American Presidents

A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits
March-December 1999
American Presidents: Life Portrait Exhibit
4-8 Grade Student Activity

James A. Garfield


Meet the 20th president!
President Garfield was shot in 1881. Alexander Graham Bell was brought in by doctors to help locate the bullet. Bell used his newly invented ___________ ________________ to try and locate the bullet.

Look closer!
Look at the picture of the James Garfield with his daughter. How old does she look in the picture? How old was she when her father was president? What are the benefits of a child living in the White House? What sacrifices do you think children of presidents have had to make?



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