Biden Off Harris’ List of Top Effective Presidents
Former Vice President Kamala Harris did not include her old boss — former President Joe Biden — when asked to list the “most effective presidents in American history.” Marc Morial, president of the National Urban…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris did not include her old boss — former President Joe Biden — when asked to list the “most effective presidents in American history.”
Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, posed that question to Harris Friday night.
“In your view, rank the top three most effective presidents in American history,” he said.
“Oh Marc, don’t make me do that,” Harris said. She then named Franklin Roosevelt.
“He did some good things,” she said. “In fact, it was he who talked about the expansion of the Supreme Court, and then he got ferocious… blowback for that. Social Security. When I think about what he did in terms of investing in the people during dire times and talking about the role and responsibility of government, that it should not just be about the benevolence of community organizations or just interpersonal relationships. The government has a role. I think he was a very important president.”
Two and three on the list were John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
“I credit Kennedy, of course, in terms of what he laid the groundwork for,” Harris said. “And then Johnson followed up on.”