What’s The Best Presidential Performance? 11.07.16 | Jon Morgereth Tags: Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Jefferson in Paris, John Adams, Nixon, PT 109, The Crossing, Truman, Young Mr. Lincoln As America picks its next president this week, here’s a chance for you to vote on which actor gave the best cinematic performance as Commander-in-Chief. Jeff Daniels as George Washington in The Crossing William Daniels as John Adams in 1776 Nick Nolte as Thomas Jefferson in Jefferson in Paris Burgess Meredith as James Madison in Magnificent Doll Charlton Heston as Andrew Jackson in The Buccaneer Walter Huston as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln (1930) Henry Fonda as Abraham Lincoln in Young Mr. Lincoln Raymond Massey as Abraham Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012) Ralph Bellamy as Franklin D. Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello Gary Sinise as Harry Truman in Truman Tom Selleck as Dwight D. Eisenhower in Ike: Countdown to D-Day Cliff Robertson as John F. Kennedy in PT 109 William Devane as John F. Kennedy in The Missiles of October Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon in Nixon Josh Brolin as George W. Bush in W. other View Results