How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"

Sunday, January 26th 2025, 2:51:00 pm
video.other
In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president, who would fill the government bureaucracy with his supporters. But after a rejected office-seeker shot President James Garfield, reformers won long-sought-after changes: workers hired for their expertise, not their fealty. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with journalist and historian Scott Greenberger about how a meritocracy finally came to the federal government, and finds out what Mark Twain had to do with it.
Breaking
Lyft offers Kansas riders 50% off rides with promo code "TRANSJOY" after a new state law voided transgender individuals' driver's licenses....
Rashida Tlaib criticized for referring to the U.S. as 'they' amid disputed reports on Operation Epic Fury school strike....
loading...