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In honor of the primaries -- and the imminent arrival of Presidents' Day -- we asked celebs: Who is your favorite Commander-in-Chief?

— FELICITY HUFFMAN (Sports Night) ''Teddy Roosevelt, because of his work with the environment.''

— TOM CRUISE ''Abraham Lincoln — for obvious reasons.''

— PETER BOYLE ''Lincoln. He hung with the brothers; he [went] to the hood.''

— JASON BIGGS (American Pie) ''Ben Franklin, because he's on the $100 bill.'' (Note to kids: Franklin was not a president.)

— HALEY JOEL OSMENT (The Sixth Sense) ''Franklin Roosevelt. He got us through the Depression and a war.''

— MARK McGRATH (Sugar Ray) ''You know who got a bad knock? Nixon. That Watergate thing was a real black eye, but the U.S. is still benefiting from the good international relations he fostered.''

— HEATHER GRAHAM ''Abraham Lincoln — 'cause he ended slavery.''

— WILLIAM H. MACY (Magnolia) ''Jimmy Carter.... He didn't last very long, but he was the first guy who really brought a sense of morality into the presidency.''

— DIANE LANE ''I like the humanness of Clinton. And humanness is the key word.''

— LL COOL J ''Obviously, it would have to be Abraham Lincoln. The decision he made...gave me the opportunity to do what I'm doing now.''

— JULIANNE MOORE ''Thomas Jefferson.... He was extraordinary. Unfortunately, his personal politics weren't terribly admirable.''

— BEAU BRIDGES ''Mr. Clinton. He is an impressive speech giver and truly cares about people.''

— NICHOLAS BRENDON (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) ''Jimmy Carter. He was the President during my formative years of 8 to 12.''

— WOODY ALLEN ''Franklin Roosevelt. I think he did the toughest job and did it very, very well.''

— MARTHA PLIMPTON ''I'm not original. I'm not going to say Polk. It's a draw between Lincoln and Jefferson.''

— JAMES CROMWELL (The Green Mile) ''In the '60s, we used to chant 'Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?' I just realized that LBJ...was an extraordinary politician. We made him the bad guy. I hope he gets his due.''

— BEVERLEY MITCHELL (7th Heaven) ''I'd have to say Jefferson because I did a project on him. He's the President I know the most about.''

— JERI RYAN (Star Trek: Voyager) ''Abraham Lincoln. I'm not going for anybody from recent history, that's for sure.''