Carl Sferrazza Anthony talked about the life and influence of first ladies Lucretia Garfield and Mary Arthur McElroy and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Lucretia "Crete ...

Seven presidents — Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthurs, Harrison, McKinley and Wilson — are associated with Long Branch history. While several homes where they stayed have been torn down, the ...

Hayes fired Arthur in 1878 for having staffed his office with GOP cronies. But after being chosen as James Garfield’s running mate in 1880, Arthur changed his tune and denounced the spoils system.

iStock. Arthur was born in Fairfield, Vermont in 1829. That’s the official story, at least. Throughout his career, though, there were persistent rumors that Arthur had actually been born in ...