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Throughline — The Deadly Story of the U.S. Civil Service
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The Deadly Story of the U.S. Civil Service

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When James Garfield won the Presidency in 1880, Charles Guiteau got ready to accept his new government job. No one had actually offered him a job – but he'd campaigned for Garfield, so he assumed he'd be rewarded. That was the spoils system, and it was how the government worked. But President Garfield didn't hire him.…

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