Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.

Inauguration Day is a crucial moment ... Arthur in September of 1881 following the assassination of James Garfield, Theodore Roosevelt in September of 1901 following the assassination of William ...

The inauguration of a president, which occurred Monday in Washington, D.C., is about more than one person, or more than one presidential term. It is about a republic and her people, recommitting ...

By 1881, a joint resolution was passed as the city prepared for the inauguration of then-President-elect James A. Garfield. A Presidential Inaugural Committee was formed with a chairman appointed ...

But James Garfield, before being elected president, had a busy political ... when the family moved to the White House after Garfield's 1881 inauguration, Garfield saw it as a blessing; no matter ...

(NEXSTAR) – For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the ...

Nearly 7,500 participants from 23 states will join the parade this year, the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee has confirmed.

We know how Trump won, but how did other outsiders like James Garfield and Lincoln become president ... From the campaign trail to inauguration day, winning the presidency sometimes comes down ...