The inauguration ceremony would ... making his vice president, Chester A. Arthur, head of state. On Sept. 20, 1881, then-Vice President Arthur took the oath of office at his home in New York ...

Julia Sand wrote to then-vice president Chester A ... the story begins on July 2, 1881, the day President James Garfield was shot. Arthur was known as a “machine” politician, one who ...

James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, from the date of his inauguration in March 1881 until his ...