{"id":76338,"date":"2024-02-16T15:57:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/the-presidential-dining-power-rankings\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:57:12","slug":"the-presidential-dining-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/the-presidential-dining-power-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Presidential Dining Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"


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George H. W. Bush nearly banned broccoli<\/a> from his White House. Seriously\u2014there\u2019s an entire Wikipedia page titled George H.W. Bush broccoli comments<\/a>, and after reading the \u201canalysis\u201d section, I\u2019ve become certain: If I was eight years old, I would\u2019ve loved to have dined with Bush 1.0.<\/p>\n

However, since I\u2019m no longer in third grade, the 41st White House is not my preferred presidential dining destination. As you\u2019ll be happy to know, many of our nation\u2019s leaders didn\u2019t just stomach their green vegetables, they embraced them. Even seasoned them. And, in Nixon\u2019s case, likely poured ketchup on them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, ahead of President\u2019s Day weekend, I asked myself the all-important question: If I could go back in time and dine at any White House, which Presidency would I choose?<\/p>\n

And\u2014in the event that my first choice is busy on the day that my time machine works\u2014I prepared a few backup options.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, welcome to the Presidential Dining Power Rankings.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Julia Gartland<\/span>
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Who\u2019s Eligible<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve considered only administrations from the 20th century and onward. This is primarily for ethical reasons (read: not supporting slavery), but also to reduce my odds of returning to the present day with dysentery.<\/p>\n

How I Judged Them<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve evaluated eligible administrations based on their performance in the following categories:<\/p>\n