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

Very Presidential with Ashley Flowers

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🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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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. To view this episode’s full list of sources, please visit parcast.com/verypresidential Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's a reason Ulysses S. Grant is best remembered as a civil war hero and not as the 18th
0:08.4	President of the United States.
0:10.9	His official bio on the White House website reads, when he was elected, the American people
0:17.6	hoped for an end to turmoil.
0:20.6	Grant provided neither vigor nor reform.
0:24.3	But he delivered scandal in spades.
0:42.2	Welcome to very presidential, a podcast original.
0:45.6	I'm your host Ashley Flowers.
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0:59.2	Twitter at podcast network.
1:01.2	Today, we're covering Ulysses S. Grant.
1:04.8	Born high-room Ulysses Grant, he was so unflinchingly American that he legally changed his
1:11.5	initials to US.
1:13.7	The S doesn't actually stand for anything.
1:16.8	After President Lincoln and Johnson, Grant's time in office was a welcome change only because
1:22.0	he didn't get assassinated or impeached.
1:25.2	Grant papered over his complete lack of expertise, talent, and experience with a blinding confidence.
1:32.2	He spent a small portion of his life occupying two of the highest political and military
1:36.5	offices in America and sandwiched it between two heaping scoops of failure.
1:45.0	All of this is coming up.
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