Little surprised Reagan and Nixon are so low, less than 67% at least. Although I wouldn't expect them in the top 10, I'm also surprised Jefferson and Eisenhower are below 67% with their historical connections to France.
Eisenhower, for us, is known mainly as a general. French people barely need to know that he was also president. Those who would remember him as president would probably do not because of his role in liberation of France but because of his farewell speech in Oliver Stone's JFK :D (but we do remember Roosevelt, his president during his wartime prime)
Jefferson, sure. I bet he would poll high among history affictionados (he has this nice quote « Every man has two countries, his and France » that French history geek love). But the 10 places are trusted mainly by mediatic culture, not really by history culture (so, the recent ones, the shot one, the cigar one, the wartime one — Teddy is just a collateral recall :D —, the one who freed the slaves — who is also a shot one, but the shot one is Kennedy, we barely remember that Lincoln was shot ; likewise Garfield or McKinley aren't remembered —, and the first one)
Jefferson, sure. I bet he would poll high among history affictionados (he has this nice quote « Every man has two countries, his and France » that French history geek love). But the 10 places are trusted mainly by mediatic culture, not really by history culture (so, the recent ones, the shot one, the cigar one, the wartime one — Teddy is just a collateral recall :D —, the one who freed the slaves — who is also a shot one, but the shot one is Kennedy, we barely remember that Lincoln was shot ; likewise Garfield or McKinley aren't remembered —, and the first one)