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Born: April 27, 1822
Died: July 23, 1885
Birthplace: Point Pleasant, OH
Party: Republican
Term: 1869 to 1877
Vice-President: Schuyler Colfax (1st term) and Henry Wilson (2nd term)
Wife: Julia Boggs Dent Grant
Religion: Methodist
Education: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (1843)
Occupation: Soldier
Presidential Salary: $25,000/year (increased to $50,000/year in 1873)
Visit this webpage to read more about Ulysses S. Grant.
This website provides videos and audio clips along with historical documents. Click the Ulysses S. Grant link at the PBS Website. Read the article and view the audio and/or video clips by clicking the mouse over the selection. (Needed: Quicktime Player)
Here is a link to the list of video clips about the U.S. Presidents. (Needed: RealPlayer, Link available to download.) There are a few video clips about Thomas Jefferson at this website.
Click this link to watch the "Life and Times of Ulysses Grant in St. Louis, Historian Pamela Sanfillippo".
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Visit this link to listen to an audio clip about Historian Profiles Relationship of Grant and Twain. (Needed: Real Player).
Click this link to read Ulysses S. Grant First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1869).
Click this link to read Ulysses S. Grant Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1873).
