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Inauguration & inaugural address of James Garfield...
Inauguration & inaugural address of James Garfield...
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March 11, 1881
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, March 11, 1881
* James A. Garfield
* Presidential inauguration
Page 2 has nice first column heads: "INAUGURATION Of President James Abram Garfield", "Immense throngs Listen to the Address", "Kind But Firm & Statesman-Like Document", "Administering of the Oath to the President and Vice President", and more. The complete text of his "Inaugural Address". See images for details.
Eight pages, a bit tattered at the bottom margin not affecting any pg. 2 text, otherwise good.
background: The March 11, 1881, edition of the Cleveland Weekly Herald serves as a celebratory time capsule documenting the inauguration of James A. Garfield, a favorite son of Northern Ohio. As a weekly publication, it condensed the frenzy of the March 4th ceremonies in Washington D.C. into a definitive record for a local audience that took immense pride in Garfield’s journey from a "Canal Boy" in Orange Township to the 20th President of the United States. The issue is headlined by a comprehensive reproduction of his inaugural address, which championed the protection of African-American voting rights and the necessity of public education, alongside vivid accounts of the massive crowds and the innovative electric lighting at the Inaugural Ball. Because Garfield would be tragically assassinated just months later, this specific issue remains a poignant artifact, capturing the peak of Ohio's political influence and the high national hopes for a presidency that was destined to be one of the shortest in American history.
Category: Post-Civil War
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