Comments on: Grover Cleveland by Henry F. Graff

By: Jeffrey A. Hawkins, Esq.

Jeffrey A. Hawkins, Esq. — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:24:06 +0000

Please revise your reference to the Cleveland Scandal. The child WAS his. The mother WAS NOT mentally ill. Cleveland DID mistreat her horribly.

By: Bob Hendley

Bob Hendley — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:55:02 +0000

The professionals don’t seem to like him all that much, as he ranks in the middle of the pack (and not a glorious pack at that) at 21. This is slightly better than Grant at 23 and Taft at 24. By the way, Grant jumped up from 33rd in 2000 (and Cleveland fell from 17th). Perhaps Bob’s report on Grant will shed some light on this significant reassessment by the group of historians.

By: Penarol1916

Penarol1916 — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:34:24 +0000

I still like Grover Cleveland. Yeah, he wasn’t a great President, but he really stands out in his era for his competence. I’d say that he is probably the best President between Lincoln and Roosevelt.

By: Bob Hendley

Bob Hendley — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:41:47 +0000

I always like him as a kid as well, and I guess I always wondered why he was not more of a “figure” in US histroy, after all, as you say he won the popular vote three times in a row. Your book report helps explain that a bit more.

By: Bob Timmermann

Bob Timmermann — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:47:25 +0000

I decided to leave that out because then my piece would have gone on for about 5000 words. But for those interested: Snopes article about it.

By: Bill Deane

Bill Deane — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:06:07 +0000

Speaking of Grover Clevaland Alexander, I’m surprised there is no mention of “Baby Ruth” Cleveland.

By: Penarol1916

Penarol1916 — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:08:27 +0000

Grover Cleveland is far and away my 5-year old’s favorite President. I don’t know if it is the name, the mustache, or the fact that he appears twice on his placemat of the Presidents, but he loves that guy.

By: Daniel Zappala

Daniel Zappala — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:27:52 +0000

Nice article Bob. I remember him mainly as the namesake of Grover Cleveland Alexander.