13. James Garfield
SRI Ranking: 27
Brookings Ranking: 31
The inclusion of James Garfield on this list is mostly due to his very short presidency. He was shot two times by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2nd, less than 4 months after taking the office. Although he died 11 weeks later, his presidency effectively ended on that July morning. The general consensus is that his presidency started promisingly, but Guiteau stopped him from making a deeper mark in history.
