Read how doctors and Alexander Graham Bell combined to botch the rescue attempt after Garfield was shot by a disgruntled office seeker.
Collection of the assassin's letters and documents is located at Georgetown University. Find access information, and read a biography of Guiteau.
Discuses the religious beliefs and practices of the one-time preacher. Includes an analysis of his early life.
Profile of the Ohio native covers his Civil War service, his stint in Congress, and his presidency. Includes a selected bibliography.
Speech by the ex-Civil War General, presented by Columbia University's library, covers his views on black suffrage and his foreign policy agenda.
Presents a list of little-known biographical facts and a color portrait of the great orator. Includes a letter written to his wife.
Find information on the statesman's service in the Ohio state senate, his stint in the US House of Representatives, and his election in 1880.
Offers basic facts about the statesman's religious upbringing, his family life, and his presidential tenure.
Supplies a list of Garfield's cabinet appointments, and an analysis of his policy accomplishments. Includes a time-line of key events.
Read a list of personal principles that the highly religious Garfield lived by, until his untimely death in office.
Discover a list of Garfield's cabinet members, a summary of his achievements. and a biography. Includes a quotation from his inauguration.
Learn about the 20th president of the United States by reading this short biography. Also find an interesting fact about Mr. Garfield.