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Scott S. Greenberger

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How Civil Service Protections Emerged After James Garfield’s Assassination

Reformers in the Republican Party had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.

by Scott S. Greenberger via Retropolis on February 13, 2025
The Man the Presidency Changed

What a forgotten commander in chief can teach Donald Trump.

by Scott S. Greenberger via Politico Magazine on September 11, 2017

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Michael Shannon as James Garfield in Death by Lightning.

The Real Story Behind ‘Death by Lightning’ and the Assassination of President James A. Garfield

The series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th president, who was fatally shot by Charles Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he’d secured Garfield’s election.

by Zachary Clary via Smithsonian Magazine on November 6, 2025

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