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Ulysses S. Grant: The Butcher on the Battlefield… The Mouse in the House

November 3, 2020

Ulysses S. Grant: The Butcher on the Battlefield… The Mouse in the House

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    There's a reason Ulysses S. Grant is best remembered as a civil war hero and not as the 18th president of the United States.

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    His official bio on the White House website reads, when he was elected, the American people hoped for an end to turmoil.

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    Grant provided neither vigor nor reform, but he delivered scandal in spades.

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He arrived at the White House without experience or a clue… But that didn’t stop Grant from secretly doubling his salary and accepting extravagant gifts from Wall Street. Meanwhile, his administration extorted, bribed, and stole millions of tax dollars away from Americans living through a depression they basically caused. And still, people said a more honest, generous man never lived. 

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