Ulysses S. Grant
The general who won the Civil War presided over one of the most corrupt administrations in American history — but historical reassessment has been kinder to Grant as a champion of Black civil rights during Reconstruction, which he defended more aggressively than any president between Lincoln and LBJ.
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Warren G. Harding
#2President / Republican — Blooming Grove, Ohio · 1921–1923
The most corrupt administration before modern times — Teapot Dome, the Veterans Bureau scandal, and a series of Cabinet appointees who stole everything not nailed down. Harding was personally popular but intellectually limited, and he knew it. 'I am not fit for this office,' he reportedly said.
William Howard Taft
#3President / Republican — Cincinnati, Ohio · 1909–1913
The only person to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court — and by most accounts, he preferred the Court. Taft actually busted more trusts than TR but got less credit for it, and his split with Roosevelt led to Wilson's election.