I believe that the greatest president so far has been George Washington referred to as the Father of our Country. He was our first president from 1789-1797. and a very good one.He had two children and was a very good father. before his death at the age of 67 he arranged for a manumission for all of his slaves. Not publicly, but Washington was not really for slavery, he found it to be cruel and unjust. He also was not a fan of war at all.