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How did generals become presidents?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

So far, all the professional generals who became president won major victories and became national heroes before they were elected President. Taylor won the Mexican War, Grant won the Civil War and Eisenhower won WW II in Europe.

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