Historians rank Biden as the 14th-best president...Trump is ranked last

You get my vote up for posting this because it is interesting, but it is also sad. Their poll first reflects the prejudices one might expect from the readers of the NY Times. It also reflects their lack of understanding of history. For example, Washington (I'll omit the honorific "President" inasmuch as all fit that mold) created the presidency. The Constitution was mute on the subject and he did such a good job of it, all who followed him into that office, followed his example. Of course, we (or most of "we" as having served) recognize his model. His Cabinet was fashioned after a commanding general's staff. FDR ranks second to progressive NYT readers, but is far down on my list inasmuch as he followed the progressive model foisted on us by Wilson (who ranks well nigh the bottom of my list for advocating that We the People weren't sovereign, nor did we have natural or God-given rights). I'd put Teddy and Harry closer to the top of my list because both had great personal courage and made the hard (unpopular) decisions. Biden has done more measurable damage to the nation than any other (even Buchanan who merely sat by and watched while doing nothing). Obama would rank somewhere in the middle of the bottom half for many obvious reasons. Coolidge belongs above the middle. He took immediate action, well within his executive powers, to avoid a national debt when it began building. Few others have had the courage to do that. And, finally, of course NYT readers would rank Trump badly. Need I explain?

Lots of bias on that list.

I think an interesting conversation for this forum would be about which President had the largest (positive) impact on the military. Omitting living presidents (no need to debate current politics), my top three are:
- Abraham Lincoln: His view on military strategy vs. command (during and post-Civil War) defined the distinct roles between civilian and military control of the armed forces.
- Thomas Jefferson: Drafted the "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms", the first resolution in U.S. history that authorized forming a military (pre-presidential). During his presidency, he founded the US Military Academy (West Point), which professionalizing the military and created engineers for a growing nation.
- Ronald Reagan: Implemented the Goldwater-Nichols Act, which created sweeping change across the military Services.