Every President's Biggest Accomplishment

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Mr. Beat goes through the biggest accomplishment of every American President, with a little help from the BASED @MrTerry.
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0:00 Intro
0:40 Sponsor
2:00 Explanation
3:59 Washington
5:07 J Adams
5:37 Jefferson
6:12 Madison
7:02 Monroe
7:58 JQ Adams
8:19 Jackson
8:45 Buren
9:01 W Harrison
9:29 Tyler
9:49 Polk
10:38 Taylor
11:15 Fillmore
11:48 Pierce
12:50 Buchanan
13:23 Lincoln
14:05 A Johnson
14:23 Grant
14:51 Hayes
15:26 Garfield
15:47 Arthur
16:04 Cleveland
16:40 B Harrison
16:56 McKinley
17:11 T Roosevelt
17:37 Taft
18:10 Wilson
19:05 Harding
19:22 Coolidge
19:44 Hoover
20:00 F Roosevelt
20:47 Truman
21:33 Eisenhower
21:59 Kennedy
22:27 L Johnson
23:11 Nixon
23:48 Ford
24:02 Carter
24:31 Reagan
24:55 GHW Bush
25:25 Clinton
25:51 GW Bush
26:24 Obama
27:11 Trump
27:31 Biden
28:05 Conclusion
10:38

[@iammrbeat]

Here's the sequel to this video, every President's worst mistake: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaPKl6R9lqyWn9U Edit: At 22:50 I misspoke and said Medicare instead of Medicaid. Please forgive me for this mistake. Mrs. Beat just told me it was a BIG mistake. Oh dam, I forgot about Herbert Hoover's dam, the Hoover dam! I would say THAT was his biggest accomplishment while in office. What else did I get wrong or leave out? Also, please don't forget my sponsor. Supporting them greatly helps out my channel. Protect yourself from America’s fastest-growing crime. Try 14 days for free: aura.com/mrbeat and see if your personal information has been stolen or leaked on the dark web with my sponsor Aura.

[@adrian11847]

On the video of the top 10 worst presidents, I can agree on you with Pierce, Buchanan & Harding. Harding is the worst President. (Plus, he deserved to lose his term after he died)

[@Cinnamonfr]

Mr.Beat, what are u gonna do for 4th of July?

[@marcelooliveira3997]

Well done Mr. Beat. Compliment from a yellow shirt

[@davea6314]

The January 6 Committee Hearings are proving my previous point that Trump was the worst US president in history. Tuesday's testimony by Ms. Hutchinson revealed a lot. Also note that Ms. Hutchinson is a Republican and most of the others who have testified about Trump's crimes are also Republicans. Two members of the committee are Republicans. Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney interviewed witness and presented solid evidence for Trump commiting sedition and other crimes. With so many Republicans testifing with the truth that Trump committed crimes, the lies from Faux (Fox) News, lies from OAN, and lies from Newsmax of some absurd Democratic Party conspiracy won't hold up. Years from now historians will read these comments and agree with me that the evidence is clear that Trump was the worst US president in history.

[@ron6285]

Jimmy Carter, even after as President if that counts with him leaving office is his other biggest accomplishments are: 1. He received the Noble Peace Prize for his work advocating human rights and world peace. And 2. Building homes for the poor with habitat for humanity.

[@JJMcCullough]

I guess you could argue that William Henry Harrison was relevant FOR dying, because his death allowed the succession of the vice president to become a precedent of American government, something which had never happened before!

[@braedynnovak6771]

Someone dying is there biggest accomplishment💀

[@iammrbeat]

So the greatest accomplishment of William Henry Harrison was.... dying?

[@jordancollins444]

Argument that Mckinleys greatest accomplishment was dying. America needed TR

[@twintimeproductions8700]

Dying will also likely be my biggest accomplishment /j

[@JJMcCullough]

@@iammrbeat I mean, you could argue he has maybe the most-remembered and consequential presidential death! Although he didn't exactly try to accomplish that...

[@TDB2509]

You should definitely do a video looking at each president's biggest failures

[@kingjom5651]

YES

[@iammrbeat]

Right on

[@Sugarman96]

I look forward to the civil comment section that'll follow from that.

[@wanderer85295]

For sure but then again there may be some problems figuring out the biggest failures of some who's presidency he found it difficult to pinpoint a biggest accomplishment . Lol

[@Levitationable]

YES.

[@jellysecret]

as a disabled american, trust me, we dont take the ADA for granted. every time i see a new corner with correctly graded ramps for wheelchair users and detectable warnings (the little bumps) for the visually impaired, im reminded how amazing it is that we have a law that puts our needs first. we obviously still have a long way to go for disabled rights (not paying hundreds when i go to the pharmacy would be nice) but it's impossible to understate how impactful the ADA is for millions of people.

[@theoldhermit2601]

I'm a young disabled person and feel the same way. I couldn't imagine living without it since I've been disabled!

[@johnjones3813]

Most Americans take so much for granted, and don't realize that almost everything you see in public was a process worked on by dozens, hundreds or even thousands of people.

[@sleepyhead8681]

Sad I'm greatful 2 be poor 4 medicade

[@Alice-gr1kb]

It was truly revolutionary

[@dthomas9230]

@@johnjones3813 And fought against by the tuckers and murdochs of the day.

[@tottenvillemiddleschool]

John Tyler having two living grandsons in the 21st century is quite an impressive accomplishment as well, I might say.

[@Justanotherpokespepfp]

I keep forgetting that and it keeps shocking me every time

[@christianweatherbroadcasti3491]

Repent and trust in Jesus. we deserve Hell for our sins. For example lying, lusing, saying God's name as a cuss word and stealing our just some examples of sin which we can all admit to doing at least one of those. For our sin we deserve death and Hell, but there is a way out. Repent anf trust in Jesus and you will be saved. Repentence is turning from sin. So repent and trust in Jesus. He will save you from Hell, and instead give you eternal life in Heaven. John 3:16 Romans 3:23😊😊❤❤

[@taniac.6774]

@@christianweatherbroadcasti3491 yapper alert

[@VariantBank]

Doesnt that mean he probaby did it with someone WAY younger than him? Like impressive, sure, but morally wrong i assume

[@tottenvillemiddleschool]

@@VariantBank Yeah, Julia Gardiner Tyler was 30 years younger than John Tyler. Lyon Tyler Sr. (John Tyler’s 13th child) married Sue Ruffin, who was 35 years younger than Lyon Sr.

[@louthegiantcookie]

Your point about Washington quitting is exactly why I admire him so much. Obviously not a perfect man, and had his sins, but he relinquished power. So many leaders, including in my own country, became tyrants. But he didn't, and chose to step away and let history play out without him. I've always respected that immensely.

[@iammrbeat]

Well put, and I couldn't agree more.

[@ragingshibe]

What's alarming here in the U.S tho his accomplishments are becoming increasingly more diluted in the American mind while his sins are becoming more emphasized, which is making his position of honor here come into question.

[@TempleofSolomon]

The founding father loved Rome and modeled the entire country out in f the Roman republic so Washington decided to be Cincinnatus

[@anoon-]

@@TempleofSolomon Good thing he didn't try to be Caesar which he totally was capable of.

[@stevencooke6451]

Yes, he had refused The US would have become probably what the Trump Army would like the US to become: a dictatorship.

[@MrTerry]

Thank you for letting me be part of this!

[@Skyline25]

You two should make more videos together

[@iammrbeat]

Heck yeah, Mr. Terry. Thanks for REACTING to me. ;)

[@TheRealVenom448]

The titans clash

[@Shifty69569]

Just need to add VTH and it’s a squad

[@israeltorres3592]

George bush made Kanye retarded.

[@speedshoes29]

Fun fact: Taft is only person to be U.S. President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

[@mrfarenheit0323]

There is still time for justice Obama to happen

[@josephhillyard3040]

I would argue that Carters biggest accomplishment was the Camp David Accords. Paving the way for future peace deals in the Middle East and greater cooperation between nations. Great video as always!

[@davidtheroux7806]

That or possibly Nuclear limitation talks with the USSR. Those are what I thought of first for Carter.

[@nate2064]

I mean I gotta say Taft is one of my favorite stories since it's the story of an insecure boy with a dream of being on the Supreme Court, and the WHOLE UNIVERSE'S effort to make sure he got every other possible job.

[@animalnerd4368]

The best part about it, is that he eventually got on the Supreme Court after his Presidency

[@Xithinar]

And he never got stuck in a bath tub! That never happened!

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828]

@@Xithinar… we didn’t mention that. william henry harrison didn’t die from his inauguration speech, he recovered then got sick again.

[@hismajesty6272]

And he lost most of that extra weight.

[@christianweatherbroadcasti3491]

Repent and trust in Jesus. He's the only way. We deserve Hell because we've sinned. Lied, lusted stolen, etc. But God sent his son to die on the cross and rise out of the grave. We can receive forgiveness from Jesus. Repent and put your trust in him. John 3:16 Romans 3:23😊❤❤❤

[@prophoem9492]

I do feel like Richard Nixon founding the EPA deserved a mention. Love the video mr.Beat!

[@iammrbeat]

Nixon actually had a lot of accomplishments. I went to his house the other day, btw. And thank you!

[@abrahamlincoln937]

Nixon was a terrible president in my opinion but he did have several accomplishments on paper.

[@eddixon2015]

@@abrahamlincoln937 Hey, at least he survived his term

[@sijdnsd6460]

Nixon got a lot during his presidency. He ended American involvement in Vietnam, became the first US press to open diplomatic relations with China. Spear-headed the end of the Cold War and signed Title IX into existence.

[@xaviercopeland2789]

@@sijdnsd6460 and made China what they are today. Wouldn’t call that an accomplishment for us at all.

[@dennist.8210]

John Quincy was way ahead of his time...his ideas were too bold for that era of American history lol. Brilliant with an impressive career!

[@alexandercampbell7903]

Just discovered you tonight and cannot stop watching . Thank you for being objective and not letting your personal politics run everything like so many of our fellow Americans do

[@EforEvery]

William Henry Harrison’s greatest contribution to the Presidency has to be the Curse of Tippecanoe. If he was going to die in office, he was certainly not going to be the only one. One of Reagan’s greatest accomplishments was defeating the curse, and Bush and Biden have him to thank for that. Great video Mr. Beat!

[@iammrbeat]

Heh heh, two other accomplishments I missed! Thanks Ian!

[@jimmyz2684]

Biden’s super old and has a bunch of gun nuts hating him. I wouldn’t say the curse is dead until he I see him survive his tenure

[@kingjom5651]

Wouldn't count bidan out just yet

[@elijahbaley5556]

It's a damn shame Reagan survived that bullet to the lung.

[@PrawnAddiction]

@@kingjom5651 I was just about to say that

[@c.t.8614]

This video might be your biggest accomplishment :)

[@iammrbeat]

I sure hope not lol

[@sirreginaldjohnston]

How did you comment so early lmao

[@c.t.8614]

@@sirreginaldjohnston Patreon/early access

[@seandawson5899]

Mr. beat has kids I'm pretty sure. I do think every one of his videos are great tho!

[@_R0MA_]

More close to cringiest if you ask me. Topic is very interesting, but the cringe is too much.

[@endiamcclellan1359]

My daddy worked for the veterans affairs in D.C and was very big in politics, & was a history major. When I was little he used to make me study presidents. I had to know all of them in order as well as the vice presidents and First Lady’s, so I loovee your videos soo much. Thank you💙

[@amberhackley7099]

I found your channel 2 weeks ago at the recommendation of a friend and I can't get enough. There is no sleep, there is only Mr Beat.

[@Fuchsstrot]

Collabing with Mr. Terry is indeed quite the accomplishment

[@iammrbeat]

And everybody go subscribe to his channel!

[@MMatea1776]

@@iammrbeatplease make a next video about Every President's Favorite Drinks

[@CW-po4bx]

@@MMatea1776 probably water

[@MMatea1776]

@@CW-po4bx that ia Lincoln's favorite drink

[@johnchessant3012]

Great video! Nixon is an interesting character to me, he had an accomplishment list that presidents today could only dream of, and it was all overshadowed by the terrible things he did, including the war on drugs, the southern strategy, the invasion of Cambodia and his treatment of Vietnam protesters, the collapse of Bretton Woods, interventions in Latin America, and of course Watergate. But in his positive column are the creation of the EPA and OSHA, the clean air and water acts, detente with China and the Soviet Union, and the implementation of the fair housing act under HUD secretary George Romney. Also he gets credit for not trying to undermine Medicare, the accomplishment of his Democratic predecessor, as many small-government conservatives wanted him to do.

[@gmgz]

If Watergate never happened, then Nixon would of been a top 10 president

[@gmgz]

@@nicaraguaeast6740 Nixon saw the writing on the wall. The moment the Supreme Court forced him to give up the tapes. Nixon knew he was going to be impeached and convicted, so he gave the presidency to Ford in exchange for a pardon

[@nicaraguaeast6740]

@@gmgz you right. but he shouldnt have gotten himself to that situation. 🤷‍♂

[@macforme]

@@nicaraguaeast6740 Fighting to keep his job would have been damaging to his party and to the country - He did the right thing by stepping down and not dragging us through the mud.

[@jakes3799]

@@macforme He did that for himself, not for us. However, your comment fits the 1960 election better where he didn't fight Kennedy's victory.

[@mjf69]

Glad to see Cleveland get that respect. I think most people think of him as an underwhelming president. But I very much agree that his resistance to expand the powers of the federal government was something noble, and the exact opposite trend of what we've seen from the past dozen or so presidents.

[@kgbofficer5629]

I don't think he was a terrible president at all, I just think he was a bad person

[@happybeingmiserable4668]

I just think he was lazy and didn't want to be bothered.

[@johnmccool5716]

Yay Mr. Terry and Mr. Beat! Thank you guys!

[@morganschiller2288]

This is something I will always respect Mr. Beat for, he is honest and unbiased. Its real easy to slam people. Its not easy to say something nice.

[@candacen7779]

I wouldn't say Mr. Beat is unbiased. I would just say that he tries to be fair-minded. That doesn't necessarily mean he isn't biased, which arguably no human being is.

[@drewyoung5577]

Unbiased lol

[@nicaraguaeast6740]

@@candacen7779 I have been saying this for so much time. Always hated when people call someone or some news channel biased. Obviously their gonna be some sort of bias on every channel. Everyone is gonna have bias. What matters is if the reporter tries to be objective and doesn't let the bias get in the way of reporting real news.

[@AlternativeLoffen]

Unbiased? He admits that he is biased.

[@israeltorres3592]

Trump did the greatest move any president ever made. His greatest accomplishment was making it obvious who is an ignorant follower/bigot racist. He removed some of the idiots from the Republican Party by making a maga party with them. Slowly saving us from his fuck ups and others before Him. 😂😂😂😂

[@MAVJ]

Idk about accomplishment, but I think a great moment in Carter's history was his handling of the three mile island incident. Without his willingness to give a speech from the plant, showing everyone it was safe, it could've spelled the beginning of the end for nuclear power.

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you for bringing this up

[@abrahamlincoln937]

The Camp David Accords is Carter’s biggest accomplishment in my opinion.

[@richbarr5959]

Carter was a nuclear engineer, not just a peanut farmer, so he knew better than the hysteria.

[@nicaraguaeast6740]

@@richbarr5959 Jimmy Carter the peanut farmer from the south in Georgia losing to Ronald Reagan Hollywood actor from California in landslide. Politics was fun to look back at in the day. Interesting candidates are gems in todays world. Btw in Georgia elementary school they taught us about jimmy carter making peanut butter and what not. Paul revere and Theodore Roosevelt.

[@israeltorres3592]

I instantly subscribed after I heard the list of videos you have and seen your page. Keep this up dude

[@FlavorTown9088]

did not expect to see Mr. Terry here, loved it!

[@kingsgrave_]

hey mr beat as a disabled american that relies on medicaid, social security, and the ada to live I'm really happy you listed those 3 as the biggest accomplishments for FDR, LBJ, and Bush Sr respectively. Great video as always.

[@TrueMithrandir]

@Simulation algorithm "won the first Gulf War" hahahhahaha honestly????? the FIRST muh GULF WAR was a RUSE ...... how many IRAQis dies during the 90s???? due this bluster of BULLSHITTT????

[@MildLemonaidShits]

Get a job old fuck

[@cbgreiwe]

I can see why the annexation of Texas is Tyler’s biggest act, but I’m surprised you didn’t mention his insistence of being the president, not an acting one, after Harrison’s death. He set the precedent for how Veep’s should assume the presidency if necessary.

[@macforme]

C J : can you really count his insistence on being President one of his accomplishments??!! And that would have been before he was elected anyway.

[@cbgreiwe]

@@macforme yes, I can. At that point, there was zero precedent on how much power the vice-president had with the death of the president. The Constitution was vague about this. Some thought the VP would just be president until a special election was held. Some believed the VP would just be a figurehead president and the cabinet would run the country. Tyler insisted that he was the actual president and had all the powers that the Constitution bestowed on the elected president. None of this was inevitable. Tyler set the precedent that was later enshrined In the 25th Amendment. He may not have been that purposeful in his insistence, but it was extremely important.

[@macforme]

@@cbgreiwe WOW, you must be a history professor..... you really know this stuff. Awesome...I really need to start reading up. thanks for your explanation!!

[@cbgreiwe]

@@macforme just a massive nerd for presidential trivia. 😂

[@BecomingLizzyBlue]

Your treatment of Trump and your final comments won me over. I wish more people were that balanced in their views and open to other opinions. I personally think the biggest problem with our political system is the power of the two major parties and how decisive they’ve become. I think we need a purple party made up of people devoted to compromise, exploring new ways to actually solve our problems, preserving the Constitution, and protecting the rights of all people, even those they disagree with. Now I’m off to check out your other videos.

[@mortuitissedai2085]

I would probably give trump his reversal of economic decline (at least by household income and growth statistics), including raising incomes for African American households by (factcheck me if I'm wrong here) an unprecedented amount. Though I guess you could say that this achievement is neutered by the massive expenditure overs final year of the presidency.

[@halleck3]

So you're voting libertarian or green in '24. Right?

[@yespls4184]

Or we could have a multiparity parliamentary system in which parties with different goals and agendas often have to form coalitions and compromise to achieve goals. A purple party "devoted to compromise" makes little sense.. being "for compromise" is meaningless. We need a system that doesn't constantly sabotage and shut out smaller parties, above all. I guarantee that would at least in the short-term reduce some of the political gridlock. It is important to be nuanced about political leaders-- including Donald Trump--, but just because they do a few things that are positive doesn't eliminate how they gave attempted to undercut democratic processes and discriminated against entire ethnic and religious groups (like the "Muslim ban")

[@yespls4184]

​@@mortuitissedai2085the "raising income for African American households" is such a nonsensical claim, and it absolutely wasn't "unprecedented". The economic trajectory was already headed in this direction. Presidents for the most part have little impact on these economic outcomes unless they enact far-reaching programs and legislation that targets these populations.. Trump absolutely did no such thing for African Americans.

[@mrsatire9475]

@@mortuitissedai2085 🤣

[@BigMcChungus]

Thanks for another epic video Mr. Beat!

[@sophiehovis3659]

Maybe it's just because I spent most of the school year doing a deep dive into the subject (culminating in a 30+ page thesis💀) but I think that LBJ's biggest accomplishment was the Voting Rights Act. It's impact cannot be understated, especially considering how important voting is and the sheer degree to which Black people had been disenfranchised in the South. Again though I'm clearly very biased because of the depth of my research (I have listened to FAR too many LBJ phone calls). Either way this is a great video and I'm a big fan of your channel!

[@shaizadamji3338]

Amazing how many videos you can make about the presidents, yet they are still so enjoyable, and amazing!

[@britishmexico2372]

This video has been out for three minutes. How do you know it's good? Like actually? It could suck for all you know. (It doesn't, but it could.) I'm starting to think people are suck-ups just for attention. They would never do that though....

[@iammrbeat]

That is kind of you to write

[@Gregorio416]

As a Tyler, Texas native I was amazed to hear my city mentioned in your video! Thanks for the shout out 😄

[@TheRealDarkLordDuiker]

I learn a lot from you thank you for all you do!!!!!! Keep it up love the content!!

[@gringodile]

The failures of each president video will have to be 5 hours long

[@iammrbeat]

lol maybe

[@supert9981]

2.5 of which is probably on Woodrow Wilson

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

*I'll give you a list:* 1. *George Washington:* Not doing anything to stop political parties from forming, despite being against them. 2. *John Adams:* Signing the Alien and Sedition Act, which violated the First Amendment. 3. *Thomas Jefferson:* Supporting an embargo which devastated the American economy. 4. *James Madison:* Losing the capital to the British. 5. *James Monroe:* Not doing much to ressolve the slavery issue, except for the Missouri Compromise. 6. *John Quincy Adams:* The corrupt bargain, which destroyed the Democratic-Republican Party and split it in two. 7. *Andrew Jackson:* The trail of tears, need I say more? 8. *Martin Van Buren:* The Panic of 1837, which cost his party control of the Federal Government for the next few years. 9. *William Henry Harrison:* Poorly managing his own health, which cost him his life. 10. *John Tyler:* Not properly carrying out Harrison's policiies of building infrastructure, causing most of his cabinet to resign, and for him to be kicked out of his own party. 11. *James K. Polk:* Not ressolving an issue with the San Juan Islands, which led to the Pig War. 12. *Zachary Taylor:* Similar to William Henry Harrison, he didn't take care of his own health very well, causing him to die in office. 13. *Millard Fillmore:* Signing the Fugitive Slave Act into law, which allowed southerners to enter Northern Territory to recapture escaped slaves. 14. *Franklin Pierce:* Signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which led to Bleeding Kansas, violence that led to the Civil War. 15. *James Buchanan:* Not doing anything to prevent the South from seceding from the Union, which is why the term "Lame Duck" exists BTW. 16. *Abraham Lincoln:* Taking too long to send in the Pontoon Bridges, which led to the Union loosing the Battle of Fredricksburg. 17. *Andrew Johnson:* Not helping former slaves adjust to freedom due to his racism, which set African Americans back several years. 18. *Ulysees S. Grant:* Causing what was thought to be the Great Depression before the actual one, which nearly cost his party the White House in 1876. 19. *Rutherford B. Hayes:* Pulling the army out of the southern states, which ended reconstruction prematurely, which set African Americans back several years, and led to Jim Crow. 20. *James A. Garfield:* Dying before any of his policies could be accomplished. 21. *Chester A. Arthur:* Not doing much to prevent monopolies from forming, and not continuing the Civil Rights policies of his predecessor. 22 and 24. *Grover Cleveland:* Using the army to crush a Railroad Strike, and not doing much to help another terrible depression, which damaged the reputation of his conservative faction in his own party, and led to the rise of the Populists. 23. *Benjamin Harrison:* The failure to pass the Lodge Bill, which damaged African American support for the GOP, which ultimately led to them voting for Democrats in the 1930s. 25. *William McKinley:* The Phillipine-American War. May I say more? 26. *Theodore Roosevelt:* Trying to appease the south after Booker T. Washington entered the White House. 27. *William Howard Taft:* Not doing anything to keep his party together, which led to Progressives leaving the GOP in droves. 28. *Woodrow Wilson:* Segregating the army, and showing Birth of a Nation in the White House, which symbolically showed backwards steps for Civil Rights. 29. *Warren G. Harding:* The Teapot-Dome Scandal, need I say more? 30. *Calvin Coolidge:* Supporting Prohibiton, which did nothing but increase crime in the US. 31. *Herbert Hoover:* Trying to get America out of the Great Depression, but only made it worse. 32. *Franklin D. Roosevelt:* The internment camps, which sparked Anti-Asian racism in America. 33. *Harry S. Truman:* Not leading his army properly in the Korean War, which led to North Korea becoming a little threat that still haunts us to this day. 34. *Dwight D. Eisenhower:* Adding the word "God" to everything but the kitchen sink in the US Government, which symbolically led to some backwards steps for Atheists in America. 35. *John F. Kennedy:* The Bay of Pigs disaster, which was the result of a failed invasion of Cuba to topple Castro's regime. 36. *Lyndon B. Johnson:* Getting us into the Vietnam War, a war based on lies, which led to the Communists taking control of Vietnam, and it barely spread at all. 37. *Richard Nixon:* Watergate. Need I say more? 38. *Gerald R. Ford:* Stagflation rising throughout his presidency, and he didn't do much about it. 39. *Jimmy Carter:* The Iran Hostage Crisis, which, though it wasn't really his fault, he didn't do much to end it, which cost his party the White House, and had it not happened, he probably could've won re-election. 40. *Ronald Reagan:* Escalting the War on Drugs started by Nixon, which led to many African Americans getting arrested, and an increase in crime, similar to Prohibition. 41. *George H. W. Bush:* Not living up to his campaign promises to cut taxes, which cost him re-election. 42. *Bill Clinton:* Scandal after scandal under his presidency, especially Monica Lewinski, which eventually killed his reputation, and might've led to his wife losing the Whtie House twice. 43. *George W. Bush:* Starting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which, similar to Vietnam, ended in failure, as it led to the rise of ISIS, and the return of the Taliban. 44. *Barack Obama:* Increasing Drone Warfare, which killed many civillians in the process. 45. *Donald Trump:* Not doing anything to prevent the pandemic from spreading, and encouraging the rise of Anti-Vaxxers and Anti-Maskers, which led to COVID-19 spreading like wildfire in America, costing him the presidency. 46. *Joe Biden:* Failing to unite his party around policies, and allowing Democratic leadership to support traitors within the party, such as Henry Cuellar.

[@SuperNeos2]

@@supert9981 The other half for Biden

[@jaysinister7]

The only thing I would say Mr. Beat is even though the achievement of the interstate by Eisenhower was great in a lot ways, the targeted damage it did to many cities and communities of colors should be recognized as a massive caveat that is still significant today.

[@iammrbeat]

This is true, and I mention this in my Interstate Highway video

[@jaysinister7]

@@iammrbeat ah I guess I should just go watch that video than. No problem with watching more Mr. Beat content though!

[@eddixon2015]

I think you could make the argument that Nominating Earl Warren to the Supreme Court could be right up there with Eisenhower's accomplishments.

[@Token_Nerd]

Most of this was due to Robert Moses, not Eisenhower. Eisenhower didn't even want the roads to run through cities.

[@waytoobiased]

Also probably not great for climate

[@RockyVegaTV]

New to your channel and loving your content. Would like to see a video in contrast to this with every president's WORST things now.

[@derrickzeller3351]

This was great! Next you should do Every Presidents Greatest Failure/Mistake

[@chrisnemec5644]

Many people tend to forget Jimmy Carter's accomplishment of the Camp David accords, which ended the war between Egypt and Israel.

[@chrisnemec5644]

@Simulation algorithm True, but this was for things he did while in office.

[@nacoran]

Washington only taking two terms was huge. In my opinion that was one of the greatest precedent moments in U.S. history, right up there with Ford's bad precedent of pardoning a president.

[@aorusaki]

Facts

[@bdeezy1794]

The pardon was understandable to me. It cut off the chance of a president facing legal retaliation for something that was more petit than criminal In the grand scheme.

[@docadams7099]

Thanks for another great video! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@tylerjacksonpuryear]

A Tyler from Tyler, Texas here!! So weird to get the random double shoutout lol. Love your videos.

[@bacjam6139]

History teacher would put Mr.Beat on sometimes who would've thought I'd still be watching his videos after a graduated, Thanks for making history fun

[@ethanhsu8596]

Haven’t watched it all yet, but I LOVE the idea of this video. We’re always looking at the negatives of this thing, that person, and their situation these days but even bad presidents have their good moments! It seems like those good moments, are just never covered. Thanks for the amazing video as always Mr. Beat. I’ve been watching for a long time. (I don’t know if you’re reading this or not, I probably wouldn’t, haha) ~ a friendly fan

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you Ethan! I read it!

[@deIcorazon]

ahhh you’re both amazing, ty!!!!

[@sailsponge4110]

I love the videos of this length and type.

[@burdensdown5038]

Now we need to have you, Mr Terry and Chris (Vlogging through History) all do a mega project, although I don't think the internet could handle that level of greatness!

[@brianpratt3224]

As a employee of Social Security Administration I say thank you FDR.

[@iammrbeat]

What do you do for them?

[@brianpratt3224]

@@iammrbeat Approve or deny people for Social Security Disability. So Read Medical records all day

[@isaiahtellez9640]

I don’t like certain views you have on certain political issues going on in today’s world, however I have so much respect for you because you have taught me so much. I was in high school & the military watching you. Now I’m a grown man comparing and contrasting with your views. Thank you Mr. Beat

[@kalvin-klien1313]

I have never watched you in a class,i have only been watching you for fun:)every video is oddly enjoyable when im working

[@ET_Bermuda]

This is a great video, man. Educational & entertaining. Thank you, Beat.

[@davidozab2753]

John Adams greatest accomplishment was the peaceful transfer of power to a political rival.

[@iammrbeat]

Nice one to bring up!

[@richbarr5959]

Exactly. No troops in the street, no artillery aimed at crossroads; Adams set the precedent.

[@Compucles]

@@richbarr5959 No storming of the Capitol Building.

[@democraticrepublicofsprout7263]

Thomas Jefferson is a pretty interesting guy to me ( I am Native American btw) my mixed blood family looked at a lot of the Corps of Discovery and all that came because the Louisiana Purchase. I am also interested in his architecture career and his making of the constitution.

[@malafunkshun8086]

Good one, Beat! Aloha 😊🇺🇸🤙🏼👏🏼

[@toddtheodd]

It might be interesting to take this another way and use biggest accomplishment to mean the most impactful decision they made. Example; a lot of people would disagree with the wars started under W Bush but they are certainly his most impactful decision

[@abrahamlincoln937]

Agreed and some presidents were terrible because they were incompetent and ineffective. A good example of that would be James Buchanan who I consider to be the worst president in American history. Other presidents were very effective such as FDR. Most people would agree that FDR was a very effective president but some people would argue that he was very good because he was very effective and others would argue that he was bad because he was very effective.

[@kevinaguilar7541]

@@abrahamlincoln937 funnily enough, casual historian labels FDR as the stereotypical lying politician he is. So I guess that falls under he was bad for being very effective.

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah I didn't want to do that, but I get it. Perhaps in another video?

[@toddtheodd]

@@iammrbeat fair enough! Another video about every president's biggest failure (using the reverse of the definition you used for the accomplishments) would also be interesting!

[@waynejohnson1786]

Sounds like a great way to piss off half his audience 😂 Considering the fact some presidents “most impactful decisions” were objectively good while others were objectively bad. So it’d basically be him praising some presidents but demonizing others.

[@danny__dimes6606]

This is a collab I've craved since I started watching both these channels roughly 3 years ago!

[@fathergabrielstokes4706]

Amazing information!!

[@AmaniKafunga]

thanks so much for this video it was helpful to understand america history

[@charleegrevy1443]

i been wanting mrbeat to make to video of every president biggest accomplishment and i'm glad you make it

[@Cinnamonfr]

We all have to agree that Mr.Beat teaches us more than school, u cant even deny it

[@andreavoigtlander1087]

yeah because you live in usa.

[@StatsCount]

Yeah, I guess.

[@Cinnamonfr]

@@andreavoigtlander1087 wow :/ You really had to say that

[@jimmym3352]

@@andreavoigtlander1087 I live in the U.S., I learned a lot in school, including everything in this video (aside from the last few Presidents, yeah I'm old). Schools in the U.S. used to be much better.

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you, but this also makes me worried 😳

[@thomasgarland2993]

It’s nice to see Nixon get a little recognition for something other than watergate as he did have quite a fascinating foreign policy experience (both good and bad) but he always touted that he considered his biggest achievement was the National Cancer Foundation and though overshadowed by some other memorable presidential achievements, it’s a noteworthy one worth mentioning.

[@DarthScrewtape27]

It’s a pretty big deal that John Adams accepted defeat and oversaw a peaceful transition of power. Seems relevant somehow. That’s a good precedent Plus Chester A Arthur’s neutering of Roscoe Conkling was HUGE!

[@davidgrech4574]

Thank you for your positive thoughts on every President and hope you know how much I appreciate your videos. You look like you have been working out and so glad that you’re doing fine and enjoying yourself. Bless you 👍🇺🇸

[@iammrbeat]

I've been working out for 25 years. :) Thanks for the kind words.

[@mjwaldrep]

It’s good that you’re open minded enough to change your mind. I call that “mental flexibility” and try to keep my mind as flexible as possible.

[@CaeserOct]

How about a video on each president’s biggest accomplishment outside of the presidency?

[@castlebravo1150]

I'm kind of disappointed you didn't talk about Pepfar as one GB Jr's biggest accomplishment, it should be talked about more since I hate it when people only talk about negative things about a president to the point where they ignore pretty big accomplishments. Anyways great video Mr. Beat!

[@flygondude2593]

I love both of y’all. Glad to see y’all working together on a vid 🤙🏿

[@christophercambra3754]

I've been waiting for this collab for a long time. You and Mr. Terry are my two favorite history KZbinrs. Great video Mr. Beat, as always.

[@MrTerry]

Thanks Chris!

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you Christopher!

[@Shifty69569]

Check out Vlogging through history too!

[@hihunter7]

Lmao we all loathed history when we were younger, but here we are coming back. Just shows that a good teacher who's makes concepts interesting can go a very long way :)

[@VoltBolt1984]

One thing that I will give Buchanan is that he helped prevent a war between America and Britain over the San Juan border dispute by sending General Winfield Scott to negotiate a peace deal.

[@slricksy]

Cool! Thanks Mr. Beat for making learning so fun! With videos and songs and fun! Wanted to tell you as a Hoosier u did great on the in/illinois state comparison. U even the time zone confusion which is been an issue all my life!! 😂 Always have had family and friends in Tippecanoe county Indiana and Newton and Benton county area...it remains very confusing to this very day! (look at ur map. )! 🤷‍♀️ Keep up the great fun educational videos! Also, we know Mrs. Beat is big great part of this as well! I thank you both for all your hard work in education videos! Bravo! Great fun for all ages and different learners! Great team! Have leArned And shared so much from here! Thanks! Happy 4th! Stay safe! And ps I got my Mr. Beat shirt! Thanks! This Hoosier Purdue boiler maker is cheering y'all on! Have a safe happy 4th with family! ✌️

[@iammrbeat]

Happy Independence Day, Stacey! Thanks always for the kind words, and I'm so glad you got the shirt!

[@christianweatherbroadcasti3491]

Repent and trust in Jesus. we deserve Hell for our sins. For example lying, lusing, saying God's name as a cuss word and stealing our just some examples of sin which we can all admit to doing at least one of those. For our sin we deserve death and Hell, but there is a way out. Repent anf trust in Jesus and you will be saved. Repentence is turning from sin. So repent and trust in Jesus. He will save you from Hell, and instead give you eternal life in Heaven. John 3:16 Romans 3:23❤😊❤

[@BrandonHanson]

Thank you Mr. Beat for covering everything from our states to politics. You give so much classes fail to teach us. 👏👊

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for the kind comment :)

[@BrandonHanson]

@@iammrbeat and thank you for your hard work and giving us so much to learn from.

[@curtpiazza1688]

Great stuff!

[@CuzzieGaming]

This video was amazing!

[@curtiswfranks]

Grover Cleveland should have had two answers, one for each term. Also, while outside of the scope of this video by your own constraints, I do think that Taft deserves a shout-out for becoming Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He had much more power there. (It also made him the only person to ever hold both offices at some point in their lives). Similarly, while we are at it, JQA returned to Congress after his Presidency (a very unusual move) and fought for abolition there.

[@Alice-gr1kb]

25:25 there’s almost a generational divide among disabled Americans of pre and post ADA people. Pre-ADA people wouldn’t stand up for accommodations because they could be denied and face repercussions for asking (like getting fired at a job if you asked for accommodations because they didn’t want a disabled person working there). Since the law was passed, we’ve had legal standing, and have gotten more vocal about our needs, instead of suffering silently. It’s an incredible achievement for our community!

[@tiffanyi5645]

I love this channel!

[@TriscuitBizkit]

Love all these videos!! A really interesting one would be the worst legal trouble/worst thing in general a president has gotten into or done while in office (or out?). Keep up these videos I love em, all of em not just the president ones

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you Tristan

[@HennyBangs]

I always love the collaborations. KZbin is a large community and I’m happy to see creators supporting eachother :)

[@ItMeRobin]

I really think that one day, perhaps after Biden's first term is over, this video should receive a follow up on the worst things each President did while in office. As much as the great ones might be great, there's no denying that each president has some skeletons in their closet. Either through laws they signed, actions taken, or even if they had a policy that negatively effected the country. It would be really interesting to see your take on that, Mr. Beat.

[@marcusshutt792]

I didn’t expect to see mr Terry but a welcome surprise

[@paytonwilkerson955]

20:46 “Ever since the New Deal, people have come to expect it (help from government).” I’d say that’s gotten out of control.

[@OK-pi6fq]

Works amazing for Europe, and they do way more. The Netherlands has the happiest culture and offer twice as much as we do. We could use to look at we hat works worldwide and what has worked here. All the social programs we’ve had here dramatically improved our middle classes

[@squeaksquawk4255]

Now we've had "Greatest positive action", can we please have "Greatest negative impact" of each president?

[@iammrbeat]

A lot of folks seem to want to see that!

[@Cyborg_Lenin]

Ray-gun and small bush is gon take half of the video

[@TheChowster]

Loves these!

[@lukasbarragan5070]

I’d like to see a video going over every president’s careers prior to becoming president. Would love to hear who you think were the most (or least) qualified presidents

[@dapv144]

The content is greatly appreciated. The effort to keep your personal bias out of your historical investigations is important to accurately providing significance to current life and the future of our country. I hope you know that you are impacting many lives and molding many minds with your work. I truly feel with more people focusing less on political agendas and more impacts and benefits to humanity we, as a diverse and united country, can learn to love one another.

[@caroldannenberg9778]

Interesting program. Thank you for focusing on what they did right instead of what they did wrong.

[@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372]

Now I wanna see what they did wrong. The Force must be balanced, Skywalker

[@matthewbob_moostachepants5563]

Man that was a pretty great video there once more Mr. Beat. Can't wait to see the next President's video. I was gonna see this the day it came out, but I was a bit busy watching and doing other things so I didn't watch it til now. Anyways hope you guys also had a great 4th! Also Happy Birthday to Calvin Coolidge in case you may have forgotten. Not so much an accomplishment but it is cool nonetheless!

[@bpax7119]

Trust me as some one who is disabled and chronically ill most people that actually have to regular use or engage with the ADA and FMLA do not take it for granted. It would be difficult to when getting many people to comply with their legal obligations is like pulling teeth. Anything that makes our lives a more manageable is crucial and we still have long to go in improving the access and protections needed.

[@ashleighstratmann7783]

I didn't even have to reach Polk's turn to find out his greatest accomplishment. He is the only president to ever keep ALL of his campaign promises (even if he did bullied others to get his way). Gaining all those territories was part of his campaign promises but we can't forget h e also promised to reestablish t he Independent Treasury System and Reduce tariffs which he also accomplished, all in the one term he promised to only serve.

[@iammrbeat]

Did you ever catch my Polk video?

[@ashleighstratmann7783]

@@iammrbeat Yes I have, that's why I bring up his campaign promises for this video. Most presidents were only able to keep most of their campaign promises but not all of their promises, even those that had won a second term. Heck FDR lived through three of the four terms he was in office and couldn't keep all his promises (a lot of it due to issues from the Supreme Court). That's why I think the fact Polk was the only one to do so is his greatest accomplishment and that expanding US territory just part of the promises he made.

[@ashleighstratmann7783]

Not even Andrew Jackson could keep all his campaign promises and Polk looked up to the guy. So in a way, Polk succeeded one of his heroes in something.

[@jaidenwbr]

Mr Beat you never fail to entertain me! Thanks!

[@iammrbeat]

Well I try. Thank you

[@FrankieBlueEyes]

Tyler's biggest accomplishment was establishing that the VP didn't just become acting president but actually became president upon the death of the previous president. It's taken for granted today, but was ambiguous at the time.

[@ashleighstratmann7783]

John Tyler was also the first VP to step up as president after the death of his predocessor. And he did so by certifying his role himself, setting standards that Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Teddy Rossevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, and Lyndon Johnson was able to follow when their predocessors died as well as Gerald Ford when Nixon resign whether they did a good job or not.

[@ugoewulonu4936]

Accomplishing a video on the biggest accomplishment every president accomplished is a great accomplishment! Congratulations Mr. Beat!

[@iammrbeat]

Your comments always make me smile, Ugo

[@ugoewulonu4936]

@@iammrbeat I made Mr. Beat smile, that’s a big accomplishment for me!

[@Dalton906J]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@addiewelsh4308]

Mr. Beat-could you do a video on what was the Presidents' biggest mistake while President?

[@loganmartin4435]

I kinda freaked out when the Woodrow Wilson one started with "I'm a big fan"

[@callie4179]

Life has not been kind to me recently, so I'm glad I still have your videos and my love of US history.

[@justyouraveragejoe5534]

Hang in there my friend

[@Cinnamonfr]

Stay safe brother

[@Dxshyxp]

Yoooo I’m early Mr. Beat keep up the good work man you always seem to always teach us so well! Every Friday of course lol

[@The7590Show]

Love your content! Maybe you should make a video that’s a bit more opinionated. Maybe your favorite thing about each president?

[@jimduncan812]

Ur right surviving the War of 1812 even though it was a draw was a major accomplishment. But until then our leaders were against an army and navy. Infact we had a very small army and navy. Madison's own party was anti-naval. But what navy we had was top notch. After a few victories against the British everyone's opinion on the navy changed including Madison's. He goes on to talk about a military establishment being important when war is started and to even keep the peace. The War caused him to change his mind and support the navy and the Second Bank of the US. Madison was a man that could change when he needed to.

[@jimduncan812]

Your 100 percent right.

[@derekisludicrous9203]

@@jimduncan812 bro😭😭