Ulysses Grant - Military Man and President
The White House Historical Association, in this virtual event, hosted a reassessment of President Ulysses Grant’s military service, presidency, and legacy.
593 viewsThe White House Historical Association, in this virtual event, hosted a reassessment of President Ulysses Grant’s military service, presidency, and legacy.
593 viewsAuthor Fergus Bordewich discussed President Ulysses Grant’s efforts to dismantle the KKK and other Reconstruction-era white supremist groups. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this …
260 viewsWhat do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…
225 viewsBret Baier, Fox News anchor, recounted the life of Civil War general and U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant. This program was hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.
803 viewsThe Grant Monument Association hosted a dinner commemorating the bicentennial of the 1822 birth of President Ulysses Grant. Featured speakers were retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus an…
844 viewsTo mark the 200th anniversary of Ulysses Grant’s birth, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society commemorated his life at a Capitol Hill ceremony. Among those who spoke at the landmark Grant eque…
187 viewsChris Mackowski is the author of Grant’s Last Battle: The Story Behind the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. He talked about his book, which recounts Grant’s life post-presidency, includ…
799 viewsIn the summer of 1885, former President Ulysses S. Grant died in his cottage on Mt. McGregor, located outside of Saratoga Springs. Historian Ben Kemp toured the cabin and talked about Grant’…
3,826 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow recalled the life of Ulysses S. Grant at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
3,848 viewsWilliam Seale and Pamela Sanfilippo talked about the life and influence of first lady Julia Grant and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.*From a slave-holding family,…
6,379 viewsTo mark the 198th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday, the Grant Monument Association hosted a discussion between retired General David Petraeus and Elizabeth Samet, editor of an anno…
1,386 viewsTexas Christian University Professor Steven Woodworth discussed Ulysses S. Grant’s leadership style and how it compares to other Union generals. He argued that characteristics such as Grant’…
1,530 viewsCharles Calhoun reevaluated the 18th president. Mr. Calhoun is the author of The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. He explained why Grant was considered an unsuccessful chief executive by many…
1,891 viewsA. Wilson Greene analyzed Ulysses S. Grant’s lesser-known second Petersburg offensive, which took place in June 1864 as Union forces attempted to capture Petersburg, Virginia, before Confede…
1,241 viewsWest Point Professor Elizabeth Samet talked about her book, The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, an annotated edition of the 18th president’s autobiography that primarily covered his m…
2,742 viewsUlysses S. Grant was president from 1869 to 1877. After serving two terms, he took a world tour with his family. American History TV spoke with Ryan Semmes of Mississippi State University ab…
816 viewsAuthors Charles Calhoun, Jonathan White, and John Marszalek discussed the leadership of Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln.
876 viewsRon Chernow talked about his biography of Civil War General and former President Ulysses S. Grant, which focuses on his final years and the writing of his memoirs.
6,041 viewsRonald White talked about his book, American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant. He spoke at the 17th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
1,000 viewsRonald White talked about his book American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant, in which he remembers the life of Civil War general and President Ulysses S. Grant.
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