The Saturday Presidential Buzz-James Abram Garfield

Rory J. Koopmans, B. Admin., Beverly Crest Hotel Courtesy Computer, Edmonton, Alberta

November XXIInd, MMXIV

Hon. Gordon Dirks, B. Ed., M. Ed., MLA, Minister of Education, Progressive Conservative, Calgary-Elbow

Dear Gordon:

An Editor's Note: As we mourn President John Kennedy, murdered in Dallas, Texas so viciously LI (51) years ago today, perhaps it is fitting that Executive Dissertations takes a look at another assassinated President this afternoon, President James Garfield.

Just the IInd President to be slaughtered while in office, President Garfield only lasted CC (200) days in power & died LXXX (80) days after being shot. As a result of this, the powers of the Vice-President Chester Alan Arthur, Republican-New York to be "Acting" President with a still living Commander-In-Chief/Chief Executive were sort of in doubt. This of course was b/c people wanted to give President Garfield a chance to do something even though his wounds were mortal & so a government agenda couldn't really move forward until his death b/c any orders given by Pres. Garfield might be countermanded through channels by Vice-President Arthur and vice versa. Although while in office, Pres. Garfield did discuss the need for education & how it would maintain a sense of order & good governance from the student leaders (including Presidents) of the future.

"Next in importance to freedom & justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained."

March IVth-September XIXth, MDCCCLXXXI (1881),

Rory

Source: XXth President Of The United States Of America James Abram Garfield, Republican-Ohio.