Presidents and the economy: Who was best, worst? Take our quiz.
Presidents are judged at the ballot box and in history books by how well the economy performs during their tenure. Can you guess which president fared the best? The worst?
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita fell an average 7.8 percent a year during Hoover's four-year tenure.
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita fell an average 7.8 percent a year during Hoover's four-year tenure.
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita fell an average 7.8 percent a year during Hoover's four-year tenure.
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita fell an average 7.8 percent a year during Hoover's four-year tenure.
1. Who is the only president to have the economy shrink in each year of his term?
This 1933 photo provided by the New York Historical Society courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum shows President-elect Roosevelt going to his Inauguration with outgoing President Hoover in Washington, D.C. The economy's performance under the presidents since Hoover has varied widely. (Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum/AP/File)
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