Presidential Etch A Sketch artist Nov 17, 2008
That picture led him to try a portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt, then the eight presidents from Ohio: William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding. In January of this year he decided to do the rest of the presidents, with an eye on the November election. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Wall Street tour Nov 14, 2008
A few years later he ran for vice president and became president when James A. Garfield was assassinated. Standing on the Custom House steps, Kaplan pointed to the skyscraper at 26 Broadway that once housed Standard Oil, the company that gave new meaning to the word monopoly. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
‘Uncovered' house of former first lady's family a stop on Christmas Walk Nov 11, 2008
The James A. Garfield Historical Society's Christmas Walk continues Nov. 14-16. Diane Rodhe's home is one of four on the tour, each decorated in a different theme. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Thinking about a Palin presidency Oct 19, 2008
Chester Arthur, who became president upon the assassination of James A. Garfield, in 1881, was able to get the Pendleton Act , creating a federal civil service, enacted. Lyndon Johnson arguably exerted more political muscle in guiding the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which he cast as an extension of John F. Kennedy's goals, but much of the rest of Johnson's agenda foundered as the Vietnam War escalated. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
At Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park: 145th anniversary programs planned to commemorate the Battle of Chickamauga Sep 10, 2008
10:30 a.m. Politics and War Join a park ranger for a program that will discuss the political histories of Chickamauga battle veterans John C. Breckinridge, Benjamin Helm, James A. Garfield and John Wilder. This talk will take place in the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center and will last approximately one hour. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
The Last Republican Sep 2, 2008
For some years I have been haunted by a story of Howells and that most civilized of all our presidents, James A. Garfield. In the early 1870s Howells and his father paid a visit to Garfield. (The American Conservative)
A Selection of Notable Quotes from Past Republican Conventions Sep 2, 2008
James A. Garfield, 1880, Chicago: I have seen the sea lashed into fury and tossed into spray, and its grandeur moves the soul of the dullest man, but I remember that it is not the billows, but the calm level of the sea from which all heights and depths are measured. Jeane Kirkpatrick, 1984, Dallas: When Marxist dictators shoot their way into power in Central America, the San Francisco Democrats don't blame the guerrillas and their Soviet allies. (Human Events Online)
Top 10 Most Ballots at a Republican Presidential Convention Aug 19, 2008
36 ballots, James A. Garfield, 1880U.S. Grant, seeking a third term as President, came in second to Garfield, who began picking up support on the 35th ballot. 2. (Human Events Online)
New principals coming in the fall Aug 15, 2008
Louise Kuhlman: James A. Garfield Elementary School. Louise Kuhlman of Brighton is the teacher-in-charge at the James A. Garfield Elementary School, where she has taught since 1987. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Countdown to the Battle of Chickamauga: Aug. 3-9, 1863 Aug 9, 2008
Rosecrans Chief of Staff was General James A. Garfield, a highly ambitious young man from Ohio who would one day become president of the U.S. As a young colonel he became acquainted with Kate Chase, who introduced him to her father, Salmon B. Chase, a noted Republican party leader and Lincoln s Secretary of the Treasury. Many felt that his subsequent rapid promotion was due to having this powerful political figure as his patron. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
A Look Back in Time: Matter holds energy Jul 28, 2008
The lead article of the July 29, 1908, Natrona County Tribune covered the Casper visit of dignitaries such as James R. Garfield, secretary of the Interior and son of President James A. Garfield, Sen. Francis E. Warren and Rep. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Libraries house treasures in addition to books Jul 20, 2008
Filed away in the Lawrence Public Library are political fliers urging citizens to cast ballots for James A. Garfield for president. Maybe it is because public libraries have a long tradition in the region. (Boston Globe)
Garrettsville holds its first tractor parade as part of Summerfest Jun 30, 2008
A total of 179 motorized vehicles -- mostly tractors but also a few riding mowers and a backhoe -- traveled the mile route from James A. Garfield High School to the center of town. The rain held off. (Cleveland.com)
Looking at Presidential pastimes Jun 29, 2008
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RTA ordering more 'extra long' buses for Euclid Corridor, elsewhere May 28, 2008
Tracy Boulian/The Plain Dealer Stan Thomas, Lee MacBride, and Christopher Bartholomew, of the Western Reserve Society Sons of the American Revolution, stand with flags in front of the President James A. Garfield Monument during the Memorial Day program at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland on Monday May 26, 2008. NEWS VIDEO. (Cleveland.com)
Memorial Day: A time to remember heros, speaker says May 28, 2008
In closing he quoted the words of the late Gen. James A. Garfield. "They summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country, they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal, their patriotism and virtue.". (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
They gave their all May 26, 2008
"For love of country they accepted death ..." -- James A. Garfield. "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." -- Joseph Campbell. (NJ.com -- Times)
Panic in Needle Park Apr 22, 2008
But Charles Guiteau was hanged 9 months and 11 days after the death of his victim, President James A. Garfield. Leon Csolgosz went to the electric chair 45 days after President William McKinley died. (Human Events Online)
Lillian Aurelia Hansen Mar 22, 2008
Lillian s mother was the cousin of famed investment firm founder Dean Witter and President James A. Garfield was also related through her great-grandmother, Amy Ballou Witter. Commodore John Barry, Father of the American Navy, was also an ancestor. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
The Assassins Among Us: An Unspoken Fear Stalks the Presidential Hustings Mar 6, 2008
There's no debate about the assassins of Presidents James A. Garfield and William McKinley ... There's no debate about the assassins of Presidents James A. Garfield and William McKinley. (Townhall.com)
Presidential primary gets close in S.C. Jan 20, 2008
The Rev. Thomas S. Hart, pastor of the Living Word Assembly of God church in Lexington, S.C., said Huckabee "has got more support than the polls are showing." Electing the first preacher-president since James A. Garfield would guarantee that "America will be blessed, and God will intervene" on the nation's behalf under a Huckabee administration, he said, offering scriptural references to bolster his point. Jenny Martin, 27, a stay-at-home mother with 2-year-old twins and a baby due next month,... (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
What you can find at The Stump Jan 13, 2008
Blaine was a prominent congressman and Secretary of State in the cabinets of presidents James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur. After Garfield was assassinated, President Arthur kept him on until December 1881. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Dark horse looks good in GOP presidential race Dec 25, 2007
A book of political history from 2003 called "Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield" (Carroll $16) might provide the model. Kenneth D. Ackerman tells the fascinating story of how the 1880 Republican National Convention in Chicago deadlocked, with three sets of delegates unwilling to abandon their first choice, and a totally unexpected non-candidate dark horse named James A. Garfield was nominated on the 36th ballot and then elected president ...... (Townhall.com)
Register a look at valley's past Dec 21, 2007
Four U.S. presidents -- Ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and Theodore Roosevelt -- signed the book. Roosevelt, however, didn't make his entry until after the Cosmopolitan had closed in 1884. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Senators hand Bush his first veto override Nov 9, 2007
Senate overrides Bush's water bill veto - CNN.com. Senate overrides Bush's water bill veto. (CNN)
Bush vetoes $23-billion water bill Nov 3, 2007
It is the fifth bill that Bush has vetoed -- the fewest by any president since James A. Garfield, who was shot in 1881 after four months in office and died weeks later. Bush has vetoed two bills that would have expanded federal support for embryonic stem cell research, a bill to pay for the Iraq war that included a timeline for withdrawing troops, and a bill that would have expanded a children's health insurance program. (Los Angeles Times)
Chapman plaque key to Indians success? Oct 10, 2007
Raymond Johnson Chapman's grave sits under a giant maple tree at historic Lake View Cemetery, where President James A. Garfield, famed detective Eliot Ness and industrialist John D. Rockefeller are among the other famously interred. It's Sept. 24, one day after Cleveland clinched its first division title since 2001, and a warm breeze rustles clinging leaves which have yet to turn fall colors during another Indian summer afternoon. (Anchorage Daily News)
Today in History September 19 Sep 19, 2007
In 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died 2 months after being shot by Charles Guiteau; Chester Alan Arthur became president. In 1907, Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. was born in Suffolk, Va. (MSNBC -- Race)
Report: Congressman Likely Fell to Death Sep 8, 2007
Others honored with Statehouse services include Presidents James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, all Ohioans. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
OH Congressman Dies In VA Autopsy Sep 8, 2007
Others honored with Statehouse services include Presidents James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, all Ohioans. Lincoln's body was taken from Washington to his Springfield, Ill. (WTVR.com, VA)
Report: Congressman likely fell to his death Sep 8, 2007
Others honored with Statehouse services include Presidents James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, all Ohioans. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (USA Today)
Click for Full Story Sep 6, 2007
Thought for Today: "The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves." -- James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States (1831-1881). (Source: Associated Press). (KWTX.com, TX)
Outline of proposed 'harmonization' of North America uncovered Sep 5, 2007
that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies,- and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity under the name of funding is but swindling futurity on a large scale," he said. "Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce," said President James A. Garfield. The special feature covers monetary reform from Roman times to the present. Robert Caroll, of Humane World Community, Inc., called it "the best... (WorldNetDaily)
Top pick reveals the secrets of the control of money Aug 28, 2007
"Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce," added President James A. Garfield. (Story continues below). (WorldNetDaily)
'Fantastic Fed Fraud' package explains U.S. money system more clearly than ever Aug 6, 2007
" James A. Garfield "All the perplexities, confusion and distresses in America arise not from defects in the constitution or confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, as much from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation. " John Adams "For this issue of Whistleblower," said David Kupelian, managing editor of WND and Whistleblower, "we tried to remedy John Adams' concern over Americans' 'ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation. (WorldNetDaily)
From small to mall Jul 31, 2007
She points to a favorite item of her own: a newspaper clipping which was a letter written by the assassin who killed president James A. Garfield in 1881. As much as a dealer of fine antiques and collectible knick-knacks, Perry sees herself as a kind of historian. (The Examiner)
'The Money Masters: How Banks Create the World's Money' Jul 16, 2007
" James A. Garfield "All the perplexities, confusion and distresses in America arise not from defects in the constitution or confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, as much from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation. " John Adams This riveting two-DVD set covers the history of monetary reform from Roman times to the present, and is packed with brilliant quotations and is absolutely the best production on the Federal Reserve available. Presented in layman's... (WorldNetDaily)
The National Review: May 29, 2007
A few weeks after Logan's order, Gen. James A. Garfield (future president of the United States) presided over the first Decoration Day at Arlington National Cemetery (the former estate of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee), and approximately 5,000 participants decorated the graves of both Union and Confederate dead about 20,000 of them buried on the grounds. Over the next 20-plus years, communities nationwide held Decoration (Memorial) Day observances. (CBS News)
Memorial Day events May 25, 2007
The first is at 10:30 a.m. with a parade and program in front of the President James A. Garfield Monument. The second service is at 1:30 p.m. at Lake View Mausoleum, just inside the cemetery's Mayfield entrance. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
News from the Pennsylvania General Assembly May 24, 2007
She reported on presidents Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield. She signed columns published from 1866-82 as "Olivia.". (NEPA News, PA)
Rudys bring sunshine to area May 17, 2007
Local News: LaJuntaTribuneDemocrat. Serving the Arkansas Valley for 108 years. (La Junta Tribune Democrat, CO)
The NBA's Hairdos and don'ts May 12, 2007
Possible influences: James A. Garfield (above), Shel Silverstein, "Little House"-era Merlin Olsen. Description: As point guard Davis took a larger leadership role with the team this year, his beard became a fixture. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bush Threatens to Veto Bills Mar 19, 2007
That is the cleanest record since the veto-less presidency of James A. Garfield. He was shot four months after he took office in 1881 and died several months later. (Time.com)
For in that sleep of death . . . Feb 26, 2007
For in that sleep of death. - Commentary - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper. (Washington Times, DC)
America's first ladies: Ohio library was established in 1997 in their honor Feb 19, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007. By Deseret Morning News Lady Bird Johnson may have said it best: "The first lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person her husband." Ever since there have been presidents, there have been presidential spouses who have played important, but evolving, roles in both government and history. (Deseret News)
Kent schools find leader in district Feb 17, 2007
Previously, Giancola was an administrator at James A. Garfield High School in Portage County for four years. He went there after teaching music and business in the Chardon district in Geauga County -- his first post in his 29-year education career. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Community calendar Feb 17, 2007
James A. Garfield High School -- Telephone Booth by Don M. King, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Auditorium, 10231 State Route 88, Garrettsville. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Hunter continues South Carolina presidential campaign swing Jan 27, 2007
"In addition to having to overcome low name recognition and being at 1 percent in several polls among Republican presidential hopefuls, Hunter will also have to overcome history to be elected president. No sitting member of the House has been elected president since Republican James A. Garfield in 1880. CNS-01-26-2007 06:10 Previous Story: Next Story: . Comments reflect the views of readers and not necessarily those of the North County Times or its staff. Add Your or to view additional comment... (North County Times)
