Herbert Hoover
The brilliant administrator who faced the worst economic catastrophe in American history and responded with policies that made it worse — Hoover's insistence on balanced budgets and voluntary solutions during the Depression destroyed millions of lives and his own legacy.
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James A. Garfield
#2President / Republican — Orange, Ohio · 1881
Served 200 days — not because he died quickly, but because he was shot in July and lingered until September, with his doctors' repeated probing of the wound (with unwashed hands) likely killing him more than the bullet did. Garfield was also the last president born in a log cabin.
Richard Nixon
#3President / Republican — Yorba Linda, California · 1969–1974
The most complex president of the 20th century — Nixon opened China, ended Vietnam (after prolonging it), created the EPA, and desegregated Southern schools. He also committed federal crimes to win an election he would have won anyway, and became the only president to resign.