Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877)

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irishgit
10/31/2008

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

A better than average general and by most accounts a decent man who was unfit for the office. His administration did have some accomplishments, but it had more than its share of blunders, bungles and corruption.

While there is no evidence of personal corruption, he was unable or unwilling to control the rapaciousness of his friends and colleagues.

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Loerke
07/10/2008

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

More proof that great generals rarely make great presidents ...

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Chalky
07/08/2008

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

I don't like the fact that the $50 bill is rarely in my walle. 3 stars, however.

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DLF
05/06/2008

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

Insanely overrated military hero type president. Couldn't hold a candle to Lee as as a miliaray strategist or a field general (and knew it), which is probably why he drank himself into an early grave. How a winner can be a Loser

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Humorbot
03/19/2008

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

He was a good General I will give him that...but he wasn't cut out for the presidency...Not really.

General Drunkard...

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drkseph
01/11/2008

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 4

The only reason I'm rating this president is because I'm a direct descendant to him. Otherwise I couldn't care less about politicians, not like he was any good at that anyway. However he was a damn good general. Props to my ancestor.

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Hippiehair
06/10/2007

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

Good general, bad president.

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3232330
05/24/2007

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

corruption was wide spead in his presidency. But was a supporter of Civil Rights.

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GenghisTheHun
03/10/2007

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 4

Modern Monday Morning Quarterbacks are always running him down. He actually got a lot done and was a fairly good president. What did you expect in the decade following the Civil War?

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Conservatism
03/09/2007

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

Probably one of the more lenient Republican politicians/presidents to the south and confederate leaders  after the war. The scandals during his presidency are what people remember, that is why I will give him two stars.

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Victor83
02/11/2007

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 4

Guess I am in the minority here, because I would say good President/ mediocre general. I give Grant credit for seeing the big picture militarily during the war; but let's face it- Lee acted stupidly and the south was, for all intents and purposes, already beaten by the time Grant took overall command.

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billyguns2
12/13/2006

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

Just barely makes the "OK" category for me, because of his poor judgement of character and corrupt Administration; however, he was right on almost every moral issue, including the black man and the red man, and was beloved by most of his countrymen.

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JohnSpina
04/06/2006

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

A great general.A lousy president.He was too trusting,and therefore was embroiled in corruption scandals.He lost a lot of money.Then,just as he started to recoup the lost money by writing his memoirs,the poor bastard died.

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Jed1000
11/28/2005

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

At forty-six he was the youngest man ever elected to the office at the time.. Treated like a rock star in his day.. Short and frumpy.. Reeked of cigar smoke from a twenty cigar per day habit.. Elected without a majority of the white vote.. Once got a speeding ticket for racing his horse and buggy through Central Park.

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Chagoth
07/27/2005

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 4

Columnist John J. Miller said this of Grant, Let us not insist that Grant was a great president. But he was a solidly good one, whose hard-money policies fought inflation and who kept the peace with foreign powers. Miller adds, Some claim he didn't do enough to help blacks in the South secure their rights in the 1870s but this is grossly unfair, because Grant was hobbled by a Congress and a public that didn't want to go as far as he did. Furthermore, Grant's administration may have been corrupt, but the corruption was not categorically worse than what has been found in several other administrations and it did not reach to the top of the organizational chart. Historians who continue to rank Grant near the bottom of the presidential pile are partisan and unfair. Grant deserves better. He was good. If I were to rank all forty-two presidents from best to worst, Grant would fall somewhere between seventeen and twenty-one. He is underrated.

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brian j
06/15/2005

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 5

A great man, but not so good president. He was very kind to Robert E. Lee, he did not ask him to surrender his sword. In the peace agreement he let the southern men take their horses home with them because they would be needed to plow the fields. In later years when someone was putting down Grant, Robert Lee overheard the man talking and dressed him down (he was very upset, and told the man so).

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Mr. Democratic
04/30/2005

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

A disgusting ugly man, inside and out.

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kipprabbit
03/06/2005

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

not an awful president, but surely he made a better general

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aurumdragon
01/23/2005

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

Never should have tried it. What? The Presidentcy or booze? Both!

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Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

Have another drink Ulysses.

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stolypin
12/09/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

Great general and, along with WT Sherman, invented modern warfare. But a weak president, not corrupt himself, but surrounded himself with corruption. Perhaps most corrupt administration ever (only possibly Harding and Clinton had more problems). Best thing was ending the first incarnation of the KKK.

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King_Porus
10/03/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

Useless Grant -- Mediocre president, but you gotta love him for beating the slave-having traitors in the South!

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sfalconer
09/17/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

Grant was a good General but a terrible President with a notorious drinking problem.

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OneHungryMonst er
08/23/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

He wasn't horrible, but he was involved in a lot of scandals. He should have stuck to fighting wars.

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John McCain
06/27/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

He tried.

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MysteryMan?
05/25/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

Another late-19th century Carpet-Bagger-Dork. At least I don't confuse him with Grover Cleveland. The only reason he gets 3-stars is to keep him ahead of Bush, jr.

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Indio70
04/09/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

The GOP is still making them like they used to. U.S. gets high marks for enabling Lincoln to hold the country together. Grant's admin. as pres. is historically one of the worse, full of skullduggery.

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Boonta23
04/03/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

Grant's presidency was stricken with scandal. He should have stuck with being a military genius. If this rating was for his military prowess, he'd get a five, but since he was a horrible president who didn't deserve to get elected, he gets one star.

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buckey
01/30/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

Are you serious? The most corrupt administration ever (with the possible exception of G.W. Bush).

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LadyShark4534
01/01/2004

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 5

I don't understand why he's so low. He tried so hard to do his job. He sent out police troops to protect freed slaves and arrest the KKK. He tried a lot more to help this country than some of the other presidents rated higher.

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RebelYell1861
12/27/2003

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

South-hating, yankee booze hound. Ain't worth the powder it would take to blow him up.

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Ploopy
12/27/2003

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 5

General that helped win the war to free the slaves, righting a terrible wrong which infested our country!

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Redoedo
06/07/2003

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

Grant, the commanding General for the Union during the Civil War, a great war leader, was a political novice, and it showed. He appointed old loyal cronies to political posts, completely ignoring their competence. Grant's poor judgement showed as scandal after scandal rocked his administration due to the indiscretions of his cabinet members. Eventually he would difuse the issue somewhat by establishing the Civil Service Commission in 1871. (1)Crisis Leadership: 2 out of 5 Stars- Grant worked relentlessly during his first year in office to ensure the passage of the 15th Amendment granting all African Americans the right to vote. Military occupation of the South continued during his entire Administration, leading to the resentment of white southernors, who soon formed groups such as the Klu Klux Clan. The rise of these groups would lead to the continued robbing of rights from Southern blacks. Grant promised to use federal troops to protect freed slaves, but soon many Americans become disinterested in Reconstruction, and moreless unsympathetic towards freed slaves. (2)Diplomatic Relations: 3 out of 5 Stars- Grant was fortunate to have a wise Secretary of State. He did not pursue an active foreign policy, but his proposal to annex the Caribbean Island of Santa Domingo was rejected by Congress. Meanwhile, Grant actively pursued the British, who had been sympathetic to the south and provided them with warships during the Civil War. He demanded that the United States be repaid for damages that these ships had inflicted. Grant's success at this won new respect for the United States as an emerging world power. Grant also was pressured into remaining neutral in the Cuban Independence Conflict. (3)Economic Management: 2 out of 5 Stars- Grant had little knowledge of fiscal policy. Due to fraud by his Treasury Secretary, who wished to wait to sell gold until it could be sold at its highest price for his own personal gain, the economy was faltering. Grant, seeing the conspiracy, ordered the sale of gold or a very low price, hurting many investors. This caused the Republicans to lose the House in 1874. The New Congress cut taxes and repealed an unpopular income tax law, but Grant had little to do with it. (4)Vision For The Country/Accomplishments: 2 out of 5 Stars- Despite the many scandals which plagued him throughout his administration, Grant did accomplish a significant goal while in office. He worked relentlessly to ensure the passage of the 15th Amendment, guarenteeing the rights of blacks to vote. He also established the Civil Service Commission to fight government corruption. However, he was unable to establish a clear course for the nation due to the many scandals which plagued his administration. (5)Morality/Popularity: 2 out of 5 Stars- Throughout his term, Grant was not very popular due to his lack of leadership and failure to address the faltering economy. He did win some support for his boldness with resolving the British warship conflict. His morality was in shambles due to the many scandals which plagued his administration. [Final Score: 2.2- ** out of ***** Stars] In the final analysis, Grant's years in office finished what the Johnson years had started: the Presidency had been seriously weakened to an all time low. Powerful senators wielded the real power in this era. His administration tought future Presidents to appoint based on competence and not by nepatism. As genius of a man he was as General, he was very much a failure as President.

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glorp
05/21/2003

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

TERRIBLE. Bottom 5 of all Presidents. Sexy, though.

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YRFan
02/23/2003

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

Was not the best president and he was not as good of a general as Lee

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Lord of the Waves
11/22/2001

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 3

Just had to take all the credit for the victories over the confederacy. William Sherman deserved the presidency, had he run i would have voted for him. Grant did some good things but was a fighter not a politician.

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ellajedlicka21
09/29/2001

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 5

Was a great general and a great president.

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sirensong
03/18/2001

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

Great military leader, Bad president maybe if he had more time.....hummmmm

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clover38
03/18/2001

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 1

Great general, Bad president, and that is what we are rating.

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BigJJ
02/08/2001

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 4

Great general.

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abichara
11/27/2000

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 2

Poor Grant was a good military leader, but a bad president. This is the case with most military people who become politicans. They have a hard time understanding fiscal policy or foreign policy. In the case of Grant, he didn't know that his own people were doing monkey business underneath his own nose. He was an ineffective president, but a good, not great, military leader during the Civil War.

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lips457du
03/22/2000

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1869-1877) 4

Grant's Presidency does not deserve this "4" but Grant himself is one of the greatest American heros.

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