Henry F. Graff
Henry F. Graff is a professor emeritus of history at Columbia University, where he taught his pioneering seminar on the presidency. The author of The Tuesday Cabinet and the reference work The Presidents, he is a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in New York.
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Grover Cleveland
- By: Henry F. Graff
- Narrator: Ira Claffey
- Length: 4 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: March 01, 2003
- Language: English
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A fresh look at the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms.
Though often overlooked, Grover Cleveland was a significant figure in American presidential history. Having run for President three times and gaining the popular vote majority each... Read more
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