The Politics of Cigars

[Ashcan Bill]

Originally Posted by nozero

Ulysses S. Grant - yes, that's U.S. Grant - helped win the Civil War for the Union side, then got himself elected President for two terms (1869-1877). ... According to those who've read his two-volume memoir, which was a national bestseller in the immediate aftermath of his defeat in the 1876 presidential campaign, he was also a terrific writer.

I'm pretty sure Grant didn't run for a third term in 1876. At that time presidents followed Washington's precedent that two terms were enough. There was an effort to nominate Grant for a third term in 1879, but it didn't pan out. His memoirs were written as he was dying, and published after his death in 1885.

Originally Posted by Ashcan Bill

I'm pretty sure Grant didn't run for a third term in 1876. At that time presidents followed Washington's precedent that two terms were enough. There was an effort to nominate Grant for a third term in 1879, but it didn't pan out. His memoirs were written as he was dying, and published after his death in 1885.

Thanks. I must admit, I'm no history buff and I didn't take the time and effort, that perhaps I should have, to verify the information.