Murder of a President, Chapter 1
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- In July 1881, James Garfield was shot by an assassin at a railroad station in Washington, DC. Over the next two months, his doctors tried to save him, though many would later blame the president's death on their lack of proper sanitary measures.
Based on the bestselling book, "Destiny of the Republic" by Candice Millard. Learn more about our film MURDER OF A PRESIDENT, including where to watch: www.pbs.org/wg...
Garfield's death was probably the most tragic for the actual president dying. Harrison and Taylor's illnesses were unpleasant, but relatively quick. Roosevelt and Harding were typical illnesses. Lincoln and Kennedy stopped being conscious after the bullet went into their head, and McKinley only suffered for a week. But Garfield was in agony for two whole months, not even aware that the medical assistance was making a survivable injury much worse. He was about the same age as Jack when shot, but unlike him was perfectly healthy before it happened. Garfield could've easily lived to see the 20th century had his doctors actually prescribed modern tactics like Dr Lister, and he would've been the best president since Lincoln. Interestingly, much like how the son of a famous president was part of his cabinet, his son James Rudolph Garfield went on to be part of another famous president's cabinet-Robert T Lincoln was Garfield's Secretary of War, James R Garfield went on to become Theodore Roosevelt's Secretary of Interior. These sons of slain presidents were the last survivors of their own presidents' cabinet
Remembering President Garfield on the 141st anniversary of the shooting. May he Rest In Peace for all eternity.
Well said
When struck by Guiteau’s bullets, President Garfield reportedly cried out: “My God! What is this?”
If he had competent doctors he wouldn't have died...much less suffered for 79 days
His mother and my g-g-g-g grandmother were sisters. Glad to finally see more presented about him.
Very cool
Candice Millard’s book is phenomenal.
I agree, she's an excellent biographer.
The unfulfilled Presidency of James Garfield.
The acting is really good
He was the last of the log-cabin presidents. The Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, OH (near Cleveland) is excellent.
The acting is fantastic!
In reality, President Garfield cried out after being shot: “My God! What is this?” The dramatic recreation here has him taking the shots silently.
Garfield should have survived. His doctors failed him.
Garfield should had survived. His doctors failed him.
His Dr's was more to blame for his Death than the man who pulled the Trigger
'Brought down by an assassin....and some believe...his own doctors'
Yup
Garfield would have been an amazing president
Link to Part 2?
On July 2nd 1881
James A Garfield He got Shot in Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Depot in Washington DC
What happened to Garfield getting shot was bad enough for the poor man but to have these quack doctors (or should say this DR Bliss was his name) and all the others sticking their dirty fingers in him making it worse I have read the book on this assassination and its painful to read all the details of what he went through
I always questioned if Garfield’s assassination counted as an assassination. It’s mostly the doctors fault why he died. Garfield would have survived if Doctor Bliss hadn’t been so arrogant.
His murder is mainly due to a corrupt government...those who pull the real strings, find a "crazy" and plant the idea. It's happening today
The idiots wouldn't have mangled Garfield had Guiteau not shot him. For about a day, Garfield was fortunate that the bullet didn't hit his spinal cord or really vital organs
@@redjirachi1 oh but the doctors first blunder was decidng his liver was peferated and he wouldnt live thru the night....yeah guitteau shot him. He caused everything that happened next. Its also pretty clear from hus behavior and his letters that he was most probably insane (for more then john hinkley jr)...but if garfield had competent doctors guitteau wpuldnt have hung cause garfield would never have died
@@Kimosabe12345 Sure-because "those who pull the real strings" are so powerful that they can easily assassinate a president, but they can't find anyone other than a bumbler who immediately gets caught to do it.
@@scottaznavourian5791John Wilkes booth was insane too
From what I know about Garfield's background and erudition, I think he *might* have been one of America's great Presidents, had he lived.
Cannot find a part 2.
Candice Millard is not only a great author but a very attractive women. BTW
Thats my gggg grandpa
That metal detector for the human body amused me but then, it might be a great idea for scanning the metal poisoning, the new modern computer technologies might help a lot , scanning the body in order to point the precise surgery areas, if there's a true will to save lives you see, they become a fortune for all of us, such sad situations should help us improve the health cares systems, giving patients pain killers, narcotics, morphine or weed it's not the solution healing from various health problems, we should work rather on manufacturing organic cells in order to regenerate wounds or internal injuries and give them patients the chance to give up using pain killers, do you realize that most American citizens are poisoned? Call it the Garfield care but. .get in action and do something about this situation guys
Very sad story indeed, you should help the PBS followers, get involved and take important lectures of life from this tragedy, never let one single doctor to take over a suffering patient, never ignore infections, not even these might be only internal, such as a belly flu or food intollerance, from time to time, get together and share purification diet, if not for a single day, maybe a week might be better, fruit and cereals for instance, no fried food no fat nothing, only fruit and whatever cereals, biscuits crackers multi cereali cookies, the body is our most precious asset we have to take care of, wish you never let any tragedy of a kind without conseguences guys, you can do a lot of great things about it. The germs problem, watching homeless slum people living in the dirt, sorry guys, they are a huge germs infection and thinking, they can go on living worst than animals on a junk dump is wrong, nobody must live that way, it's.. sick. Those who lose their humanity, sooner or later infect us all, get involved guys, there are solutions to...sanitize such situations
Jon hates mondays as well
I hate when history documentaries have re-enactments it ruins whole thing for me
He looks like JD Vance.
Physician heal thyself.
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Hi
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