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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals abstract "An examination of the Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant reveals many scandals and fraudulent activities associated with his administration and a cabinet that was in continual transition divided by the forces of political patronage and reform. President Grant himself was influenced by both forces. The standards in many of Grant's cabinet appointments were low and charges of corruption were widespread. Starting with the Black Friday gold speculation ring in 1869, corruption would be discovered during Grant's two presidential terms in seven federal departments, including the Navy, Justice, War, Treasury, Interior, State, and the Post Office. Reform movements initiated in both the Democratic Party and the Liberal Republicans, a faction that split from Republican Party to oppose political patronage and corruption in the Grant Administration. Nepotism was prevalent, with over 40 family members or relatives benefiting from government appointments and employment. The prevalent corruption in the Grant Administration was eventually called Grantism. Certain historians believe that charges of corruption were exaggerated by reformers, since President Grant was the first President to initiate Civil Service reform and that several of Grant's Cabinet members made solid advances towards ending abuses that occurred in previous administrations.The unprecedented way that Grant ran his cabinet, in a military style rather than civilian, contributed to the scandals. In 1869, Grant's private secretary Orville E. Babcock was sent to negotiate a treaty annexation with Santo Domingo rather than an official from the state department. Grant never even consulted with cabinet members on the treaty annexation; in effect the annexation proposal was already decided. A perplexed Secretary of Interior Jacob D. Cox reflected the cabinet's disappointment over not being consulted: "But Mr. President, has it been settled, then, that we want to Annex Santo Domingo?" Another instance of a military-style command came over the McGarrahan Claims, a legal dispute over mining patents in California, when Grant overrode the official opinion from Attorney General Ebenezer R. Hoar. Both Cox and Hoar, who were reformers, eventually resigned from the cabinet in 1870.Grant's reactions to the scandals ranged from prosecuting the perpetrators to protecting or pardoning those who were accused and convicted of the crimes. When the Whiskey Ring scandal broke out in 1875, Grant in a reforming mood wrote, "Let no guilty man escape." However, when it was found out that his personal secretary Orville E. Babcock was indicted, Grant testified on behalf of the defendant. When Secretary of War William W. Belknap was involved in a trading post extortion scam, Grant promptly accepted his resignation without question, and went to a photography studio to get his portrait done. In essence, when it came to prosecuting those guilty of graft, Grant used his presidential power to protect close friends, particularly his military associates.".
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals activeYearsStartDate "1869-03-04".
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals almaMater United_States_Military_Academy.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals birthDate "1822-04-27".
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals birthName "Hiram Ulysses Grant".
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals birthPlace Point_Pleasant,_Ohio.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals child Frederick_Dent_Grant.
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals country Union_(American_Civil_War).
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals country United_States.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals deathDate "1885-07-23".
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals deathPlace Wilton,_New_York.
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals occupation General-in-chief.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals orderInOffice "18th President of the United States".
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals serviceEndYear "1839".
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals spouse Julia_Grant.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals successor Rutherford_B._Hayes.
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals vicePresident Schuyler_Colfax.
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals allegiance Union_(American_Civil_War).
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals birthDate "1822-04-27".
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals birthPlace Point_Pleasant,_Ohio.
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals children Frederick_Dent_Grant.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals children Jesse_Root_Grant.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals children Nellie_Grant.
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals deathDate "1885-07-23".
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals deathPlace Wilton,_New_York.
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals nickname ""Unconditional Surrender" Grant".
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals order "18".
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals predecessor Andrew_Johnson.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals rank "40".
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- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals spouse Julia_Grant.
- Ulysses_S._Grant_presidential_administration_scandals successor Rutherford_B._Hayes.
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