The Only American President to Get Arrested #shorts (Patreon)

The Only American President to Get Arrested #shorts

Mr. Beat tells you about that time or two a sitting U.S. President got in trouble for breaking the law. Produced by Matt Beat. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band). https://open.spotify.com/artist/62BsMJGRfRgX5rmsSPa4b6?si=Ye9xMVIpRdabAScdFirF-A&dl_branch=1 Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1614915028 Snail mail Mr. Beat: PO Box 1982 Lawrence, KS 66044 Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Buy Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lang=en Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. #ulyssesgrant #presidents #ushistory The only American President to get a speeding ticket wasn’t driving a car. He was driving a horse. That’d be President Ulysses Grant. Oh he loved to go cruising with his horse and buggy up and down the streets of Washington, D.C. at dangerous speeds. One day in 1872, an African American police officer named William H. West pulled over his carriage for speeding at the corner of M and 13th streets. “Mister President, I want to tell you that you were violating the law by driving at reckless speed.” President Grant apologized, saying it wouldn’t happen again, and West let him off with a warning. But get this, the very next day, West pulled his carriage over for speeding AGAIN. “Do you think, officer, that I was violating the speed laws?” Grant asked. “I certainly do, Mr. President,” Officer West replied. He then placed the President under arrest and escorted him down the nearest police station. Grant ended up paying a $20 fine to be released. More proof that in the United States no one, and I mean NO ONE is above the law. Sources/further reading: https://www.businessinsider.com/can-a-president-be-indicted-ulysses-s-grant-was-once-arrested-for-speeding-2018-12 https://dcist.com/story/12/10/04/dc-police-once-gave-the-president-a/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._West_(policeman) https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/T2Y5IIJFD5B4RBG5V44DJ4XT5Q.JPG https://wtop.com/news/2012/10/dc-police-once-arrested-a-us-president-for-speeding/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65855/cop-who-gave-ulysses-s-grant-speeding-ticket https://ghostsofdc.org/2014/03/04/ulysses-grant-arrested-speeding/