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Toplines - President's Day - February 11-12, 2009

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted February 11-12, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* On a different subject President’s Day is next week…do you consider Presidents Day to be one of our nation’s most important holidays, least important holidays or somewhere in between?

14% Most important

27% Least important

57% Somewhere in between
3% Not sre

2* Which one of the following Presidents was most influential in terms of their impact on American History…..George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt or Ronald Reagan?

12% George Washington
10% Thomas Jefferson
39% Abraham Lincoln
15% Franklin Roosevelt
16% Ronald Reagan

8% Not sure

3* Which of these Presidents was the greatest founding father of our country….George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson or James Madison?

48% George Washington
10% John Adams
26% Thomas Jefferson

4% James Madison

11% Not sure

4* Who had a more lasting impact on the history of the United States….George Washington or Abraham Lincoln?

23% George Washington

69% Abraham Lincoln

8% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence