James A. Garfield

Portrait of James Garfield. — Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [LC-DIG-cwpbh-03744]

Presidential Facts about James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield - 20th president of the United States serving 1 term, from 1881 to 1881.

Vice President - Chester A. Arthur

Born - November 19, 1831

Died - September 19, 1881

First Lady - Lucretia Rudolph Garfield

Party - Republican

James A. Garfield is from Ohio.

Learning Resources

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American President James A. Garfield (Y,M,O,T)
Extensive essays about the personal and political life of James Garfield from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

Timeline of the Garfield Presidency (T)
Timeline of events related to Garfield's presidency including links to transcriptions of his inaugural address and the announcement of his shooting while abroad

Health and Medical History of James Garfield (M,O,T)
Detailed and footnoted with sources, this site chronicles the maladies and conditions of each U.S. president as compiled by John Sotos, MD.

History.com: James A. Garfield (Y,M,O,T)
This site offers videos, pictures and interactive resources for studying the presidents.

James Garfield: 60-Second Presidents (M,O,T)
From PBS Learning; includes video and support materials for students and teachers

President James Garfield (M,O,T)
Short video biography from PBS LearningMedia

James A. Garfield (Y,M,O,T)
From White House.gov

James A. Garfield National Historic Site (Y,M,O,T)
The last President known to have been born in a log cabin, James A. Garfield grew up poor. A good education and hard work helped this great American become our 20th president. The historic site is located at the home he acquired for his large family. It is said he launched his campaign from the front porch of this house. Take an interactive tour of the home with Google's 360 technology, or view a filmed virtual tour on YouTube.

Life of James A Garfield (M,O,T)
This biographical video from the NPS is just under 20 minutes and includes old photos and interesting facts about Garfield.

James Garfield (Y,M,O,T)
From Biography.com

Portraits of the President: James A. Garfield (Y,M,O,T)
From the National Portrait Gallery

Presidential Podcast: James Garfield (O,T)
"Only 100 days into office, President Garfield was shot down in a train station by a disturbed office-seeker.”'Destiny of the Republic” author Candice Millard, along with Michelle Krowl of the Library of Congress, examines the life cut short. " From the Washington Post podcast "Presidential"

American Experience: Murder of a President (O,T)
Articles and background information for the two-part video series from American Experience. Video is available at the Internet Archive.