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
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“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
President Garfield’s Condition: July 2, 1881, 12 PM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 2, 1881. 12 M. The President is somewhat restless, but is suffering less pain. Pulse 112. Some nausea and vomiting have recently
“The President is somewhat restless…”
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Lenore Barbian Reenacting the Summer of 1881, and the Days Following the Assassination of President James A. Garfield One-hundred and