Now It's History

Now It's History

Lessons for Donald Trump ... from Grover Cleveland

The 22nd — and 24th — president had a disastrous second term

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Richard Galant
Nov 08, 2024
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Snow started falling in Washington, DC, early on March 4, 1893. There was a wind from the northwest and temperatures hovered in the mid-20s when Grover Cleveland took the oath of office as president before a small crowd on the Capitol’s East Portico.

For the first time in American history, a president was about to serve a non-consecutive second term. Asi…

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