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Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
Wasn't it Truman who said (in regard to being president or politics in general) "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." ??
Re Grant being a good general, a story was told on one of the History Channel shows, somebody (another general?) was talking to President Lincoln in the manner of jealously 'tattling' on Grant, telling Lincoln that Grant was drinking fairly heavily. Supposedly Lincoln said "Well find out his favorite brand of whiskey. I will send him a case." Something like that.
There are several versions of this story. A slightly different one has the President saying- Find out what he's drinking and send it to the rest of my Generals. more than likely- the stories are not true and seem to have sprouted up in the 1880s. almost all first person accounts of those close to Grant refute the rumours of his drinking during the war.
