Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 53 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822 1885 United States President (1869-1877) Grant, U. S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant, Hiram Ulysses State of the Union Addresses Reading ease score: 38.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by James Linden. HTML version by Al Haines. "State of the Union Addresses" by Ulysses S. Grant is a collection of historical speeches delivered by the 18th President of the United States during the late 19th century. The addresses encompass Grant’s reflections on various key issues of the time, including the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, economic recovery, foreign relations, and governance. These speeches serve not only as a record of Grant's thoughts and policies during his presidency but also as a reflection of the political and social climate of the United States during that period. The opening of the collection presents Grant’s first State of the Union address delivered on December 6, 1869. In this address, he expresses gratitude for the nation’s blessings of peace, territorial wealth, and national unity, while acknowledging the aftermath of the Civil War and the challenges of Reconstruction. He discusses the progress made in restoring states that had seceded, highlights the importance of safeguarding the rights of freedmen, and addresses the economic implications of a fluctuating currency. Grant’s emphatic tone demonstrates his dedication to navigating the nation through the complexities of rebuilding and maintaining harmony after a divisive conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Presidents -- United States -- Messages United States -- Politics and government -- Sources J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 431209 431210 2024-10-03T03:35:54.322974 2023-10-03T04:13:17.595985 text/html text/html 428862 2014-11-27T14:34:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 147308 2014-11-27T14:40:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223742 2024-10-03T03:36:01.897962 application/epub+zip 229618 2024-10-03T03:35:57.524966 application/epub+zip 216650 2024-10-03T03:35:56.285968 application/epub+zip 408007 2024-10-03T03:36:05.318953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395610 2024-10-03T03:36:01.133970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358907 2022-09-03T05:27:03.769150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417676 417640 2024-10-03T03:35:53.743004 2023-10-03T04:13:17.153030 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 417887 2014-11-27T14:34:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145367 2014-11-27T14:40:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19746 2024-10-03T03:36:05.443909 application/rdf+xml 13896 2024-10-03T03:35:56.825965 image/jpeg 3370 2024-10-03T03:35:56.554980 image/jpeg 222280 2024-10-03T03:35:54.358998 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia