Henry Adams once famously described Hayes as "a third rate nonentity, whose only recommendation is that he is obnoxious to no one."
Hayes' main claim to fame is that he lost the popular vote in the disputed election of 1876. Hayes is not considered a great President by any means, but not an unmitigated disaster either.
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Date: 2008-05-29 07:12 pm (UTC)Hayes' main claim to fame is that he lost the popular vote in the disputed election of 1876. Hayes is not considered a great President by any means, but not an unmitigated disaster either.