NOYB wrote:
1) James Madison
2) Harry Truman
3) William H. Taft
4) Thomas Jefferson

The only one on this list who was "brilliant" is Jefferson. And I've
never read that he was a poor speaker, but rather the contrary. Truman
was definitely NOT a poor speaker, else why would his "whistle stop"
campaign tour produce such good results?

Taft? You gotta be kidding. I have no doubt he was an intelligent man,
but "one of the most brilliant"??? And what is the evidence that he was
a notably poor speaker?

Madison could be considered brilliant if he weren't standing in the same
room with either Jefferson or Franklin (or for that matter, Hamilton, or
for that matter, Burr). But again, whence comes any intimation that he
was a poor speaker?

Sorry, Nobby, no cigar. Not even close.

DSK