American Presidents

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March-December 1999
Ulysses S.Grant
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Did You Know?

• He was once fined $20 for speeding on his horse.
• He was a 39-year old clerk when he volunteered to fight for the Union.
• He apologized upon leaving the White House, not for errors of intent but for errors of judgment.
• Even though he had throat cancer, he finished his memoirs and had them published with the help of Mark Twain.

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Ulysses S. Grant
(April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885)
Life Facts

Personal:
• First Lady: Julia Grant, Wife
• Wife's Maiden Name: Julia Dent
• Number of Children: 4
• Education Level: College
• School Attended: United States Military Academy
• Religion: Methodist
• Profession: Military, Farmer, Business
• Military Service: Full General

Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1869 - 3/3/1877
• Presidency Number: 18
• Number of Terms: 2
• Why Presidency Ended: End of 2nd term
• Party: Republican
• His Vice President(s): Schyler Colfax, Henry Wilson
 

Methodology and Resources

Presidential Places

Birthplace: Grants Birthplace
Gravesite: Grant's Tomb
Other Sites: Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Reference Material

Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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C-SPAN's Archives

• LIVE from General Grant National Memorial - NYC, NY. Guests include: John Simon-Editor, The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant & Executive Director, Ulysses S. Grant Association; Allan Ballard-History Professor, State University of New York at Albany Ulysses Grant Dietz-Great, Great Grandson of President Grant & Member, Grant Monument Association Watch | Order Videotape    
• Programming on Ulysses S. Grant.
• Programming from Grant's Tomb, New York City.
 •Life and Times of Ulysses Grant in St. Louis, Historian Pamela Sanfillippo. Watch
 •Author Geoffrey Perret Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier and President Watch
 •Author Frank Scaturro, President Grant Reconsidered-Speech to the Mongtomery County (MD) Civil War Roundtable. Watch
 •100th Anniversary Commemoration of Grant's Tomb Dedication. Watch
 •Grant During the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Watch
 •1995 Washington Journal Segment on Ulysses S. Grant. Watch
•19th Century Photography of Presidents-Interview with Mary Panzer of the National Potrait Gallery.Watch

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