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389 newspaper man with the presidential party , “ to see the President of the United States standing on a platform , facing a laughing and ... The President's opponents were quick to take advantage of his decline in popular favor .
389 newspaper man with the presidential party , “ to see the President of the United States standing on a platform , facing a laughing and ... The President's opponents were quick to take advantage of his decline in popular favor .
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Grant replied that he had never given the President any reason to believe that he would disobey the law , and that he considered Congress the final authority . He continued in the same letter : And now , Mr. President , when my honor as ...
Grant replied that he had never given the President any reason to believe that he would disobey the law , and that he considered Congress the final authority . He continued in the same letter : And now , Mr. President , when my honor as ...
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As soon as the cabinet met the President smiled at his associates and said , " Babcock has returned , as you see , and has brought a treaty of annexation . ” He picked up a document which was lying on the table .
As soon as the cabinet met the President smiled at his associates and said , " Babcock has returned , as you see , and has brought a treaty of annexation . ” He picked up a document which was lying on the table .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Meet General Grant |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1946 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2006 |
| ISBN | 1404749136, 9781404749139 |
| Length | 524 pages |
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