https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/contributors/roosevelt

45 presidents. 36 great biographies. Just 20 presidents qualify. 9 presidents hog 24 of the 36 places with multiple entries. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, FDR, LBJ, Nixon, Reagan and Clinton won multiple spots in my ranking. Grant, Adams, JQA, Jackson, Wilson, Hoover, Kennedy, Ike, Truman, Bush, Bush and Carter claimed a single entry each.

As Americans, we demand and deserve the very best. We must demand this level of greatness now and in the future. We have 330 million fellow citizens. The “1%” is 3.3 million residents! So may qualified and experienced people. The Fortune 500 has 500 CEOs, 500 presidents, 500 CFO’s, 500 CIO’s, 500 CMO’s. 50 governors. 3,000 university presidents. 500 hospital system presidents. 100 national law firm managing partners. 50 national CPA managing partners. 100 large national NFP presidents. 1,000 large privately held firms. 100 big city mayors. 500 medium sized city mayors. 50 religious organization leaders. 100 media firm leaders. 100 generals. 1,000 college and pro head coaches. 100 major think tank leaders. 100 investment bankers. 100 venture capitalists. 100 community organizers. 100 ambassadors. 500 Nobel prize winners. 100 senators and 365 congress persons. 500 large school superintendents. 1,000 award winning performing artists. 500 elite athletes.

We live in a meritocratic society. There are 10 to 100,000 people clearly qualified to be the American president. We should never, ever settle for anything less.