![]() ![]() Grant’s speech became a central issue in his final illness as throat cancer progressively stole his ability to communicate orally. ![]() ( The first verified recording of a US President was Benjamin Harrison in 1889) This leaves first-hand descriptions to help understand what Grant’s voice sounded like and his manner of speaking. Although Thomas Edison patented the mechanical phonograph cylinder in 1878 (seven years before Ulysses Grant’s death), no audio recordings of Grant’s voice are known to exist. Modern research also suggests the powerful therapeutic and psychological effects of the human voice and even suggests that humans can sense emotions better through voices than facial expressions. ![]() A recent visitor to Grant Cottage asked an interesting question: “What did Grant’s voice sound like?” The question inspired a realization of how much of a defining feature an individuals’ voice can be. ![]()
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