and a president. James Abram Garfield was also a born-again Christian, saved at age 18, and was an elder in his church when elected president. He said, before leaving for Washington ...

James A. Garfield and Calvin Coolidge rose from poverty to political prominence. Harry S. Truman's financial struggles were alleviated by post-presidency opportunities. Assessing a president’s f ...

On the morning of July 2, 1881, a man wearing a black slouch hat and a tattered dark suit crept up behind President James Garfield at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad depot in Washington ...

Hayes was succeeded by President James Garfield, who ran on reform. But only months after being sworn in, the spoils system exacted its most horrifying toll. Garfield was assassinated by a ...

Focused on reporting the president’s actions and statements, the 13 journalists that make up the press pool can sometimes blend into the background.

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.

But the man who murdered President James A. Garfield in 1881 could hardly have imagined that his most enduring, if accidental, legacy would be a transformation of the federal work force.

The Log is a rustic building located near the foot of Spring Street in Williamstown. Originally an alumni center, it was ...

Netflix debuted its first look Friday for “Death by Lightning,” a new drama about the true story of the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, and his greatest admirer Charles ...