American Presidents
Life Portrait of Chester A. Arthur
1999-12-25T21:00:25-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTI0XC8xOTk5MTIyNTIxMDMxNDAwMS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==In the twenty-first of a series on American presidents, scholars and historians examined the life and career of Chester A. Arthur. Among the issues they discussed were the election of 1880, Arthur’s rise to the presidency after President Garfield was shot, and his life before the presidency. They also talked about his papers and artifacts housed at Union College in New York. During the program various sites associated with Arthur were shown, a teacher was interviewed and a clip from a cable access show which discussed the cuisine of the day was shown. Throughout the program participants responded to viewer questions and comments. Mr. Reeves is the author of, Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur.
In the twenty-first of a series on American presidents, scholars and historians examined the life and career of Chester A. Arthur. Among the…
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In the twenty-first of a series on American presidents, scholars and historians examined the life and career of Chester A. Arthur. Among the issues they discussed were the election of 1880, Arthur’s rise to the presidency after President Garfield was shot, and his life before the presidency. They also talked about his papers and artifacts housed at Union College in New York. During the program various sites associated with Arthur were shown, a teacher was interviewed and a clip from a cable access show which discussed the cuisine of the day was shown. Throughout the program participants responded to viewer questions and comments. Mr. Reeves is the author of, Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur. close
In the twenty-first of a series on American presidents, scholars and historians examined the life and career of Chester A. Arthur. Among the… read more
In the twenty-first of a series on American presidents, scholars and historians examined the life and career of Chester A. Arthur. Among the issues they discussed were the election of 1880, Arthur’s rise to the presidency after President Garfield was shot, and his life before the presidency. They also talked about his papers and artifacts housed at Union College in New York. During the program various sites associated with Arthur were shown, a teacher was interviewed and a clip from a cable access show which discussed the cuisine of the day was shown. Throughout the program participants responded to viewer questions and comments. Mr. Reeves is the author of, Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur. close
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