He said, before leaving for Washington: “I resign the highest office in the land to become President of the United States.” Engraving of James A. Garfield’s assassination published in ...

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.

It’s a bit of a jump back to U.S. history class, where you may (or may not) have studied the 1881 death of President James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States. Now, as part of a ...