One story held that the term originated at the Willard Hotel in Washington , DC , where it was supposedly used by President Ulysses S. Grant to describe the political advocates who frequented the hotel 's lobby to access Grant —who was often there in the evenings to enjoy a cigar and brandy—and then tried to buy the president drinks in an attempt to influence his political decisions .
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