Administration | Dates | Growth per year |
---|---|---|
Kennedy/Johnson | Jan 1961-Jan 1969 | +3.27% |
Carter | Jan 1977-Jan 1981 | +3.11% |
Clinton | Jan 1993-Jan 2001 | +2.38% |
Reagan | Jan 1981-Jan 1989 | +2.04% |
Nixon/Ford | Jan 1969-Jan 1977 | +1.90% |
Eisenhower | Jan 1953-Jan 1961 | +0.85% |
Bush I | Jan 1989-Jan 1993 | +0.63% |
Bush II | Jan 2001-April 2003 | -0.78% |
Now, I'm not one of those people who says that the President has complete control over the economy, but looking at those numbers you have to admit that either he has some control or else the Republicans have been really unlucky since 1950.