Bill Clinton's re Ron Chernow’s book on Ulysses S. Grant is an interesting read https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/books/review/ron-chernow-ulysses-s-grant-biography-bill-clinton.html It's linked in this paragraph of the NYT "His Oval Office predecessor, Barack Obama, shot into the Top 10, up from 18th in the previous survey. Ulysses S. Grant also got a bump, up seven places from 2014, perhaps owing to a strong assist from Ron Chernow’s recent masterpiece." https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/19/opinion/how-does-trump-stack-up-against-the-best-and-worst-presidents.html which is the first link in your Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/02/donald-trump-is-americas-worst-2nd-worst-or-5th-worst-president/