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Complicated and controversial building of a memorial to president James Garfield on the u. S. Capitol grounds. Well hear from Matthew Gilmore who edits a washington, d. C. History blog. Those of you probably know matt by name, if not in person. He runs a blog, the matthew b. Gilmore press blog and also hes an author of the column of the intowner. If you follow d. C. History, hes been integrally involved. Anything history in d. C. Oh, you also run the d. C. History list. Thank you for that on behalf of the city. Today hes going to talk about James Garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington, d. C. I wont say too much more about it. I dont want to steal his steam. Please join me in welcoming matt. [ applause ] thank you very much. The story im going to tell might be ripped from todays or recent headlines. There was a president ial memorial delayed for years caught up in congressional infighting. Legislation pending. A powerful lobby behind the mem
And hes also an author of that column of the in town or what once was. Again, if you worked in with d. C. History, and d. C. History conference, that has been involved with it. The journal, just anything history in d. C. , owing also around the d. C. History lists serve. Thank you for that, on behalf of the city. So, today is gonna be talking about James Garfield his, death and efforts to commemorate his life and death, here in washington d. C. I want slate to much about it, i wanna i dont steal this, team but please join me in welcoming math. [applause] thank you very much. So, the storm unitel might be ripped from today or recent headlines, there was a president ial memorial delayed for years, caught up in congressional fighting, legislation pending to displace immemorial and replacing with another a powerful law between the memorial of choosing the site, and choosing the design criticizing the press. And it designer, without competition, decided very close to the capital, on marylan
Judicial nominations tan politics of americas highest court comes out tuesday. Ilia, welcome, good to see you again. Good to be on. Paul what is in your view Justice Ginsburgs main legacy . Well, hes a legal giant as Justice Scalia put it in writing about her times magazine as most influential people years ago. Her pioneering legacy litigation strategy, achieving so much to turn back sex discrimination, patience, professionalism, her niceness, universally liked and famously the wonderful relationship with Justice Scalia. The last 10, 15 years shes mostly been known for her descents, famous majority opinions probably the one requiring the Virginia Military institute to allow women coo cadets. You know she wears a particular one that she will be passionate about the majority. Paul one of the things i mentioned even in the last 10, 15 years she was in the majority. He wrote the opinion in scaling the u. S. And she was with the majority in the mcdonald case where they overturned what were
Service. Thank you for that on behalf of the city. Today is going to be talking about james garfield, his death and efforts to commemorate his life and death here in washington d. C. I wont say too much more, i dont want to steal his steam, please join me in welcoming matt. applause thank you very much. The story im going to tell might be ripped from todays recent headlines. There was a president ial memorial delayed for years. It was caught up in congressional infighting, and replace it with another. A powerful lobby behind the memorial had chosen this site, the designer, the design criticize in the press. The site was very close to the capital on maryland avenue. If the years 1887, not 2017, and the memorial was one to president garfield and not president eisenhower. James garfields death was a national shock. He is been a compromise candidate for the presidency and had won the closest election in american history. It was a difficult life but his rise up was the rags to riches story.