Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...

In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...

Born: October 5, 1830, in Fairfield, Vermont... "Arthur is president now," declared James Garfield's assassin. A cog in the New York party machine, upon his presidency, Arthur revealed an ...

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She thus created the first presidential library, setting the precedent for the collection of papers of the President for posterity. Garfield's successor, Chester Arthur, however, burned most of ...

Each president has signed at least one, according to the American Presidency Project, with each president since Chester ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

5, 2020 6:14 a.m. The words in these letters spoke volumes. Julia Sand wrote to then-vice president Chester A. Arthur, who would become the 21st president of the United States, offering advice on ...

Oaths are an ancient practice; they were used to assure fealty in the Roman republic. The words to Trump’s recitation on Monday are prescribed in the Constitution. The phrase "So help me God" ...

Donald J. Trump made history on Jan. 20 when he became the first convicted felon to take the presidential oath of office. Speaking from the Capitol in Washington—the same building that was infamously ...