Which US President was the stupidest "least educated" in US history?

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Reeeta

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I would have to say former President GW Bush. He was a C student at Yale and skated through life on his fathers name and reputation.
 
Bush had a MBA and certainly was not the least educated. I wouldn't consider him "stupid" either. I really don't think we have had any "stupid" Presidents. Washington, Jackson, Truman and Lincoln never attended college and I wouldn't call any of them "stupid" either. Actually I think calling Bush "stupid" is an indication that you are not smart enough to recognize and describe the real issues regarding his way of thinking and personality. That goes for all the people calling him "dumb" etc.
 
I don't think we could accurately distinguish, considering IQ tests are a relatively new concept.

There was one president, I think it was Coolidge, who was always sick and the only reason he ran was because his mother wanted him to. But apparently he was not the sharpest tool in the shed.
 
George washington never went to Formal Schooling past a certain age.

He always spoke of being sad that his colleagues were all more educated than him. But his informal schooling was off the charts, and he learned from the brightest in his time.
 
The president with the least education was probably Andrew Johnson, who was illiterate until he was nearly 20 years old.

The last American president to not attend college was Harry Truman, but he was far from stupid.

BTW. "Jared" - What study are you citing? Can you substantiate your claim? The only IQ score I ever found for George W. Bush was 125.

PS. A true sign of lack of intelligence is making judgments without any factual evidence.
 
He's actually very intelligent. As for Obama, we'll never know. His records are sealed and NO ONE, not even the loyal worshipers can prove his intelligence. Apples to apples? Never mind...that kind of comparison is above so many.
 
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