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Ulysses S. Grant (18th U.S. President, historical)
decisive
commanding
institution-building
legacy-bearing
Ulysses S. Grant, the Union general who became the 18th President of the United States, anchors late‑19th century federal authority in both military and civic registers. Within the series he appears as a historical touchstone: Bartlet invokes Grant as the president who signed the act establishing Yellowstone, linking Grant’s executive imprimatur to America’s first national park. Grant’s legacy here functions as an institutional precedent—military leadership translated into executive decisions that create enduring national institutions and policy precedents.
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Also known as:
Ulysses Grant,
General Grant,
President Grant,
Grant