# Obama's memorability among presidents in 100 years time?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-memorability-among-presidents-in-100-years-time/750171>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 25, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-memorability-among-presidents-in-100-years-time/750171 "2016-03-25T22:30:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-memorability-among-presidents-in-100-years-time/750171/161 "2016-04-05T19:21:53Z")

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There’s a difference between the memorability and awareness the OP asked about, on the one hand, and an enduring assessment of policy acumen, on the other. George Washington will obviously remain near the top on the one score, while very few people could give a meaningful opinion on the other.

So there’s not necessarily any partisan feeling in saying that Obama will likely remain one of the best-known Presidents for generations to come.

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