Books
8:00 pm
Thu October 11, 2012

Presidential Popularity Contests With Robert Merry

Where They Stand
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Robert Merry's 'Where They Stand.'

Who was the best US president? The worst? Biographer Robert Merry plays "rate the presidents" based on popularity and historical judgment. Here are some hints: Abraham Lincoln's at the top and James Buchanan ranks as one of the country's biggest failures.

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