he wore -- there's conkling. he wore canary yellow waistcoats, used purple ink, had a curl at his forehead and recoiled at the slightest touch. he was ridiculed by it for another congressman on the floor of congress, but conkling was no joke. he was dangerly powerful. as a senior senator from new york, he controlled the customs house, the largest federal office in the united states controlling 70% of the country's customs revenue. conkling tightly controlled patronage within his state, and he wanted complete and unquestioning loyalty. in fact, his participant in new york -- apartment in new york was known as the morgue. he was enraged when grant didn't get the nomination, but he was really mad when he realized he couldn't control garfield. to conkling, the attempt on garfield's life was his ticket back in power, but for the first time in conkling's life, nothing turned out as he planned. chester author was garfield's vice president, but he was conkling's man. politically, he was completely conkling's creation. in

he wore, there's conkling. he had, as you can see, this great spit curl on his forehead, and he recoiled at the slightest touch. his sapty was famously ridiculed by another congressman on the floor of congress. but conkling was no joke, he was extremely powerful. he controlled the new york customs house which was the largest federal office in the united states and controlled 70% of the country's customs revenue. conkling tightly controlled patronage within his state, and he expected complete and unquestioning loyalty. in fact, his apartment in new york was known as the morgue. conkling was enraged when his candidate, former president grant, didn't get the nomination. but he was apoplectic when he realized that he couldn't control forwardfield. to conkling, the attempt on garfield's life was his ticket back into power. but for the first time in conkling's life, nothing turned out as he planned. chester arthur was garfield's vice president, but he was completely conkling's creation. the only other political offic

conkling was enraged when his candidate, former president grant didn't get the nomination. but she was apoplectic when he realized that he couldn't control garfield. to conkling, it was his ticket back into power. >>> coming up next, book tv present "after words," an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week former u.s. secretary of state henry kissinger and his new book "on china." the diplomat who accompanied president nixon to the communist nation presents his thoughts on the history of china's relationship with the united states and its current influence on american politics and monetary policy. he shares his perspective with former nixon aide and fox news contributor monica crowley. >> host: dr. kissinger, great to see you. so nice to see you come and congratulations on your extraordinary new book, which is called quite simply "on china." and i can't think of anybody else i would rather talk to about china. china has gone over the last few decades from being an important concern for the united states to an important, urgent and primar

conkling tightly controlled patronage within the state and he expected complete and unquestioning loyalty. in fact, his apartment in new york was known more peered conkling was enraged when his candidate, former president granted him get the nomination, but he was apoplectic when he realized he couldn't control garfield. to conkling committee attempt to garfield place was his ticket back into power. >> coming up next, booktv presents "after words," an hour-long conversation where we invite guest poster and a few others. this week, former u.s. secretary of state, henry kissinger and his new book, "on china," the diplomat who accompanied president nixon to the communist nation presents his thoughts on the history of china's relationship the united states and current influence on politics and monetary policy. he shares a fox news contributor , monica crowley. >> dr. kissinger, great to see you, sir. >> guest: always good to see you. >> host: congratulations on your new book called quite simply, "on china." i can't think of anyone else had rather talk to about china. china has come over the l

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