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Dienstag, 24. Oktober 2017
Ulysses S. Grant Papers at the LoC
On May 17, 1877, former president Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia
departed from Philadelphia on an extended trip. Other former presidents
traveled after retiring from public office, but none journeyed as far
as Grant did. He and Julia spent the next two years traveling around the
world meeting members of high society and the general public, while
Grant engaged in unofficial diplomacy for the United States and acquired
more first-hand knowledge of foreign lands and people than any American
of his time. Materials documenting Grant’s post-presidential travels are represented in the Ulysses S. Grant Papers at the Library of Congress, which are now available online. ... [mehr] http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/10/new-online-ulysses-s-grant-papers/
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