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How Trump compares with past presidents
Approval rating
Disapproval rating
Net approval
526 days
4 years
8 years
Barack Obama
2009-17
George W. Bush
2001-09
Bill Clinton
1993-2001
George H.W. Bush
1989-93
Ronald Reagan
1981-89
Jimmy Carter
1977-81
Gerald Ford
1974-77
Richard Nixon
1969-74
Lyndon B. Johnson
1963-69
John F. Kennedy
1961-63
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1953-61
Harry S. Truman
1945-53
