http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2008/11/06/all-the-president%e2%80%99s-tables-james-a-garfield%e2%80%99s-inaugural-reception-menu/ Meditations on Books and Cooks Thu, 24 May 2012 11:35:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2008/11/06/all-the-president%e2%80%99s-tables-james-a-garfield%e2%80%99s-inaugural-reception-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-4403 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:04:50 +0000 http://cbertel.wordpress.com/?p=4199#comment-4403 You didn’t read the post very carefully — it says she “almost died.” Thanks for stopping by.

]]> http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2008/11/06/all-the-president%e2%80%99s-tables-james-a-garfield%e2%80%99s-inaugural-reception-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-4401 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:41:22 +0000 http://cbertel.wordpress.com/?p=4199#comment-4401 Lucretia Garfield DID NOT die during her husband’s term in office. She got sick from Malaria, but recovered. She lived another 37 years – dying in 1918!

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