[nathanbedford]

I think for sheer intellectual candlepower among presidents one thinks of John Adams or his son John Quincy Adams. For statesmanship one thinks again of John Adams, George Washington, James Madison and Abraham Lincoln and, of course, Thomas Jefferson.

To approximate his equal in raw sexual lust for the opposite sex among presidents one thinks of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton.

For comparable diplomatic achievements among presidents combined with literary works, one thinks of Nobel peace prize winner Theodore Roosevelt, indeed, to find a Renaissance man of commensurate talents and accomplishments among American presidents, one again thinks of Theodore Roosevelt.

To identify an American presidents who so influenced the American colloquial idiom, one cites Abraham Lincoln.

To find so successful a capitalist among American presidents one is drawn to the accomplishments of Donald Trump.

[nathanbedford]

As a Renaissance man among presidents, Franklin deserves (pre)eminent status with Thomas Jefferson.