002 - Temper, Temper

Can a temper tantrum change history?

Mary Todd Lincoln and her husband were off to Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters a few weeks before the end of the Civil War. It was clear the war would soon be over.

This trip would be a welcome escape from Washington, and an opportunity for the First Couple to spend some quality time together.

What could go wrong?

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Sources for this episode:

Goodwin, Doris Kearns. “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.” Simon & Schuster, 2006.

Grant, Ulysses. “Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant.” 2014

Lyman, Theodore, 1833-1897, and George R. (George Russell) Agassiz. “With Grant And Meade From the Wilderness to Appomattox.” Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1994.

PillartoPost.org Daily Online Magazine. “Retro Files/Lincoln Endures the Uncivil Wars” 2016.

Largent, Kimberly. “The Life of Mary Todd Lincoln.” The Ohio State University.

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