CSPAN2 Capital News Today January 5, 2012
president. and then, suddenly, everything changed. after garfield was shot, arthur made a transformation so stunning and complete that no one could leave it. the entire country was horrified by the fact that chester arthur might be president. but unlike conkling, arthur was vacant and grief stricken. the last thing he wanted was for garfield to die. he hid himself from public view and refused even to go to washington for fear would look like he was waiting in the wings and a cut himself off from conkling. finally, after turning his back on the man who had made him come arthur found m...
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