Remembering President James Garfield
Matthew Gilmore, who edits a Washington, D.C., history blog, talked about the complicated and controversial building of a memorial to President James Garfield on the U.S. Capitol grounds.…
650 viewsMatthew Gilmore, who edits a Washington, D.C., history blog, talked about the complicated and controversial building of a memorial to President James Garfield on the U.S. Capitol grounds.…
650 viewsProfessor Ralph Nurnberger talked about the stories behind and the historical impact of the assassination of President James Garfield. President Garfield had hoped to challenge pockets of…
3,221 viewsTodd Arrington talked about the presidential campaign of former President James Garfield and his nomination as the Republican nominee in 1880.
297 viewsKatherine Goss visited President James Garfield’s Memorial at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio, and talked about the president’s childhood, presidential election, and assassination just months after…
523 viewsIn her book Candice Millard recounts the assassination of President James Garfield. The author reports that four months after taking office President Garfield was fired upon twice by Charles Guiteau on…
2,684 viewsIn the twentieth in a series on American presidents, scholars and historians talked about the life and career of James Garfield from his home in Ohio. Among the issues they addressed were…
5,091 viewsCandice Millard talked about her book, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President. In her book she tells the story of the assassination of James A.…
2,205 viewsA short summary was given of James Garfield’s accomplishments and life history.
631 viewsKenneth Ackerman talked about his book, Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield, published by Carroll and Graff. The book examines: President Garfield’s 1880…
3,527 viewsDon Ritchie talked about the creation of the President Garfield Memorial in Washington, D.C. Date of interview unknown.
162 viewsPresidential biographers talked about the challenges faced by three very different presidencies. Topics included Jackson’s search for a broader democracy in the 1830s, Garfield’s post Civil War service, and…
400 viewsThis compilation features six programs about President James Garfield. They are: President Garfield Profile (program ID: 68975-1) 12/11/1995 Garfield Papers (program ID: 151259-1) 7/29/1999…
646 viewsJohn Sellers talked about President James Garfield’s correspondence and papers in the Library of Congress’s collection. He discussed some of the more interesting letters to his mother and…
232 viewsIn C-SPAN’s American Presidents series, the life of James Abram Garfield, the 20th president was profiled.
1,157 viewsDonald Ritchie talked about the presidencies of James Garfield and Chester A. Arthur. He talked about the election of James Garfield, focusing on the political climate in America in the…
1,102 viewsKenneth Ackerman discussed his book, Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield, published by Avalon Publishing Group. He described the politics…
435 viewsBill Garrison led a tour of the James Garfield monument at Lake View Cemetery and talked about its architecture and about the various artwork in the monument.
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