The extent of my American education on this matter, paraphrased:

"During President Eisenhower's farewell address, he warned the American people against increasing social polarization and the dominance of the military-industrial complex, and then it happened anyway. Ain't that some shit? Write a paper comparing the ways we ignored the warnings in Eisenhower's farewell address against the ways we also ignored the warnings in George Washington's farewell address."

Ike wasn’t perfect, but he was rare in both his perception and his candor. There’s a phrase, “Eisenhower republican,” that’s largely fallen out of use in american political discourse. McCain was seen similarly to some degree, and even lived up to it prior to the 2000 presidential race which I think broke him as a conscientious person. Maybe there’s some senator or governor that would also be similar, but I’m not aware of them and I doubt they could win the presidency at this point in history.