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His administration is often considered to have been one of widespread governmental [[corruption]], giving rise to the ironic term the "Gilded Age" in American history.
His administration is often considered to have been one of widespread governmental [[corruption]], giving rise to the ironic term the "Gilded Age" in American history.
==Military Career==
A graduate of West Point, Grant served in the Mexican American War. He tried several buisinesses after the United States victory, but none of them suceeded. However, as the demand for West Point graduates became
==Name==
He was actually named Hiram Ulysses Grant by his parents but when he applied for West Point he was accidentally registered Ulysses Simpson Grant. He liked the name better than Hiram Ulysses Grant because it formed the initialls H.U.G.<ref> Encyclopedia of Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref>
He was actually named Hiram Ulysses Grant by his parents but when he applied for West Point he was accidentally registered Ulysses Simpson Grant. He liked the name better than Hiram Ulysses Grant because it formed the initialls H.U.G.<ref> Encyclopedia of Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref>
[[category:Presidents of the United States]]
[[category:Presidents of the United States]]