Most Influential Politicians in US History

Implemented New Deal, led US through Great Depression

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First African American President, passed Affordable Care Act

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Led the country through Civil War, ended slavery

Supreme Allied Commander, maintained Cold War peace

Passed Civil Rights Act, Great Society programs

Ended Cold War, stimulated economic growth

Made atomic bomb decision, established NATO

Trust-buster, conservationist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner

Principal author of Declaration of Independence

First US President, set presidential precedents