In his address, Garfield denounced attempts to impede African-American suffrage, expressed his confidence in the gold standard, warned against the dangers of high rates of illiteracy, and admonished the practice of polygamy by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2] Garfield was recognized as an extremely competent public speaker, but faced difficulty when composing his inaugural address. Three days before his inauguration, he scrapped his speech and feverishly began work on a new one. Exhausted by several sleepless nights of writing, he delivered his rushed oration on March 4, but it failed to live up to the high expectations of many of those present.[3]
The "Statue of America" in the rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building.Garfield (center, standing) on the reviewing stand in front of the White House for his inaugural parade; Garfield's wife Lucretia is seated at his right, outgoing president Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife Lucy Webb Hayes at his left
Inaugural balledit
Garfield's inaugural ball was hosted the night of the inauguration in the Smithsonian Institution'sArts and Industries Building, completed earlier that year. The centerpiece of the celebration was a large "Statue of America" in the museum's rotunda, who held an electric light in her raised right hand.[4] The music at the event was directed by conductor John Philip Sousa, and performed by the Germania Orchestra of Philadelphia and the U.S. Marine Band.[5]
^"The 24th Presidential Inauguration: James A. Garfield, March 04, 1881". United States Senate. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^Garfield, James A. James Abram Garfield's Inaugural Address.
^Rutkow, Ira (2006). James A. Garfield: The American Presidents Series: The 20th President, 1881. New York, NY: Times Books. p. 70. ISBN9780805069501 – via Google Books.
^Bisceglio, Paul (January 15, 2013). "Party Like It's 1881: President Garfield's Inaugural Ball". Smithsonian. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^Inaugural Ball Program, March 4, 1881. p. 9 – via Library of Congress.
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James A. Garfield's Inaugural Address
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inauguration, james, garfield, inauguration, james, garfield, 20th, president, united, states, held, friday, march, 1881, east, portico, united, states, capitol, washington, this, 24th, inauguration, marked, commencement, only, four, year, term, james, garfiel. The inauguration of James A Garfield as the 20th president of the United States was held on Friday March 4 1881 at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington D C This was the 24th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four year term of James A Garfield as president and Chester A Arthur as vice president Garfield was assassinated 199 days into this term and Arthur ascended to the presidency Chief Justice Morrison Waite administered the presidential oath of office 1 Presidential inauguration ofJames A GarfieldDateMarch 4 1881 142 years ago 1881 03 04 LocationUnited States Capitol Washington D C ParticipantsJames A Garfield20th president of the United States Assuming officeMorrison WaiteChief Justice of the United States Administering oathChester A Arthur20th vice president of the United States Assuming officeWilliam A Wheeler19th vice president of the United States Administering oath 18771881 extraordinary Contents 1 Inauguration 2 Inaugural ball 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksInauguration editGarfield left his home in Mentor Ohio for Washington D C on Monday February 28 1881 In his address Garfield denounced attempts to impede African American suffrage expressed his confidence in the gold standard warned against the dangers of high rates of illiteracy and admonished the practice of polygamy by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints 2 Garfield was recognized as an extremely competent public speaker but faced difficulty when composing his inaugural address Three days before his inauguration he scrapped his speech and feverishly began work on a new one Exhausted by several sleepless nights of writing he delivered his rushed oration on March 4 but it failed to live up to the high expectations of many of those present 3 nbsp The Statue of America in the rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building nbsp Garfield center standing on the reviewing stand in front of the White House for his inaugural parade Garfield s wife Lucretia is seated at his right outgoing president Rutherford B Hayes and his wife Lucy Webb Hayes at his leftInaugural ball editGarfield s inaugural ball was hosted the night of the inauguration in the Smithsonian Institution s Arts and Industries Building completed earlier that year The centerpiece of the celebration was a large Statue of America in the museum s rotunda who held an electric light in her raised right hand 4 The music at the event was directed by conductor John Philip Sousa and performed by the Germania Orchestra of Philadelphia and the U S Marine Band 5 See also editPresidency of James A Garfield 1880 United States presidential electionReferences edit The 24th Presidential Inauguration James A Garfield March 04 1881 United States Senate Retrieved May 3 2020 Garfield James A James Abram Garfield s Inaugural Address Rutkow Ira 2006 James A Garfield The American Presidents Series The 20th President 1881 New York NY Times Books p 70 ISBN 9780805069501 via Google Books Bisceglio Paul January 15 2013 Party Like It s 1881 President Garfield s Inaugural Ball Smithsonian Retrieved December 22 2016 Inaugural Ball Program March 4 1881 p 9 via Library of Congress External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article James A Garfield s Inaugural Address U S Presidential Inaugurations James A Garfield Text of Garfield s Inaugural Address Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inauguration of James A Garfield amp oldid 1169682522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
