James A. Garfield
Biography of President James A. Garfield (1881)
James A. Garfield (1881)
As the last of the log cabin Presidents, James A. Garfield attacked political corruption and won back for the Presidency a measure of prestige it had lost during the Reconstruction period. » read more »
Inaugural Address of James A. Garfield - 1881
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1881
Fellow-Citizens:
We stand to-day upon an eminence which overlooks a hundred years of national life--a century crowded with perils, but crowned with the triumphs of liberty and law. Before continuing the onward march let us pause on this height for a moment to strengthen our faith and renew our hope by a glance at the pathway along which our people have traveled. » read more »
President James A. Garfield (1881)
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