Since the XXII amendment was adopted, no President has had a good second term...

[Lobster Martini]

The XXII amendment limiting Presidential terms was adopted in 1951. Since then, there have been ten presidents. (Truman doesn't count, he was already president in 1951.) None has completed a second term without having at least one good scandal, failing to be reelected, being impeached or getting shot.

Line-up:

Eisenhower -- admittedly giving him a pass until I do more reading
Kennedy -- one term for obvious reasons
Johnson -- declined to run for reelection
Nixon -- resigned
Ford -- not elected President in the first place, not reelected, narrowly missed being shot because the shooter was incompetent
Carter -- one term
Reagan -- Iran-Contra scandal and shot
Bush I -- one term
Clinton -- impeached (shouldn't have been, but that's another issue)
Bush II -- multiple scandals and the wheels falling off the horse cart as I write this...

Might as well limit presidents to one term, because that second one is cursed...

[wyldwolf]

1. Guess it depends on your definition of "good."

First off, Reagan was shot in his first term.

But Clinton's major accomplishments happened in his second term. And although I think the GOP smear machine was completely unjustified, it did give Clinton a certain mystique. Unlike most Democrats, he gave as good as he got. And he warned Newt in '95: Knock me down and I'll come back stronger. (paraphrased)