This week I learned about Another President under arrest.
The hook: In anticipation of the First Arrest of Donald J Trump, the New York Times said:
There is also one less serious example of a president being arrested: A Washington, D.C., police officer arrested Ulysses S. Grant in 1872 for speeding in his horse and buggy before letting him go.
So he was arrested, but not booked? Did the officer know who he was? Was he president yet? Did Grant say, “Do you know who I am?” I had questions, and the NYT was being cagey.
Smithsonian magazine had all the details, but sadly the source of the details was an Evening Star interview of the arresting officer.
And while I trust Smithsonian magazine, their source, The Evening Star, seems to be infotainment. No wonder the NYT stuck with documented facts.
But if you are curious, yes, Grant was the sitting president at the time, the officer knew who he was, and Pres. G. was supposedly humble.
5 responses to “TWIL: Presidential Arrests”
But did he have a valve DL, lol? I had no idea this sort of thing happened! Fascinating!
Lisa – a valve download? What is a valve dl? I am lost.
* maybe a typo for valid driver’s license
(hi, I’m an annoying person who goes around trying to fix things on the internet unnecessarily)
A few interesting details:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-charged-ulysses-grant-first-president-arrested-speeding/
KC – I bet that’s it. Lisa, you have paid me back for all my typos.
Silk – That was interesting. It was good to get confirmation from a reliable source that he was african-american, because the Star’s photo was ambiguous.