Ulysses S. Grant: A Presidency Plagued with Scandals

Ulysses S. Grant was president during a time known as the gilded age, a time when all appeared to be good, but the actuality was the government was corrupt with scandals. Although he may have been a great wartime hero and military leader, he had little experience or knowledge to perform as a good president, and this would show when he was elected to office in 1868, and the scandals began. Five prominent scandals would come …

…used this information as blackmail and got lots of money by keeping it a secret. There is no evidence, however, that Grant himself was involved in this scandal. It is prominent that the Grant Years were plagues with scandals and poor judgment. At this time, all appeared well, but the truth was all was corrupt. Although Grant was a great military leader, he lacked the skill, knowledge, and common sense to run a strong government.