Reagan...Bush41...Bush43
We went from one of the best and clearest speakers in American History...to a very mediocre speaker...to the poorest speaker to ever hold the office of President
This must stop.
The ability to give a good speech is not everything, but the inability to speak effectively means you lack the ability to lead this nation in the modern era.
You missed out Clinton - excellent orator. As one comedian said he could look you in the eye and say 'I am not here' and you'd believe him
US politics lacks a formal 'requirement' to be a good speaker or to think on your feet. In a confrontational system, such as the UK where party leaders trade insults each week you
have to learn to be good at it or you just don't make it.
Having said that substance is still preferable to rhetoric. Bush unfortunately had neither.
