According to a Gallup analysis of polling the company ... Barack Obama had 63 percent in 2009, Ronald Reagan was at 60 percent in 1981 and George W. Bush sat on 58 percent in 2001.

John F. Kennedy and Dwight Eisenhower had the highest average ratings in the first quarter: both exceeded 70%, according to Gallup. Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, and Ronald Reagan averaged between ...