Which post-war POTUS had the most PERSONAL integrity?

[Deep13]

To keep the list manageable, I am only including chief executives since WWII. I am not asking who was best for the country or who was the most effective, but only who was the most honest, conscientious and dilligent personally.

[rateyes]

1. Nixon.

Ooops. Sorry. I read it wrong. :evilgrin:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Ike. (nt)

[liberal N proud]

3. Jimmy

[tom_paine]

4. Hands down...Jimmy.

[Jack Rabbit]

8. I agree

However, some would apply it to Leo Durocher's maxim: Nice guys finish last.

[GodlessBiker]

5. "Had the most?" So, we can only vote for dead people?

[Deep13]

11. While in office, I mean.

I assumed no one would pick the current occupant since he hasn't been truthful about anything.

[Jackpine Radical]

15. Well, consider Clinton...

he's fallen a few notches in the esteem of some people since leaving office.

[lpbk2713]

6. Be honest ... you listed RayGun and Poppy just to get a laugh.

Didn't you? :shrug:

[Deep13]

12. I guess I wanted the pretense of a bipartisan poll.

I figure Iran Contra keeps Reagan from winning and Weinberger's pardon does it to Bush Sr. Otherwise, if one agrees with their perspective, one could argue they acted concientiously in pursuing it. It would be an unconvincing argument for a lot of reasons.

Arguably, the pardon keeps Ford from winning.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

16. For that, you have Ike. -nt

[japple]

7. Jimmy Carter. But Eisenhower, esp. after he was out of

office, worked hard to raise the consciousness of the American people to the growing threat of the military-industrial complex. He tried hard to warn us about what would happen if we didn't pay attention.

[NorthernSpy]

9. Jimmeh...

A decent man who is willing to do the right thing, even if it costs him. The least pander-reliant president of recent decades.

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. Carter. No question. n/t

[Deep13]

13. I'm unaware of him ever lying to us. nt

[Jackpine Radical]

14. 1) Carter; 2) Truman; 3) Ike.

But HST & Ike were nearly a draw for second.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. Hey, you didn't list all post-WWII Presidents and there's one slot left! Oh, wait...

:silly:

[Deep13]

18. Yeah. No point asking when we already know the answer. nt

[MadinMo]

19. Carter. Hands Down. eom

[Deep13]

20. I figured Carter would be the favorite,...

...but I thought Truman would do better than he did.