How the Presidents Stack Up
A look at U.S. presidents' job-approval ratings.
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Sources: Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research
NOTES: Plotted points are the averages of all approval polls taken by Gallup in each three-month period of each presidency. The first two points for Johnson and Ford are for polls taken in their first two months. Key dates are marked next to the poll results for the three-month period in which they took place.
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