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James A. Garfield
A year after the national centennial, a long-time member of the House of Representatives and future president of the United States reflected on the development of the American legislature.
U.S. presidents who weren't inaugurated outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...
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Garfield's Campaign Speech
In 1880, James Garfield traveled to Republican party ... a letter which contained every germ of the Constitution of the United States. [Applause.] That student, soldier, statesman, and great ...
Presidential history: The time and place of presidential inaugurations
A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At ...
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Inauguration Day is less than three weeks away. Here's what Houstonians should know about the event.
President Chester Arthur took the oath privately following the death of President James Garfield and again ... vice president-elect of the United States at the Capitol, according to its website.