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Best overall DoubledayGeorge Washington
Founding father who set many precedents and led the nation through its early years.
- Set essential precedents
- Led Revolutionary War
- Unified the country
- Owned slaves
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Best crisis manager Random House Books for Young ReadersAbraham Lincoln
Preserved the Union during the Civil War and ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Preserved the Union
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Great orator
- Suspended habeas corpus
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Best economic recovery Random House Books for Young ReadersFranklin D. Roosevelt
Led the country through the Great Depression and World War II with the New Deal.
- New Deal programs
- World War II leadership
- Social Security
- Court-packing attempt
- Japanese internment
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Best visionary Random House Trade PaperbacksThomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence and doubled the size of the US with the Louisiana Purchase.
- Declaration of Independence
- Louisiana Purchase
- Promoted education
- Owned slaves
- Embargo Act hurt economy
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Best conservationist Random House Books for Young ReadersTheodore Roosevelt
Progressive leader who expanded national parks, regulated trusts, and built the Panama Canal.
- Conservation efforts
- Trust-busting
- Panama Canal
- Imperialistic foreign policy
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Best infrastructure builder Random House Books for Young ReadersDwight D. Eisenhower
Overseas the Interstate Highway System, ended the Korean War, and managed Cold War tensions.
- Interstate Highway System
- Ended Korean War
- Balanced budget
- Slow on civil rights
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Best decisive leader MarinerHarry S. Truman
Made difficult decisions like dropping the atomic bomb, the Marshall Plan, and NATO formation.
- Marshall Plan
- Truman Doctrine
- NATO founding
- Atomic bomb decision
- Korean War stalemate
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Best inspirational leader Back Bay BooksJohn F. Kennedy
Inspired a generation with his vision, handled the Cuban Missile Crisis, and advanced the space program.
- Cuban Missile Crisis handling
- Space program push
- Civil rights advocacy
- Bay of Pigs failure
- Short tenure