Over time, I have come to believe that Eisenhower is severely underrated as a president, both for what he did and what he didn’t do.
What he did: Extricated us from a bloody deadlock in Korea; enforced the Supreme Court’s mandate in Brown v. Board of Education (albeit reluctantly); and envisioned the Interstate Highway System, the benefits of which were enormous, and are taken for granted today.
What he didn’t do: Dismantle the New Deal; cut what were extremely high taxes on wealthy people; start lots of new foreign wars.
Do you see any current GOP candidates who would meet this standard? Me, neither.