1881 20TH PRESIDENT U. S. A. 1881
JAMES A. GARFIELD
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`TEACHER PRESIDENT`
FROM
COLONEL
TO MAJOR GENERAL
IN CIVIL WAR
FROM CONGRESSMAN
TO PRESIDENT
MORTALLY WOUNDED
BY DISAPPOINTED
OFFICE SEEKER
SIX MONTHS AFTER
INAUGURATION
`NOT A MAN OF IRON, BUT OF LIVE OAK`
