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IMO the worst would be carter.
He sucked then and still does.
Here's how US news ranks them (1 being worst):
1. James Buchanan (1857-1861)
He refused to challenge either the spread of slavery or the growing bloc of states that became the Confederacy.
2. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
He was an ineffectual and indecisive leader who played poker while his friends plundered the U.S. treasury.
3. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
He survived impeachment after opposing Reconstruction initiatives including the 14th amendment.
4. Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
His fervor for expanding the borders--thereby adding several slave states--helped set the stage for the Civil War.
5. Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
He backed the Compromise of 1850 that delayed the Southern secession by allowing slavery to spread.
6. John Tyler (1841-1845)
He was a stalwart defender of slavery who abandoned his party’s platform once he was president.
7. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
Serving right after Johnson, he presided over an outbreak of graft and corruption, but had good intentions.
8. William Harrison (1841)
He was president for all of 30 days after contracting pneumonia during his interminable inaugural.
9. (tie) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
He was known as a poor communicator who fueled trade wars and exacerbated the Depression.
9. (tie) Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
Though politically gifted, he will forever be associated with the Watergate scandal and his resignation.
10. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
A political novice, the war hero is entirely forgettable as president.
( Jimmy Carter at 11th).
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