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Ulysses S. Grant did not have a very successful administration
但是格兰特的执政并不令人满意
He was a man who actually had no presidential aspirations, From the story was he was asked what he wanted, He said I'd like to be the mayor of Galena, maybe build a sidewalk to my home
事实上，他并没有当总统的抱负，从他被问到想干什么的故事中可以看出来，他曾说他只是想当格里拿的市长，在他家门口修条小道就满足了
But he was recruited and did his duty, if you will
但他最终还是参加了总统竞选
And when he became president brought in a lot of his friends and cronies,
在他就任后，他将一群亲朋好友揽入内阁
Many of whom turned out to be very corrupt
其中一些作风十分腐败
And the Grant Administration in general was noted for its corruption and the reconstruction efforts, In the south,
整个格兰特政府都因其腐败和其所谓"重建"的幌子都为人诟病。在南部地区，
became very well-known for highlevels of corruption and problems
他恶劣的腐败作风无人不晓
So that led then in 1872, the next election to a revolt among the Republicans
这导致了1872年大选时，部分共和党人因不满而叛变
So here is this new party of about 18 years old, remarkably successful and is already falling apart
这个仅仅成立了18年的新政党在达到了成功的巅峰后又重重摔下

The revolt of the so-called the Liberal Republicans who were most of the intellectual leaders of the movement
一个名为自由派共和党的组织从共和党分裂，该党内发起叛变的带头者
They wanted the party to do with Grant and his corrupt regime
希望能处置格兰特，推翻其腐败的政权
So they separated out, form their own party had a convention and ended up nominating a non like live character Horace Greeley
所以他们从共和党分裂出来召开会议并最终决定提名一个神奇的人物，格利里为候选人
The editor of New York Tribune
他是纽约论坛报的编辑
Well-know you probably know his famous saying 'Go west,young man'
你们可能听说过他那句出名的口号：去西部吧！年轻人
It's said Greeley was an individual who was enthusiastic about every new idea that came down the road
据说格利里是一个对任何新主意都怀有极大热情的人
There wasn't an ism that he didn't like
似乎没有他不感兴趣的“主义”
He was especially attracted to Utopianism and he obsessed with vegetarianism and socialism
他对乌托邦主义尤其着迷，他还酷爱素食主义和社会主义

视频及简介

这一集大致讲述了1920－1972年总统大选的历史与过程，主要以一战、1929大萧条、二战、美苏冷战为历史背景，穿插了西奥多罗斯福，富兰克林罗斯福，杜鲁门，肯尼迪等几位著名美国总统的竞选和执政经历。