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President Grover Cleveland

Public Office, Public Trust: This was the campaign slogan for Stephen Grover Cleveland when he ran for president in 1884 and 1892. He’s the only president to serve non consecutive terms, to be married at the White House, and whose daughter, Ruth, was the real inspiration for the candy bar! He was straight forward and direct as a lawyer, and served as county sheriff and executioner- hangman- for Erie County, NY. He ended the Pullman railroad strike with direct military action and his political ideas and practices gave us the term “mugwump”- a politician with his “mug” in one camp and his “wump” in the other!

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  • Originally Aired September 18, 2018
  • Runtime 7 minutes
  • Created November 4, 2025 by
    smaugtheterrible
  • Modified November 4, 2025 by
    smaugtheterrible