skjames
What were some of the scandals that plagued the Grant administration?
Ulysses S. Grant
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The 1869 Black Friday gold speculation crisis was the first major scandal to effect the administration. Wall Street manipulators Jay Gould and James Frisk tried to corner the market on gold by tricking Grant.