William S. Vaughn William S. Vaughn William S. Vaughn (1903–1996) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He served as the President of Eastman Kodak () from 1960 to 1967, and as its Chairman from 1967 to 1970. William Scott Vaughn was born on December 8, 1903 in Kansas City, Missouri. His grandfather, William J. Vaughn, was a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and later at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee; the Vaughn Home on the Vanderbilt campus is named after him. His aunt, Stella Vaughn, pioneered women's athleticism at Vanderbilt University. His father, Harry Vaughn, worked as a
Ulysses S. Grant Williams began a reassessment of Grant's military career, shifting the analysis of Grant as victor by brute force to that of successful, skillful, modern strategist and commander. Historian Jonathan D. Sarna said Grant's 1862 General Order No. 11 was "the most notorious anti-Jewish official order in American history." William S. McFeely won the Pulitzer Prize for his critical 1981 biography that credited Grant's initial presidential efforts on civil rights, but lamented his failure to carry out lasting progress. However, historians debate how effective Grant was at halting corruption. In the 21st century, Grant's reputation among historians has improved markedly. Opinions