepard, 1933-1934 * Francis W. Coker, 1934-1935 *

Arthur N. Holcombe Arthur Norman Holcombe (November 3, 1884 – December 9, 1977) was an American political scientist and educator who taught at Harvard University from 1910 until his retirement in 1955. He was known for his studies of government structure. Life ...

, 1935-1936 * Thomas Reed Powell, 1936-1937 *

Clarence A. Dykstra Clarence Addison Dykstra (February 25, 1883 – May 6, 1950) was a U.S. administrator. He served as the first City Manager in the US in Cincinnati, Ohio after teaching government at the University of Chicago. He then became Chancellor of the Uni ...

, 1937-1938 * Charles Grove Haines, 1938-1939 * Robert C. Brooks, 1939-1940 * Frederic A. Ogg, 1940-1941 *

William Anderson William Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings * William Anderson (theatre) (1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur * William Anderson (1911–1986), ...

, 1941-1942 * Robert E. Cushman, 1942-1943 *

Leonard D. White Leonard Dupee White (January 17, 1891 – February 23, 1958) was an American historian who specialized in public administration in the United States. His technique was to study administration in the context of grouped U.S. presidential terms. A f ...

, 1943-1944 * John Gaus, 1944-1945 * Walter F. Dodd, 1945-1946 * Arthur W. MacMahon, 1946-1947 * Henry R. Spencer, 1947-1948 *

Quincy Wright Philip Quincy Wright (December 28, 1890 – October 17, 1970) was an American political scientist based at the University of Chicago known for his pioneering work and expertise in international law, international relations, and security studies. ...

, 1948-1949 *

James K. Pollock James Kerr Pollock (May 25, 1898 – October 4, 1968) was an American political scientist. He was born on May 25, 1898, in New Castle, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Michigan, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees, from ...

, 1949-1950 * Peter H. Odegard, 1950-1951 * Luther Gulick, 1951-1952 *

E. Pendleton Herring E. Pendleton Herring (October 27, 1903 – August 17, 2004) was an American political scientist who worked to advance the field of political science with his work as president of the American Political Science Association (APSA). In addition to work ...

, 1952-1953 *

Ralph J. Bunche Ralph Johnson Bunche (; August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist, diplomat, and leading actor in the mid-20th-century decolonization process and US civil rights movement, who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize f ...

, 1953-1954 * Charles McKinley, 1954-1955 *

Harold D. Lasswell Harold Dwight Lasswell (February 13, 1902December 18, 1978) was an American political scientist and communications theorist. He earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy and economics and was a PhD student at the University of Chicago. He was ...

, 1955-1956 *

E.E. Schattschneider Elmer Eric Schattschneider (August 11, 1892 – March 4, 1971) was an American political scientist. Life and career Schattschneider was born in Bethany, Minnesota. He received his B.A. and M.A. at the University of Pittsburgh and his Ph.D. at ...

, 1956-1957 *

V.O. Key, Jr. Valdimer Orlando Key Jr. (March 13, 1908 – October 4, 1963) was an American political scientist known for his empirical study of American elections and voting behavior. He taught at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard. Early life and education ...

, 1957-1958 * R. Taylor Cole, 1958-1959 * Carl B. Swisher, 1959-1960 *

Emmette Redford Emmette Redford (September 23, 1904 – January 30, 1998) was an American political scientist. He attended Midland College, Midland, Texas and Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Texas State University), finally graduating from The Univer ...

, 1960-1961 * Charles S. Hyneman, 1961-1962 * Carl J. Friedrich, 1962-1963 * C. Herman Pritchett, 1963-1964 *

David B. Truman David Bicknell Truman (June 1, 1913 – August 28, 2003) was an American academic who served as the 15th president of Mount Holyoke College from 1969–1978. He is also known for his role as a Columbia University administrator during the Columbia ...

, 1964-1965 *

Gabriel A. Almond Gabriel Abraham Almond (January 12, 1911 – December 25, 2002) was an American political scientist best known for his pioneering work on comparative politics, political development, and political culture. Biography Almond was born on January 12, ...

, 1965-1966 *

Robert A. Dahl Robert Alan Dahl (; December 17, 1915 – February 5, 2014) was an American political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He established the pluralist theory of democracy—in which political outcomes are ...

, 1966-1967 * Merle Fainsod, 1967-1968 * David Easton, 1968-1969 *

Karl W. Deutsch Karl Wolfgang Deutsch (21 July 1912 – 1 November 1992) was a social and political scientist from Prague. He was a professor at MIT, Yale University and Harvard University, as well as Director of Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (International Insti ...

, 1969-1970 *

Robert E. Lane Robert E. Lane (August 19, 1917 in Philadelphia – December 2017) was an American political scientist and political psychologist. He was the Eugene Meyer Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Yale University. Lane taught there for nearly 50 y ...

, 1970-1971 * Heinz Eulau, 1971-1972 * Robert E. Ward, 1972-1973 * Avery Leiserson, 1973-1974 * Austin Ranney, 1974-1975 *

James MacGregor Burns James MacGregor Burns (August 3, 1918 – July 15, 2014) was an American historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams Col ...

, 1975-1976 *

Samuel H. Beer Samuel Hutchison Beer (July 28, 1911 – April 7, 2009) was an American political scientist who specialized in the government and politics of the United Kingdom. He was a longtime professor at Harvard University and served as president of the ...

, 1976-1977 *

John C. Wahlke John Charles Wahlke (October 29, 1917 – April 10, 2008) was an American political scientist. Wahlke was born on October 29, 1917, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from high school in 1935, Wahlke worked for Seagram and Sons and t ...

, 1977-1978 *

Leon D. Epstein Leon David Epstein (May 29, 1919 – August 1, 2006) was an American political scientist. He was born in Milwaukee on May 29, 1919, and raised in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. He enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1936 to study econom ...

, 1978-1979 *

Warren E. Miller Warren E. Miller (born October 5, 1964) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Miller represented District 9A, which includes parts of Howard and Carroll counties. Miller was appointed by Governor Bob Ehrlich on March 7, 2003 to rep ...

, 1979-1980 *

Charles E. Lindblom Charles Edward Lindblom (March 21, 1917 – January 30, 2018) was an American academic who studied economics at the University of Chicago and was Sterling Professor emeritus of political science and economics at Yale University. He served as pres ...

, 1980-1981 * Seymour Martin Lipset, 1981-1982 *

William H. Riker William Harrison Riker (September 22, 1920 – June 26, 1993) was an American political scientist who is prominent for applying game theory and mathematics to political science. He helped to establish University of Rochester as a center of behav ...

, 1982-1983 *

Philip E. Converse Philip Ernest Converse (November 17, 1928 – December 30, 2014) was an American Political science, political scientist. He was a professor in political science and sociology at the University of Michigan who conducted research on public opinion, ...

, 1983-1984 * Richard F. Fenno, Jr., 1984-1985 * Aaron B. Wildavsky, 1985-1986 *

Samuel P. Huntington Samuel Phillips Huntington (April 18, 1927December 24, 2008) was an American political scientist, adviser, and academic. He spent more than half a century at Harvard University, where he was director of Harvard's Center for International Affairs ...

, 1986-1987 *

Kenneth N. Waltz Kenneth Neal Waltz (; June 8, 1924 – May 12, 2013) was an American political scientist who was a member of the faculty at both the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University and one of the most prominent scholars in the field of ...

, 1987-1988 *

Lucian W. Pye Lucian W. Pye (; October 21, 1921 – September 5, 2008) was an American political scientist, sinologist and comparative politics expert considered one of the leading China scholars in the United States. Educated at Carleton College and Yale Un ...

, 1988-1989 *

Judith N. Shklar Judith Nisse Shklar (September 24, 1928 – September 17, 1992) was a philosopher and political theorist who studied the history of political thought, notably that of the Enlightenment period. She was appointed the John Cowles Professor of Govern ...

, 1989-1990 *

Theodore J. Lowi Theodore J. "Ted" Lowi (July 9, 1931 – February 17, 2017) was an American political scientist. He was the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions teaching in the Government Department at Cornell University. His area of research was th ...

, 1990-1991 * James Q. Wilson, 1991-1992 * Lucius J. Barker, 1992-1993 *

Charles O. Jones Charles O. Jones (born 1931) is non-resident Senior Fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. He is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has been a fellow of t ...

, 1993-1994 * Sidney Verba, 1994-1995 * Arend Lijphart, 1995-1996 * Elinor Ostrom, 1996-1997 *

M. Kent Jennings Myron Kent Jennings (born 1934) is an American political scientist best known for his path-breaking work on the patterns and development of political preferences and behaviors among young Americans. He is widely held in libraries worldwide and is r ...

, 1997-1998 *

Matthew Holden Jr. Matthew Holden Jr. is an American political scientist. Biography He attended public school in Mississippi and Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1950 and received a B.A. degree in political science from Roosevelt Uni ...

, 1998-1999 *

Robert O. Keohane Robert Owen Keohane (born October 3, 1941) is an American academic working within the fields of international relations and international political economy. Following the publication of his influential book ''After Hegemony'' (1984), he has beco ...

, 1999-2000 * Robert Jervis, 2000-2001 *

Robert Putnam Robert David Putnam (born 1941) is an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics. He is the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. Putnam develo ...

, 2001-2002 * Theda Skocpol, 2002-2003 *

Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Susanne Hoeber Rudolph (April 3, 1930 – December 23, 2015) was an American author, political thinker and educationist. She was a William Benton Distinguished Service Professor Emerita at the University of Chicago and was actively interested ...

, 2003-2004 * Margaret Levi, 2004-2005 * Ira Katznelson, 2005-2006 * Robert Axelrod, 2006-2007 *

Dianne Pinderhughes Dianne Marie Pinderhughes (born 1947) is Full Professor in the Departments of Africana Studies and Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, and former President of the American Political Science Association. Since 2021 she is the presi ...

, 2007-2008 *

Peter Katzenstein Peter Joachim Katzenstein FBA (born February 17, 1945) is a German-American political scientist. He is the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. Katzenstein has made influential contributions to the ...

, 2008-2009 *

Henry E. Brady Henry E. Brady is an American political scientist specializing in methodology and its application in a diverse array of political fields. He is Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley and holds the Class o ...

, 2009-2010 *

Carole Pateman Carole Pateman (born 11 December 1940) is a feminist and political theorist. She is known as a critic of liberal democracy and has been a member of the British Academy since 2007. Biography Pateman was born in Maresfield, Sussex, England. Ed ...

, 2010-2011 * G. Bingham Powell, 2011-2012 * Jane Mansbridge, 2012-2013 * John Aldrich, 2013-2014 * Rodney E. Hero, 2014-2015 *

Jennifer Hochschild Jennifer Lucy Hochschild (born September 17, 1950) is a political scientist. She serves as the Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government, Professor of African and African American Studies and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. Sh ...

, 2015-2016 * David A. Lake, 2016–2017 *

Kathleen Thelen Kathleen Thelen is an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics. She is the Ford Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a permanent external member of the Max Planck Institute f ...

, 2017-2018 *

Rogers Smith Rogers M. Smith (born September 20, 1953) is an American political scientist and author noted for his research and writing on American constitutional and political development and political thought, with a focus on issues of citizenship and rac ...

, 2018–2019 * Paula D. McClain, 2019–2020 * Janet Box-Steffensmeier, 2020-2021 *

, 2021-22 * Lisa Martin, 2022-23 (president-elect)

APSA organized sections

APSA members may also join the 41 membership organized sections focused around research themes in political science. * 1. Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations * 2. Law and Courts * 3. Legislative Studies * 4. Public Policy * 5. Political Organizations and Parties * 6. Public Administration * 7. Conflict Processes * 8. Representation and Electoral Systems * 9. Presidents and Executive Politics * 10.

Political Methodology Political methodology is a subfield of political science that studies the quantitative and qualitative methods used to study politics. Quantitative methods combine statistics, mathematics, and formal theory. Political methodology is often used fo ...

* 11. Religion and Politics * 13. Urban Politics * 15. Science, Technology and Environmental Politics * 16. Women and Politics Research * 17. Foundations of Political Theory * 18. Information Technology and Politics * 19. International Security and Arms Control * 20. Comparative Politics * 21. European Politics and Society * 22. State Politics and Policy * 23. Political Communication * 24. Politics and History * 25. Political Economy * 27.

New Political Science The Caucus for a New Political Science (CNPS) was first founded in 1967 as a caucus, and then a formal section, within the American Political Science Association (APSA). APSA is the official professional organization of political scientists in the ...

* 28. Political Psychology * 29. Political Science Education * 30. Politics, Literature, and Film * 31. Foreign Policy * 32. Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior * 33. Race, Ethnicity and Politics * 34. International History and Politics * 35. Comparative Democratization * 36. Human Rights * 37. Qualitative and Multi-method Research * 38. Sexuality and Politics * 39. Health Politics and Policy * 40. Canadian Politics * 41. Political Networks * 42. Experimental Research * 43. Migration and Citizenship * 44. African Politics * 45. Class and Inequality * 46. Ideas, Knowledge and Politics * 47. American Political Thought *48. International Collaboration *49. Middle East and North Africa Politics

Presidential rankings

Since 2015, they have conducted two rankings of American Presidents.

2015

In 2015, Republican President Abraham Lincoln was rated the greatest President, while Democratic President

James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ...

was considered the worst. Barack Obama, president at the time of the survey, being ranked 18th.

2018

In 2018, Republican Abraham Lincoln was ranked the greatest American President, while Donald Trump, president at the time of the survey, was ranked last. Previous president Barack Obama was ranked 8th.

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References

External links

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