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? Grant has a blind loyaltyto people, and some of the people thathe appointed were...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020

� Grant has a blind loyalty
to people, and some of the people that
he appointed were corrupt. ‐ You see that fierce loyalty
with his secretary, Orville Babcock. Babcock was involved
with the Whisky Ring, which was
government officials working with
whiskey distributors and dealers to embezzle money to the tune
of $1 1/2 million a year, and it was a major,
major scandal. But Grant's loyalty
was so strong, he vouched for Babcock

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‐ Grant has a blind loyalty to people,

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and some of the people that he appointed were corrupt.

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‐ You see that fierce loyalty with his secretary,

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Orville Babcock.

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Babcock was involved with the Whisky Ring,

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which was government officials

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working with whiskey distributors

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and dealers to embezzle money

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to the tune of $1 1/2 million a year,

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and it was a major, major scandal.

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But Grant's loyalty was so strong,

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he vouched for Babcock.

Duration

35 seconds

Views

Timestamp in Movie

01:07:57

Uploaded

May 27, 2025

Season

Episode

Genres

documentary, biography, history

Production

RadicalMedia,Appian Way,A+E Global Media,Lionsgate Television,Film Afrika

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Movie Summary

The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.