Senik’s biography begins with a brief introduction that makes the claim that Cleveland was “one of our greatest presidents” even though he did not have “one of America’s greatest presidencies.” Senik finds Cleveland’s greatness to be in his ordinariness; in his character, honesty, and commitment to principles regardless of.
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