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So, incredibly, this ended up being the longest video I have ever made. It really, really got out of control. Good thing I started working on it three weeks ago! But yeah, I guess I just really got into it because I love presidential history and I also love education. 

For the record, I think Obama might be the smartest President we've ever had, even if I disagreed with him on certain policies. 

Don't tell anyone I said that.  Oh wait... 

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Every President's Education

Thanks to OneRep for sponsoring this video. Go to https://deal.onerep.com/MrBeat to get 60% off 1-year privacy protection! In Mr. Beat's longest video yet, he goes through in detail the education of every American President in history. Specifically, he breaks down their schooling and even looks at supposed IQ scores. Who do YOU think the smartest American President was? Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1614915028 Snail mail Mr. Beat: PO Box 1982 Lawrence, KS 66044 Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Buy Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lang=en Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links.

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Devin Canada

Holy crap Polk...! Can you imagine barlley knowing to read and right then magically know greek and latin. he had to have the ability to remember information, and pick it up rapidly.

Devin Canada

So many people had faith in Pierce like Hawthorne, it is sad that Pierce is one of our all time worst presidents after knowing how many had such high hopes for him.

Devin Canada

I wonder if Coolidge had any funny speeches back when he was in college.

Larry D. Deutchman

Jefferson and Madison for creating an incredible document and Lincoln for self education with his dedication to writing speeches and proclamations that will stand the course of time Growing up I always thought JFK was an incredible wit and insights impeccable I don’t think any President was the smartest since they were dedicated to their life as a President in many unsettling times and most handled the circumstances well

Matt Beat

Yeah those are all great nominations there. Madison in particular stands out for me.

Pat Iapicca

I'm very sorry Matt but I think you dropped the ball here. People who would click on "Who was the smartest President" really want to know the intelligence quotient of Obama, Trump and Biden. All the others were filler. They waited 40 minutes to see your take on it and you chose to not make waves and say "We don't know his IQ score". You could have simply used Simonton's methods to extrapolate their IQ's but you chose not to.

Pat Iapicca

It really killed me to complain to you. I love all your stuff.

DANTE VERONA

Barack Obama is an elegant diplomat and superior intellect. By contrast, his respective predecessor and (far worse) successor are abnormally unintelligent... It further provokes questions about the integrity of the general citizenry.

Matt Beat

Not possible to use his methods as they left too much room for subjectivity. Plus, I think not bringing up their IQs is probably wise considering the current political climate. I'm also secretly hoping viewers will attempt to calculate their IQs using Simonton's method. Btw I haven't posted the link to his paper yet.

Matt Beat

Another thing to consider is how our brains don't fire neurons when we're older like when we're younger. I think both Trump and Biden were much sharper 30 years ago, for example. But you're right about Obama for sure (and probably Bush, too 🙂)

Pat Iapicca

But you used his methods for all the other presidents with his subjectivity.

Matt Beat

I didn't use anything. I just reported what Simonton reported.

DANTE VERONA

Fair criticism. Something to take into account for sure... I guess I get hung up more on the term of incumbency on progressive advancement vs malicious intent; but that's changing gears all together as opposed to the subject of the origins of education. Thanks mate.

Naterade

As David Spade wisely proclaimed from the movie ‘Tommy Boy,’ “there are two types of smarts: book smarts, which waved bye-bye to you a long time ago (for some of these presidents) and street smarts the ability to read people (which I think all these presidents possessed to a certain degree otherwise they wouldn’t have been elected president)

Ralph W. Kelly

If only Garfield had lived… I tend to place him in his own separate category on tierlists (the category is called ‘not enough time’) but I’m sure he would have made for an A-tier president in most peoples eyes had he survived.

Matt Beat

Honestly, I am not well enough educated enough when it comes to math. I'm afraid if I tried the algorithm out myself I would just screw it up.

Matt Beat

We JUST watched that movie again. It's a classic. And I know that's cliche, but it's true. Also, my favorite part of that movie is when Chris Farley gets stuck in the rotating doors. "Son of a!"

Naterade

Yes! Chris Farley’s best movie by far. That’s a great scene for sure. An underrated line from the movie is, “I need your John Hancock on these” “John Hancock, it’s Herbie Hancock!”

Paddy Mac

I watched this while I was extremely tired, I fell asleep and had a dream that I was back in college and about to fail a class I never attended. I re-watched it and it's a good video. I figured either Garfield or John Quincy Adams would've had the highest IQs for presidents. I also thought Polk's would be higher.