President Garfield's Assassination: The True Story Behind the Tragedy
The shot didn’t kill him. What followed did. In this interview from the American Experience archives, author Candice Millard reflects on the life and presidency of James A. Garfield, his assassination by Charles Guiteau, and the extraordinary chain of events that followed.
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