1 After the doors were opened: "Guiteau"s Grave," After the doors were opened: "Guiteau"s Grave," Washington Post Washington Post, July 2, 1882.
2 "His ultimate place in history": "Garfield and Arthur," "His ultimate place in history": "Garfield and Arthur," New York Times New York Times, Sept. 25, 1881.
3 "I fear coming generations": "I fear coming generations": Century Magazine Century Magazine (April 1884): 807. (April 1884): 807.
4 "Garfield does not belong": Quoted in Comer, "Garfield does not belong": Quoted in Comer, Harry Garfield"s First Forty Years Harry Garfield"s First Forty Years, 6263.
5 "This morning from the depth": Quoted in Comer, "This morning from the depth": Quoted in Comer, Harry Garfield"s First Forty Years Harry Garfield"s First Forty Years, 6263.
6 In fact, Secret Service agents: Congress had allowed Secret Service agents to guard Grover Cleveland during his second term, in the mid-1890s, but it had not been an official a.s.signment. Melanson, In fact, Secret Service agents: Congress had allowed Secret Service agents to guard Grover Cleveland during his second term, in the mid-1890s, but it had not been an official a.s.signment. Melanson, The Secret Service The Secret Service, 138.
7 The day McKinley was shot: Although Robert Todd Lincoln was not at Ford"s Theatre when his father was shot, he was by his side when President Lincoln died. The day McKinley was shot: Although Robert Todd Lincoln was not at Ford"s Theatre when his father was shot, he was by his side when President Lincoln died.
8 "We do not think": Quoted in Hoogenboom, "We do not think": Quoted in Hoogenboom, Outlawing the Spoils Outlawing the Spoils, 209.
9 "fresh grief to me": Ackerman, "fresh grief to me": Ackerman, Dark Horse Dark Horse, 448.
10 "outrageous": Hudson, "outrageous": Hudson, Random Recollections of an Old Political Reporter Random Recollections of an Old Political Reporter, 12527.
11 "When I saw him "When I saw him afterwards afterwards": Reeves, Gentleman Boss Gentleman Boss, 25657.
12 "disdained roast beef": Ibid., 296. "disdained roast beef": Ibid., 296.
13 "Gentlemen, you have been misinformed": Chidsey, "Gentlemen, you have been misinformed": Chidsey, The Gentleman from New York The Gentleman from New York, p. 374.
14 "His Accidency": Chidsey, "His Accidency": Chidsey, The Gentleman from New York The Gentleman from New York, 357.
15 "He didn"t crumble": Ibid., 384. "He didn"t crumble": Ibid., 384.
16 "I am "I am not not going to die": Conkling, going to die": Conkling, The Life and Letters of Roscoe Conkling The Life and Letters of Roscoe Conkling, 512.
17 Now, he paced the floor: Chidsey, Now, he paced the floor: Chidsey, The Gentleman from New York The Gentleman from New York, 38086.
18 "It seems that the attending physicians": Quoted in Clark, "It seems that the attending physicians": Quoted in Clark, The Murder of James A. Garfield The Murder of James A. Garfield, 11213.
19 "more to cast distrust": Quoted in Rutkow, "more to cast distrust": Quoted in Rutkow, James A. Garfield James A. Garfield, 131.
20 "None of the injuries inflicted": Gerster, "None of the injuries inflicted": Gerster, Recollections of a New York Surgeon Recollections of a New York Surgeon, 206.
21 "ignorance is Bliss": Quoted in Herr, "Ignorance Is Bliss," 460. "ignorance is Bliss": Quoted in Herr, "Ignorance Is Bliss," 460.
22 Bliss, however, refused: Rutkow, Bliss, however, refused: Rutkow, James A. Garfield James A. Garfield, 128.
23 "Statement of the Services Rendered": Bliss, "Statement of the Services Rendered": Bliss, Statement of the Services Rendered by the Surgeons in the Case of the Late President Garfield Statement of the Services Rendered by the Surgeons in the Case of the Late President Garfield, 1011.
24 "so greatly impaired": Ibid., 7. "so greatly impaired": Ibid., 7.
25 Seven years later: "At the Point of Death," Seven years later: "At the Point of Death," Washington Post Washington Post, February 21, 1889.
26 "Now that Papa has gone": Comer, "Now that Papa has gone": Comer, Harry Garfield"s First Forty Years Harry Garfield"s First Forty Years, 63.
27 "Had it not been that her children": Quoted in Shaw, "Had it not been that her children": Quoted in Shaw, Lucretia Lucretia, 107.
28 "armed defender": Ibid., 109. "armed defender": Ibid., 109.
29 "not very good": Ibid., 111. "not very good": Ibid., 111.
30 She asked Joseph Stanley Brown: Ibid., 110. She asked Joseph Stanley Brown: Ibid., 110.
31 The second floor of this wing: Presidential libraries would officially begin fifty-eight years later, in 1939, with Franklin Delano Roosevelt"s library. The second floor of this wing: Presidential libraries would officially begin fifty-eight years later, in 1939, with Franklin Delano Roosevelt"s library.
32 "These are the last letters": Shaw, "These are the last letters": Shaw, Crete and James Crete and James, 390.
33 "He has such poise and sanity": Shaw, "He has such poise and sanity": Shaw, Lucretia Lucretia, 116.
34 "Sometimes I feel that G.o.d": Quoted in Feis, "Sometimes I feel that G.o.d": Quoted in Feis, Mollie Garfield in the White House Mollie Garfield in the White House, 108.
35 "I believe I am in love": Ibid., 110. "I believe I am in love": Ibid., 110.
36 "a small stone": Ibid., 113. "a small stone": Ibid., 113.
37 Three months later, Mollie and Joseph: Ibid., 116. Three months later, Mollie and Joseph: Ibid., 116.
38 "It is now rendered quite certain": Bell to Mabel Bell, 1881, Bell Family Papers. "It is now rendered quite certain": Bell to Mabel Bell, 1881, Bell Family Papers.
39 "This is most mortifying to me": Ibid. "This is most mortifying to me": Ibid.
40 "An old idea": Bell, "Volta Lab Notes," October 25, 1881. "An old idea": Bell, "Volta Lab Notes," October 25, 1881.
41 In the years to come: Bruce, In the years to come: Bruce, Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude, 348.
42 In 1886, Captain Arthur Keller: Ibid., 400. In 1886, Captain Arthur Keller: Ibid., 400.
43 "door through which I should pa.s.s": Mackenzie, "door through which I should pa.s.s": Mackenzie, Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell, viii.
44 Bell would live to be seventy-five years old: Bruce, Bell would live to be seventy-five years old: Bruce, Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude, 491.
45 "I must confess that": "Lister Was the Father of Antiseptic Surgery," "I must confess that": "Lister Was the Father of Antiseptic Surgery," New York Times New York Times, September 4, 1927.
46 "the greatest conqueror of disease": "Lister and Surgery," "the greatest conqueror of disease": "Lister and Surgery," New York Times New York Times, October 5, 1913.
47 "My lord": Keen, "Before and After Lister," "My lord": Keen, "Before and After Lister," Science Science, June 18, 1915, 885. Keen attributes the quote to Thomas Bayard, as do several other sources, but Joseph Hodges Choate was the American amba.s.sador to Great Britain in 1902. Bayard had died four years earlier.
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