100 years from now, which of the following American presidents will be most memorable, for better or for worse?

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Out of the list only I don't care about your personal feelings on each of them

loveslongnails · Accepted Answer

That depends who is writing the history, but if you're going by the facts:

* Nixon will be remembered in disgrace because of Watergate, but he actually did a few good things. He normalized relations with China, negotiated arms control agreements with Russia, created the Environmental Protection Agency and signed the Clean Air Act. However, he also did a lot of covert stuff that hurt him in the end

* Reagan is the beneficiary of great propaganda, but he's the one who really set income disparity where it is today. He also turned affordable higher education upside down by flipping the costs to 80% on the individual and creating predatory student loans. His reduction of the corporate income tax rates combined with the totally bullshit "trickle-down economics" CON JOB was the start of all economic problems in current day America.
He pissed off both China & Russia with stupid rhetoric after Nixon had smoothed it out. The ONLY thing he understood was that California's economy, and hence the US agricultural economy, was dependent on cheap, migrant labor. He didn't care if you were green carded or entered illegally, as long as paid taxes and got the work done. He will remain a savior for both the ultra rich and the ignorant average income earner who don't recognize how badly he grifted them.

* Johnson will only be remembered for the Civil Rights Act and taking over for Kennedy, but he SHOULD be remembered for keeping the US in Vietnam for no good reason.

* JFK had an extremely tumultuous Presidency and faced many difficult crises. He handled them well enough, and was brave enough to stand up to those oligarchs with even MORE money than his family who wanted his compliance on certain matters. When he said no, they killed him. He'll be remembered heroically.

* FDR did some fabulous things to hold the US together in difficult times. The New Deal helped the US out of the Great Depression and establish support for farmers, banking regulations, Social Security and other social programs. His detractors will say "He started the welfare state", but these right-wing nuts have no idea the condition the USA was in. Only the wealthiest could afford to NOT take a handout. He will be remembered positively as a great President, the last to hold office 3 times.

* Obama, obviously the first black man elected not once, but twice. He was the best speaker along with JFK and well respected by our allies, especially following the debacle of Bush/Cheney. He saved the USA from the 2008 financial collapse under Bush, got the Dodd-Frank Act passed to insure financial reform, and got the Affordable Care Act into place helping millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans. That said, he did some questionable immigration policy and a bunch of secretive stuff with the FISA courts. He'll be remember well by historians, hated by most of what will be the white minority in 50 years.

* Trump has basically done away with as much as he could that was accomplished by all his predecessors, including Nixon, except for Reagan. Trump doubled down on income disparity and then doubled down on it again. His corruption and mishandling of foreign and domestic policy, as well as Covid, has proven disastrous so far for the USA and it's getting worse.

IF the USA is able to survive him and still have the semblance of a Democratic Republic, he will be remembered as destroyer, a dementia ridden puppet of oligarchs far wealthier than himself, and a narcissist who cared for no one and nothing but Trump. But, that's only if the truth is told about him and the USA survives. There is no guarantee the US will survive as a kind of democracy, however. If it does not, everything I said above will be reversed, and history will lie about him and make him into a persecuted hero.

There will always be some who'll think he was the "greatest President ever", but they're likely the same people who believe the Confederacy is part of their heritage, and the holocaust never happened.

888theGreat · Accepted Answer

Trump in a negative way. How he tricked people to vote for him and all the impeachments with more coming. If he destroys the economy and country , even more. it will be :

1) Jesus

2) Hitler

3) Trump

But Hitler and Trump could trade places , depends on next 3 years.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I think maybe John F Kennedy will be remembered more because the way he died was very horrific compared to the others you listed.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Accepted Answer

The first black president is definitely going to be remembered more than the guy who pulled a Grover

strateguy632 · Answer

most memorable for worse from this list : Obama -d for reckless massive spending. But not as bad as Truman -d.

most memorable best trump for amazing diplomacy in Abraham accords and closing our borders. Even better than Reagan.

OneViewpoint · Answer

Cheeto Jesus will go down in history as the most despicable criminal to ever inhabit the White House. MAGA will become known as the second group of traitors to try and overthrow the US government.

AviatorTom · Answer

FDR, the longest-serving President, the one who got the country through The Great Depression and the Second World War. His likeness is on the 10¢ coin (the dime), which may be the only coin still in circulation 100 years from now.

ohsheeT · Answer

The same as it is right now Lincoln will be the most honest and most memorable and everybody else will be liars cheaters and thieves

lightbulb27 · Answer

It will be entertaining to see so many children talk and negotiate with their parents like Trump.

exitseven · Answer

President Donald Trump. He will get his own holiday.

Kelly6 · Answer

Still JFK, because he was the only one who resisted being controlled. Rest are all just puppets

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

Trump is the absolute bottom of the Presidential barrel;all others at least somewhat tolerable.

Jeff51 · Answer

Definitely not Obama. Whi said human kind will be here in 100 years with all the bs going on now.

qwerty2469 · Answer

DJT. As the best president ever and the Savior of America

Dargil · Answer

More than one of those.

Anonymous · Answer

Trump for being the worst ever

abc3643 · Answer

FDR and Trump

nolabels · Answer

I'd say JFK.

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