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.

[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?

[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.