The Education of Henry Adams · Character
Grover Cleveland
22nd and 24th U.S. President.
minor
Also known as President Cleveland, Mr. Cleveland
First appearance: XXII: Chicago (1893)
Grover Cleveland shows up with force in XXII: Chicago (1893). The page is where that presence becomes real.
President during the 1893 extra session; Adams saw him little.
Grover Cleveland first appears in 0024 xxii chicago 1893.
In XXII: Chicago (1893): President during the 1893 extra session; Adams saw him little.
Later, in Silence (1894–1898): Adams believes Cleveland could have settled the Cuban question without war had he done his duty, leading to Adams's break with the Democratic Party.
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