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Kamala Harris declined to include her former running mate Joe Biden on a curated list of America’s most effective presidents during remarks Friday at the National Urban League conference. When asked by the organization’s president Marc Morial to rank the top three most consequential chief executives in U.S. history, Harris identified Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama as her selections.
Harris highlighted FDR’s expansion of the Supreme Court and his role in establishing Social Security, describing him as transformative for articulating government’s responsibility to invest in citizens during crisis. She credited Kennedy with laying groundwork for civil rights progress, which Johnson subsequently advanced through what she termed “the inside outside game,” referencing pressure from grassroots movements on elected officials.
Obama earned Harris’s third-place ranking primarily for the Affordable Care Act, which she characterized as addressing a generational healthcare crisis. “I think it’s one of the greatest presidents,” Harris said, noting the political cost of healthcare reform.
The notable absence of Biden from her selections comes as Harris authored in a recent book that his decision to seek reelection was “reckless,” suggesting personal ambition rather than national interest drove that choice. Harris assumed the Democratic presidential nomination after Biden withdrew following a poor debate performance against Donald Trump in 2024.
During the same appearance, Harris advocated for eliminating the Electoral College and expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices, positions emerging after her own defeat to Trump in both the electoral and popular votes. She also expressed support for Puerto Rico statehood and revisited her previous backing of D.C. statehood.
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