Robert Strauss: America’s Worst Presidents

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7 жыл бұрын

Michael Gerhardt, Center scholar-in-residence, and Robert Strauss, author of Worst. President. Ever., offer an enlightening - and highly entertaining - account of James Buchanan’s presidency and explain how historians rank presidents over time.

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@Fireball_ Жыл бұрын

You can tell he's not doing research he says he memorized a book so he will be biased towards the book so if he does other research it won't mean much to him

@user-zc3do8vk4q 6 ай бұрын

John Kennedy said no one has the right to grade a president.Some things are simply beyond a president’s control.

@suarezguy 17 күн бұрын

Some, maybe many things, but other things are their decisions and responsibility, they should be blamed or praised for them.

@Joepacalypse1107 Жыл бұрын

Pickett is the guy who lost the confederacy? What a weird statement.

@orihoola 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic talk!

@earlpaulson7164 Жыл бұрын

Strongly disagree. This guy might know his sports, but he obviously only skimmed through Buchanan's history. If you want a much fairer assessment of James Buchanan, read Philip S. Klein's Biography, James Buchanan.

@Joepacalypse1107 Жыл бұрын

He referred to Pickett as "the guy who lost the confederacy". I think sports is all he knows well.

@suarezguy Жыл бұрын

He didn't make a good case for that Buchanan was and did really bad, I don't see how it would have been really good or better for Buchanan to have militarily challenged secession, started the Civil War in January or February 1861 rather than in April 1861.

@patkottcamp6970 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps not that elaborate but you can learn something from just about every historian, worth hearing + he's a Philly guy!

@elhombredeoro955 4 жыл бұрын

Theodore Roosevelt was better than FDR.

@LittleBigMac_1 4 жыл бұрын

A lot better. FDR was an average president at best

@speedweed6747 Жыл бұрын

Bull!

@thefreeman8791 6 ай бұрын

Both were bad but yes you are right. FDR’s policies prolonged the Great Depression and he ruled by fiat issuing over 300 presidential vetoes. The veto was never expected to be abused in such a manner. Teddy created the FBI and FDA illegally and without the consent of Congress.

@sjwoz Жыл бұрын

This guy is like a brother in law at Thanksgiving-simplified explanations that are not exactly accurate.... or wrong. I'll pass on the book.

@jerrybrenton6140 3 жыл бұрын

Waste of my time

@gregoryl.mcgarvey1042 4 жыл бұрын

The only criteria that should be used to judge the presidents. That is "WHO PROTECTED AND DEFENDED THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES"

@999reader 2 жыл бұрын

“The only criteria”!

@deoglemnaco7025 Жыл бұрын

Winnebago!

@thefreeman8791 6 ай бұрын

You mean who kept to their oath of office. Most presidents are ranked on what they did rather then if what they did was Constitutional.

@billkeogh639 Ай бұрын

This is complete fiction.

@paulaltfornorge 3 жыл бұрын

I am not particularly impressed by Robert Strauss as an interviewee...doesnt seem terribly polished nor energetic

@billkeogh639 Ай бұрын

The snide comments about Trump are pretty embarrassing.

@AmericanTestConstitution Жыл бұрын

Brandon

@deoglemnaco7025 Жыл бұрын

Jack and Paul Winnebago!

@Fireball_ Жыл бұрын

James buchanon is only the 3rd worst

@stevebenaszeski9153 18 күн бұрын

Buchanan, Pierce, Biden

@Fireball_ 18 күн бұрын

@@stevebenaszeski9153 buchanan, Wilson, Andrew Johnson. But those are bad presidents too

@suarezguy 17 күн бұрын

@@Fireball_ Not sure what Pierce or Buchanan could do particularly different or better, how any president would have been able to not have secession/Civil War coming soon.