By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Lenore Barbian The Beginning of the End While the ocean air of Elberon initially caused some improvement in Garfield’s condition,
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“The President is Somewhat Restless…”: Seashore
By Lenore Barbian and Jeffrey S. Reznick As President Garfield endured all the agonies the wound and its treatment brought him, he longed to go
“The President is Somewhat Restless…”: Languishing
The infection that was ravaging through Garfield’s body was a hazard not only to himself but also to those who treated him.
“The President is somewhat restless…”: Bulletins
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Lenore Barbian Incarnations of a Bulletin The daily condition reports on the President’s health reached anxious readers around the nation
“The President is somewhat restless…”: Headlines
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Lenore Barbian Making Headlines Within days after the attempted assassination of President Garfield, news of his condition made headlines across
“The President is somewhat restless…”: Doctors
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Lenore Barbian Dr. D. Willard Bliss Five minutes after Charles Guiteau shot President Garfield on July 2, 1881, the first
“The President is somewhat restless…”: Enter Bell
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Lenore Barbian Enter Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell, one of the most famous inventors of the day, volunteered to
“The President is somewhat restless…”: Assassin
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Lenore Barbian The Assassin On July 8, 1881, the Grand Jury of the District of Columbia was discharged without the
President Garfield’s Condition: July 6, 1881, 12:30 PM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 6, 1881. 12.30 P. M. The President remains quite as comfortable as at the date of the last bulletin. He takes his
By George(’s Teeth)!
By Erika Mills Greetings from the Exhibition Program! Just in time for our country’s celebration of independence, Circulating Now has been unleashed and we’re eager