memorial day used to be known by which of these names. was it the day of remembrance, armed forces day, or decoration day? and the answer is decoration day. all right. you guys are i feel like jesse walters up here with smart people. which president presided over the first memorial day cemetery at arlington national cemetery? was it chester a. grant, u.s. grarnth or james garfield. i ll go with b just so we have one of each and somebody will get it right. anna the correct answer. james garfield gave a speech 90 minutes at that celebration. and you have abraham lincoln popping up there for two minutes to give the gettysburg address.