13th President · 1850–1853 · Whig
Millard Fillmore
Sent Perry to open Japan and signed the Compromise of 1850, buying time for the Union at the price of enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act.
OverallB-GPA 2.59
The grades
- SovereigntyDid they put American interests first and keep decisions in American hands?B
- HemisphereDid they guard the Americas against rival powers and threats?B
- RestraintDid they keep the country out of wars of choice that weakened it?B+
- StatecraftDid they use diplomacy, force and alliances skillfully, on American terms?B
- Industry and tradeDid they protect and build American industry?B-
- Working AmericansDid ordinary working families do better because of them?C
- BuildingDid they build things that lasted and push the frontier forward?C+
- NationDid they strengthen a shared American identity and the Union?C
- CompetenceWere they capable, honest and effective in office?C
On the axes
MarketEconomyPopulist
Free tradeTradeProtectionist
RestraintForeign policyInterventionist
CosmopolitanNationNational
Dark dot: Millard Fillmore. Red mark: the Monroe Society. Ideological closeness to the Society: 77%.