Life and Career of Chester A. Arthur

Zachary Karabell examined Chester Alan Arthur, who was propelled into the presidency by the assassination of James Garfield and turned his back on the patronage system that had nurtured him. Mr. Karabell argued that in creating a professional civil service he set America on a course toward even greater reforms in the decades to come.

FROM C-SPAN | MAY 23, 2012

Source: https://www.c-span.org/video/?306347-1/lif...