Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland served two terms as the president and his first term ran from 1885 until 1889. He, however, did not serve consecutive terms as he lost his first bid for reelection but later won again in 1893. Conservatives admired his fiscal policy and his desire for political reform. During his second term, Cleveland dealt with the Panic of 1893, which ended up becoming such a big economic crisis, as well as the Pullman Strike of 1894, a massive railroad strike on the national level. He was a descendant of one of the families who first moved from Europe to the new world as his forefathers arrived in Massachusetts. His biographer praised Cleveland and his public speaking skills: “He possessed honesty, courage, firmness, independence, and common sense. But he possessed them to a degree other men do not”. Despite his less popular second term, some consider Cleveland to be one of the best presidents the country ever had.
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland’s Marriage
Being the first (and only) president to get married in the White House is quite a big deal. But many were more interested in whom the president was marrying. She was a 21-year-old woman (28 years his junior) and she was quite impressive. Aside from being very attractive, fluent in French and quite charismatic, she was also loved by the public.
Clevelands Marriage
