throughout the ohio statehouse, we have eight of our hearing rooms named after ohio's eight presidents. ohio sometimes referred to as the mother of presidents and here we are in the grant hearing room. ohioans loved grant. they believed slavery should not take place. and when grant won the victory and the surrender took place in virginia, he was proclaimed a hero. in each of our presidential hearing rooms, we've teamed up with the historical society. and many artifacts are very, very interesting. for example, here in the grant hearing room, we actually have a cigar that was smoked by president grant and it's on display for the public to see. now we're standing in the william mckinley hearing room. william mckinley, another great president that came from ohio, and this particular governor served as governor. he was president 1897 to 1901 much he was assassinated in office. he was in a receiving line in buffalo, new york, and william mckinley oftentimes wore a red carnation on his lapel while working as governor and again as the president that said a little girl about the sage of seven o