Who was a better president, Lincoln or Arthur?

Whenever academics and scholars tickle their fancy by putting forth yet another poll of historians on presidential rankings, there is little doubt about which president will top the list—Abraham Lincoln. In the numerous such polls executed since Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. read more

But without George Washington, Lincoln may not have even had a nation to govern. Washington wasn't just the first President of the United States, he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Army against the British Empire and the man who established the American republic. read more

Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885; he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination. read more