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Who Is The Greatest American President?

BOSTON (CBS) – Who do you think is the greatest American president?

According to a new Gallup poll released this Presidents Day weekend, most Americans say it's Ronald Reagan.

Reagan led the pack with 19-percent in the survey of 1,015 adults across the country conducted February 2-5.

Abraham Lincoln was second with 14-percent.

Bill Clinton was third, John F. Kennedy was fourth, and George Washington was fifth.

Gallup has conducted 8 of these polls in the last 12 years and the only winners have been Reagan, Lincoln or Kennedy.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens asks "Who's your favorite president?" in Cambridge

Who do you think it should be?

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