Cheated on his wife, lackluster leadership, massive corruption under his watch
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Herbert Hoover
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Failed to properly address the Great Depression, only served one term
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James Buchanan
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Failed to avert or mitigate the American Civil War
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Franklin Pierce
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Lacked decisive leadership, beholden to Southern slaveholders.
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Richard Nixon
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Aside from Watergate, delved into very undemocratic practices...such as keeping "enemies lists", domestic spying on anti-war protesters, dirty election practices.
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James Madison
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Failed to either prevent, prepare, or plan the War of 1812 (Washington DC actually was captured and burned under his watch)
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George W. Bush
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Economy crashed in 2006, 9/11 occurred during his watch, ill-advised invasion of Iraq under dubious pretenses and without an exit strategy.
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Andrew Johnson
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Made enemies of both houses of Congress, refused to protect newly freed slaves after the Civil War from vengeful Southerners, possible alcoholic
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Massive corruption under his presidency.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Was a racist. Failed to prevent American involvement in World War I, and failed diplomatically to create conditions to keep the peace, eventually leading to the second World War.
