July 2 1881 page 2

July 2 1881 page 2 by ric Gustafson


On March 8 1881, Guiteau joined more than one hundred people as they waited to visit the new President. He waited for hours to no avail and then left. He walked to the Riggs House on Fifteenth Street to receive his mail. He sat at a desk and wrote President Garfield a letter saying that he had come to see him.
A few days later, he again waited to see the President and this time had better luck. Joe Stanley Brown, President Garfield's private secretary led him into the President's room. Entering the private office, Guiteau encountered a large, husky full bearded man. Garfield was speaking to Levi Morton and General Tyner. He handed the President a speech that he had written. He also told the President that he was a candidate for the Paris consulship post. President Garfield promised to send his application through the appropriate channels.
Satisfied, Guiteau left.


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