1876 State of the Union Address

The 1876 State of the Union Address was given by the 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, on Tuesday, December 5, 1876. In it he said these words, "Reconstruction Era, as finally agreed upon, means this and only this, except that the late slave was enfranchised, giving an increase, as was supposed, to the Union-loving and Union-supporting votes. If free in the full sense of the word, they would not disappoint this expectation. Hence at the beginning of my first Administration the work of reconstruction, much embarrassed by the long delay, virtually commenced."[1]

1876 State of the Union Address
DateDecember 5, 1876 (1876-12-05)
VenueHouse Chamber, United States Capitol
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W / 38.88972; -77.00889
TypeState of the Union Address
ParticipantsUlysses S. Grant
Henry Wilson
Samuel J. Randall
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References

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  1. ^ "State of the Union Address: Ulysses S. Grant (December 5, 1876)". InfoPlease. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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