Was part of the Great American story. We are at Mount Mcgregor in upstate new york, only a few miles north of saratoga springs. The significance of this Historic Site is, this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s grant. This is the place where Ulysses Grant penned his memoirs in 1885. He was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. And we get to tell a story here that most people dont know about. After his second term as president , Ulysses Grants and his wife julia went on a world tour or two years, from 1877 to 1879. He met many World Leaders and was well respected around the world. When they arrived back in the states in 1879, they were looking for a place to settle because they had come out of the white house two years earlier. For grant, it was always an easy decision, even though they own multiple properties in the united states, the decision f
Once saw conflict and warfare, and where our nation was born, was now a Peaceful Valley where farmers were working. He mustve taken some satisfaction in this, that he was part of the Great American story. We are at Mount Mcgregor in upstate new york, only a few miles north of saratoga springs. The significance of this Historic Site is, this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s grant. This is the place where Ulysses Grant penned his memoirs in 1885. He was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. And we get to tell a story here that most people dont know about. After his second term as president , Ulysses Grants and his wife julia went on a world tour or two years, from 1877 to 1879. He met many World Leaders and was well respected around the world. When they arrived back in the states in 1879, they were looking for a place to settle because they had
Symptoms, hanks says he and his wife and rita wilson feel better. In a tweet announcing their improvement, hanks reiterates sheltering in place and says this too shall pass. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 23rd. From abc news, this is world news now. Thank you for jning us on this monday. We begin with the battle over that rescue package to address the pandemic. Talks on the economic rescue bill resumed this morning after democrats and republicans failed to strike a deal. As the virus continues to spread across the country, President Trump activated the National Guard in the three hardest hit states, saying the federal government will pick up the cost. And after one of the worst weeks on wall street, s p 500 futures fell 5 minutes after opening gaining the maximum drop allowed. More now from abcs zachary kiesch. Reporter talks resumed on capitol hill as lawmakers worked to put together a package, now expected to provide at least 2 trillion in Economic Relief ami
I am frank williams, your cochair. Every other year, we have the john and craig show. [applause] and that is much deserved because they get high grades from you, high marks from you, deservedly so. I am not even sure what it is they are going to talk about this morning. [laughter] but we will be entertained, i can tell you that. So what can we say about two of our very loyal members who have time on our long board of advisors . Is my dear friend from Mississippi State executive and director of the ulysses s. Grant association and now the ulysses s. Grant president ial library where i serve as president. And he is recently the editor, along with david nolan and louis gallois, of the annotated memoirs of ulysses s. Grant. The first time this has really been done. I highly recommend it. It is in the bookstore. Get one. And get two. [laughter] , who is really a naval historian, but turned to lincoln and wrote a great book that won the lincoln prize here at gettysburg on lincoln and his adm
In to the north bridge on april 19, 1775, starting the American Revolution. This house was standing here then. Eventually, much, much later than that, it becomes the home of Amos Bronson Alcott and his family. Now one of the daughters, Louisa May Alcott, in this house, writes a book that changes a lot of the way people think about children, the way they think about young women, the way they think about mature women. It was a very progressive book for its day and frankly in many ways today it still remain this is because its just a simple true to life story of four young women and their parents. Mr. Alcott was an educator, primarily, in the early days. Mrs. Alcott was a progressive thinker who was deeply in love with mr. Alcott. They were in boston when mr. Alcott met Ralph Waldo Emmerson and they struck up quite the friendship. Emmer sovepb was well ensconced in this town, he thought alcott belonged her. The Political Revolution in 1775, but it also had a literary revolution in the 180