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The Great Commoner--for his ability to connect to the common man.
William Jennings Bryan had an ability to speak but also connect to the ordinary American person. He connected to the rural communities and eventually became the leader of the Populist Party and the Democratic Party. He believed in fundamental Christianity, temperance, farming, the common people.
The u.s troop numbers peaked in 1969 with president Johnson who approved an increased maximum number of U.S troops to 549,500.