00:00 James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was fatally shot in 1881, but his presidency was cut short and he didn't have much time to implement policies.

02:16 James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, had a remarkable background and was a highly intelligent individual, but his presidency was cut short by his assassination in 1881.

04:08 James A. Garfield moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan to attend the University of Michigan, but failed the entrance exam, and later joined a religious group known as the Oneida community in New York State, which had unconventional beliefs and practices such as complex marriage and mutual criticism.

06:09 James A. Garfield's life took a downward spiral as he engaged in dishonest practices, fled from creditors and the police, got divorced, contracted syphilis, and attacked his own sister with an axe.

08:02 Charles Guiteau supported James Garfield's presidential campaign, wrote speeches for him, and expected to be rewarded with a job in Vienna or Paris, but when he didn't receive a response from Garfield, he began sending letters to Secretary of State James Blaine and started stalking him, leading to Blaine telling him to never speak to him again.

09:50 Charles Guiteau, feeling ignored and responsible for Garfield's election, convinced himself that God wanted him to kill the president, and after borrowing money to buy a gun, he shot Garfield twice in the back at a train station in Washington, D.C., leading to Garfield's eventual death due to poor medical care, and Guteau's subsequent murder charge and bizarre behavior during his trial.

11:44 Charles Guiteau, after being found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, displayed bizarre behavior and was hanged, while James A. Garfield and Guiteau have mostly been forgotten today, with Garfield buried in Cleveland and Guiteau's body exhumed for an autopsy and his brain on display in a jar at the Muter Museum in Philadelphia.