re: Which presidents were the best public speakers?

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Obama isn’t a great speaker he just has enough confidence to get in front of a crowd.

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Obama was really good with a pre-written speech - which most people should be but are not. Where he struggled was off the cuff responses - such as in press conferences. That is where he slipped into "umms" and "uhhs". But with a pre-written speech he was one of the best.

People forget that W was great with a pre-written speech as well. The best modern day public speaker was Reagan though and it's really not even close.