or this
Even if your claims were true about Nixon and Carter (which you are not) being lower, fine company Mr. Bush is in. Really something to be proud of.
Or how about this?
| End-of-Presidency Job Approval Ratings | ||
| President | Rating (%) | Election Results |
| Bill Clinton (2 terms, D, 2001) |
65 | VP Gore (D) wins popular vote but Bush (R) wins electoral college vote |
| Ronald Reagan (2 terms, R, 1989) |
64 | VP Bush (R) defeats Dukakis (D) |
| John F. Kennedy (partial term, D, 1963) |
63 | (VP) Johnson (D) defeats Goldwater (R) |
| Dwight Eisenhower (2 terms, R, 1961) |
59 | Kennedy (D) defeats Nixon (R) |
| George Bush (1 term, R, 1993) |
56 | Clinton (D) defeats Bush (R) |
| Gerald Ford (partial term, R, 1977) |
53 | Carter (D) defeats Ford (R) |
| Lyndon Johnson (1+ terms, D, 1969) |
49 | Nixon (R) defeats Humphrey (Johnson did not run) (D) |
| Jimmy Carter (1 term, D, 1981) |
34 | Reagan (R) defeats Carter (D) |
| Richard Nixon (partial term, R, 1974) |
24 | Carter (D) defeats (VP) Ford (R) |
And here is a Reuter's report "Bush's job approval rating fell to 24 percent from last month's record low for a Zogby poll of 29 percent" that shows Nixon and Bush competing for the bottom.
NB: Nixon would have been impeached; all evidence suggested he abused his executive privilege and broke the law. Bush didn't have to do any of that. He was just himself!
Case closed.
It’s closed if you want it to be. I didn’t say anything about “end of term” ratings, or disapproval ratings, but if you have to change the terms to pretend to win, that’s OK.
BTW, your little chart neglects to show that Nixon served more than a “partial term”. In case you don’t know, he served a full term from 1968 to 1974, and was re-elected in 1974. Always glad to help your education.