(Feb. 14) - "It's no surprise to see Abraham Lincoln, the man who held the nation together when it was on the brink of collapse, atop the list of greatest American presidents.
But many other presidents are judged far differently by experts than by the general public.
Bill Clinton left office with a high approval rating, but a panel of writers who focus on US politics and foreign affairs at the Times, a British publication, considered him mediocre. The president who passed progressive legislation but who saddled himself with the Monica Lewinsky scandal landed at number 23. As panelist Ben Macintyre put it, Clinton "promised so much, delivered so little and embarrassed everyone."
The panel of 8 judges ranked some modern day presidents like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush at far ends of the spectrum. And others were close: John F. Kennedy missed the top 10 by one spot and Jimmy Carter barely managed to escape the bottom 10."

In order, the 10 Best were:

1. Lincoln
2. Washington
3. FDR
4. Jefferson
5. Teddy Roosevelt
6. Eisenhower
7. Truman
8. Reagan
9. Polk
10. Wilson

And now for the 10 Worst:

1. Buchannan
2. Pierce
3. Van Buren
4. Harrison
5. Nixon
6. GW Bush
7. Hoover
8. Harding
9. Garfield
10. Fillmore