Obviously the ripple effects of a presidency can last forever, but how long after a president's term ends should scholars wait before they can honestly, genuinely evaluate the legacy and the full positive/negative impacts of that president's administration? 20 years 30 years? More than that?
While studying at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Jimmy Carter was once viciously beaten by a northern-born upperclassman because he refused his demand to sing "Marching Through Georgia", a Civil War song commemorating the March to the Sea by General Sherman through Carter's home state.
What is the most messed up thing a President has ever done that is not widely known to the public?
We all know the Presidential atrocities. Watergate, Iran Contra, sabotaging peace talks, defying Supreme Court measures. But what are the really screwed up things Presidents have done that almost nobody seems to know about?