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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There's always some political-ideological biases involved, but US historians regularly review presidents on a variety of factors and there's generally consensus on most major figures, at least in broad terms.

That being said, there's not much to be done in many cases except wait - more recent presidents often have results colored by the political leanings of events the historians themselves lived through.