Jimmy Stewart on Ulysses S. Grant in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- Craig von Buseck
- May 27, 2022
- 1 min read
As Jimmy Stewart said in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' after viewing the Grant memorial in front of the Capital Building: "I see a small Ohio farm boy becoming a great soldier. I see thousands of marching men. I see General Lee with a broken heart, surrendering, and I can see the beginning of a new nation, like Abraham Lincoln said. And I can see that Ohio boy being inaugurated president. Things like that can only happen in a country like America."
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Grant at 200: Hardscrabble - the House Grant Built in St. Louis - on Craig's blog, Stories & Myths
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