To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO

Presidents had no pension at the time

Presidents had no pensionat the time, and his son Ulysses Jr. had gotten involvedin Wall...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020

Presidents had no pension
at the time, and his son Ulysses Jr. had gotten involved
in Wall Street. So Grant and his son started
a partnership for a firm with a man
named Ferdinand Ward, an up‐and‐coming phenom
in the Wall Street market. The principal members
are given allowances of $3,000 a month. There's just money rolling in. [door creaking] ♪ ♪

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.835

Presidents had no pension at the time,

00:00:02.835 --> 00:00:05.017

and his son Ulysses Jr.

00:00:05.017 --> 00:00:07.131

had gotten involved in Wall Street.

00:00:07.131 --> 00:00:11.998

So Grant and his son started a partnership for a firm

00:00:11.998 --> 00:00:13.262

with a man named Ferdinand Ward,

00:00:13.262 --> 00:00:16.064

an up‐and‐coming phenom in the Wall Street market.

00:00:16.064 --> 00:00:19.184

The principal members are given allowances

00:00:19.184 --> 00:00:20.853

of $3,000 a month.

00:00:20.853 --> 00:00:24.064

There's just money rolling in.

00:00:24.064 --> 00:00:27.067

[door creaking]

00:00:27.067 --> 00:00:34.998

♪ ♪

Duration

34 seconds

Views

33

Timestamp in Movie

01:14:50

Uploaded

May 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

3

Genres

documentary, biography, history

Production

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

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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.