Politics and murder; Why James Garfield's presidency was doomed.(BOOKS)

From: The Washington Times | Date: July 13, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: William Anthony Hay, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Henry Kissinger once claimed that the viciousness of academic politics derives from the small stakes involved. The way in which personality conflicts overshadow substantive questions among the protagonists may be a better explanation. American politics in the decades after 1865 illustrates this dynamic on a grander stage than academe. Competition for power among the Republican party bosses highlighted personal ...

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