Ulysses S. Grant: Lover, fighter, writer

Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs are considered the best ever written by a president. In this episode, Washington Post nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada and biographer David Maraniss discuss what they found funny, touching and illuminating about the work. Michelle Krowl, of the Library of Congress, also joins the episode. She tells the dramatic story of how Grant came to write his memoirs, and she shares a selection of the most beautiful love letters he sent to his wife.