The worst President in U.S. History was…

...James Buchanan.

That's according to many historians.

What's interesting is Buchanan was one of the most prepared presidents in history.

He was:

A soldier
A prominent lawyer
U.S. Congressman
U.S. Senator
Secretary of State
Minister to Russia
Minister to the U.K.

However, he was not:

good at seeking out advice
good at building relationships
good at making hard decisions

His failures led to the Civil War and the death of 620,000 soldiers.

Just because people are prepared doesn't mean that they can execute when tough decisions come their way.

Since I'm on a mission to go to all the Presidential museums in the United States, I stopped by Buchanan’s place yesterday with my family.


P.S. Here are pictures from Buchanan’s house.