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I'm sure many Americans, and perhaps even some not from America, know the names of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. They routinely rank very highly on many lists for "greatest president ever" while others such as Warren Harding, often rank low.
Of the presidents we have had in our history, are there any whom you feel are grossly misjudged and were far better or far worse than history remembers them?
For me, I believe Ulysses S Grant is often ranked far worse than he really was. I understand this is about how they were as president and not their whole lives but as the man who finally stopped the great Robert E Lee and fought for the rights of blacks after the Civil War, he sure suffers in polls. Part of why he was viewed unfavorably back then was for trying to prosecute the KKK for hanging blacks. He should be viewed unfavorably for that action? Yes he had corruption galore in his "Executive Mansion" but I do not think it should drag him to the bottom 6-7 spots where some place him.
Who else?
I'm sure many Americans, and perhaps even some not from America, know the names of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. They routinely rank very highly on many lists for "greatest president ever" while others such as Warren Harding, often rank low.
Of the presidents we have had in our history, are there any whom you feel are grossly misjudged and were far better or far worse than history remembers them?
For me, I believe Ulysses S Grant is often ranked far worse than he really was. I understand this is about how they were as president and not their whole lives but as the man who finally stopped the great Robert E Lee and fought for the rights of blacks after the Civil War, he sure suffers in polls. Part of why he was viewed unfavorably back then was for trying to prosecute the KKK for hanging blacks. He should be viewed unfavorably for that action? Yes he had corruption galore in his "Executive Mansion" but I do not think it should drag him to the bottom 6-7 spots where some place him.
Who else?
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