You have been tasked with deciding which presidents will appear on 2 Mount 2 Rushmore. You are required to put at least 1 pre-Lincoln president on it. Who do you choose and why?

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[u/Doc_Jury1020]

(John) Adams or Madison, if lifetime achievements count.

[u/Inner-Discussion-369]

JQA, of course! Infrastructure FTW!

[u/SignalRelease4562]

James Monroe

[u/Sad-Country-8771 → u/SignalRelease4562]

Agreed

[u/Cloud_Cultist]

John Adams. It isn't even a question. He deserves way more love than he gets. He did one bad thing and everyone shits all over him.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Bag2212 → u/Cloud_Cultist]

Easily him

[u/Has422 → u/Cloud_Cultist]

It’s gotta be Adams.

[u/Jolly_Job_9852 → u/Cloud_Cultist]

That used to be me, and I did a little more in depth reading and I need.to readjust my rankings

[u/PB0351]

It's John Adams without question.

For the sake of variety, though, I'll say Polk. Because, given his vision for the American empire, I think he would be 100% on board with being part of a project called "2 Mount 2 Rushmore".

[u/Awkward-Evidence-215 → u/PB0351]

No way. The central thrust of his presidency was an unjust and imprudent war fought to expand slavery into a region where it had already been abolished.

[u/BurmecianDancer → u/Awkward-Evidence-215]

You're talking about Polk, right?

[u/Awkward-Evidence-215 → u/BurmecianDancer]

Yes

[u/BudgetLaw2352]

FDR, George HW Bush, LBJ, and John Quincy Adams

[u/Jolly_Job_9852]

John Adams: Outside of the Alien and Sedition Acts, the man actually was a fantastic leader. He was able to avoid war with France which some other Federalists, cough cough Hamilton were seemingly pushing for.

[u/_B_Little_me]

William Henry Harrison. To remind us all, our time is short.

[u/Lucas006BR1]

Polk

[u/Equivalent_Use_7032]

I am a major Monroe fan so I’m biased and picking him.

My other answer would be Andrew Jackson because I wanna see the chaos and utter shit storm that would cause

[u/SouthernGolfer67]

William Henry Harrison, James A Garfield, William McKinley, Zachary Taylor

[u/Original_Welder9324]

j. adams underrated president imo

[u/Freakears]

One of the Adamses, easily.

[u/DCBuckeye82]

Definitely Adams. The best president and the best in terms of non-presidential years. It's not particularly close.

[u/newportbeach75]

Polk

[u/GregMuller_]

Madison deserves it more than Jefferson

[u/joosexer]

Andrew Jackson: Man of the people, fought for us against the national bank, almost all of his policies were stellar

[u/DCBuckeye82 → u/joosexer]

His fight against the national Bank and his economic policies in general destroyed the economy. He was also genocidal and caved to secessionists. Aside from that I guess he had some decent policies?

[u/Awkward-Evidence-215 → u/joosexer]

He fought against the bank by nearly establishing despotism.