Ulysses S. Grant vs. Dwight D. Eisenhower

[President Johnson]

Battle of the great generals whose popularity advanced them to the presidency without further experience in political office.

I would consider both somewhat above-average president, but would prefer Eisenhower. I think he was more capable as president overall.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Eisenhower easily . Grant’s second term was a disaster and undermined much of his accomplishments from his first term

[President Johnson]

Eisenhower easily . Grant’s second term was a disaster and undermined much of his accomplishments from his first term

Do you think he should have declined to seek reelection?

[Lechasseur]

Eisenhower

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Grant easily. Eisenhower's biggest legacy as president (the Interstate Highway System) was bad and helped segregate and depopulate American cities for decades. His foreign policy was a disaster including essentially destroying Guatemala as a functional state. Not to mention, he groomed Reagan to be president down the road. Unforgivable.

[LBJer]

Not to mention, he groomed Reagan to be president down the road.

What do you mean by that? 

[President Johnson]

Grant easily. Eisenhower's biggest legacy as president (the Interstate Highway System) was bad and helped segregate and depopulate American cities for decades. His foreign policy was a disaster including essentially destroying Guatemala as a functional state. Not to mention, he groomed Reagan to be president down the road. Unforgivable.

I definitely agree that his foreign policy is vastly overrated. Not to mention he approved Operation Ajax, which in my view is the biggest stain on his legancy. He should have kept Truman's policies, who told Churchill that the US wasn't going to overthrow Mossadegh.

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Not to mention, he groomed Reagan to be president down the road.

What do you mean by that? 

Got that from this article I read years ago (obvs not a great source, but info seems historically accurate): https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/967702/unearthing-the-eisenhower-reagan-connection/

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Eisenhower easily . Grant’s second term was a disaster and undermined much of his accomplishments from his first term

This

[Sir Mohamed]

Tough call, but I would say Grant. Eisenhower is an overrated prez. His foreign policy is full of blunders (Iran, Guatemala, U2 incident, Sputnik, early involvement in 'Nam) and even domestically, he was kind of weak. Especially his lukewarm response to the civil rights movement.

[TDAS04]

I like Grant more.

[MR DARK BRANDON]

Definitely Eisenhower. One of the greatest presidents and Americans of all time

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Ike is a mixed bag on civil rights. He helped integrate the Arkansas schools, but he was far worse than Trump on immigration, even deporting US citizens with Operation Wetback.