Top 10 Best Acts by U.S. Presidents

The Top Ten

  1. Abolished slavery - Abraham Lincoln

    Involuntary servitude was finally deemed unconstitutional by the Lincoln administration. Congress passed the 13th Amendment, which made slavery illegal.

    Now Black people have freedom to this day.

  2. Entered the United States into World War II - Franklin D. Roosevelt

    While I understand why the Roosevelt administration wanted to remain neutral in the war, he made the right decision by involving the U.S.

    The Allies eventually defeated the Axis and prevented a Nazi takeover.

    Took y'all long enough to get involved.

    I'd say FDR really didn't have a choice on this one. The Lend-Lease program, however, was most helpful.

    Without this, the world would be a tiny bit different.

  3. Signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law - Lyndon B. Johnson

    Because of this act, Black people now had access to the very basic services that used to be exclusively available to the white race.

  4. Ended the Vietnam War - Richard Nixon

    The Nixon administration finally ended possibly the most unpopular war in history.

  5. Ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq - Barack Obama

    The Obama administration ended possibly the second least popular war in history.

  6. Created Social Security - Franklin D. Roosevelt

    The Roosevelt administration created Social Security for seniors who were financially unstable or impoverished.

    Social Security has lifted millions out of poverty.

  7. Created Medicare and Medicaid - Lyndon B. Johnson

    The Johnson administration helped deliver health insurance to the two groups that were having the hardest time affording it: the poor and the elderly.

  8. Established a minimum wage - Franklin D. Roosevelt

    The Roosevelt administration made it mandatory for most businesses to pay all of their employees a respectable wage.

  9. Facilitated the end of the Cold War and called for the Berlin Wall to be torn down - Ronald Reagan

    This is why Reagan is pretty good, though he ruined the economy.

  10. Negotiated an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis - John F. Kennedy

    The United States would have been completely destroyed if it weren't for JFK. He negotiated the U.S. out of war numerous times, including the Cuban Missile Crisis during his term.

    If he had lived and served another term, the Vietnam War would have never happened.

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    Moved the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem - Donald Trump

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    Cut taxes - Donald Trump

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  13. Mandated family and medical leave for employees - Bill Clinton

    The Clinton administration required all businesses to provide a few months of leave to all employees in cases of the birth of a child or a sickness.

    Granted, paid leave is still optional, but this law was a step in the right direction.

  14. Authorized the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Harry S. Truman

    Emperor Hirohito had no problem sending suicide bombers to kill thousands in an unprovoked attack while US servicemen were sleeping, not to mention the loss of life they were responsible for during WWII.

    The war could have dragged on forever had the US not dropped these bombs. Sure, the bomb affected a lot of people. However, it saved a lot more people from both sides of the "pond" by ending the war.

    The "revisionist" history regarding these events is ridiculous. Terrible, yes, but absolutely necessary at the time.

    You cannot judge historic events through the lens of the current time.

  15. Ended support for Syrian rebel groups - Donald Trump

    Indeed. Hopefully, this will bring about the end of the ongoing civil war there.

  16. Launched the New Deal programs - Franklin D. Roosevelt

  17. Returned the nation to normalcy - Warren G. Harding

    President Harding took a country reeling from the Great War, an impending economic crisis, and unprecedented government intervention, and set it on the path to the incredibly prosperous Roaring '20s in less than one term.

  18. Launched the War on Terror - George W. Bush

  19. Signed the Americans with Disabilities Act - George H. W. Bush

  20. Fought AIDS in Africa - George W. Bush

    Bush was one of the worst presidents ever, but give credit where it is due.

  21. Sent astronauts to the Moon - Richard Nixon

    Although it was JFK's idea, Nixon was the president who got Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to land on the Moon.

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