Who Is The Worst President Ever?

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio

Published October 7, 2016 at 12:14 PM EDT

With just a month to the election, both sides are on the attack, highlighting the shortcomings of their opposition.

Accusations fly as Clinton and Trump vie for the highest office in the country.

But as voters assess who should lead modern America, author Robert Strauss takes a look back at the nation's 15th president, James Buchanan. Strauss traces Buchanan's presidency and declares him the worst president ever. Host Frank Stasio talks with Strauss about his book,"Worst. President. Ever." (Lyons Press/2016).

Worst President Ever

Robert Strauss speaks at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 29 at Park Road Books in Charlotte and at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill on Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m.

Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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