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Rutherford Hayes
RUTHERFORD BIRCHARD HAYES (1822 - 1893), 19th President of the USA Date: 1877

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS (1807-1886). American lawyer, diplomat and author. Struck - At Sea. If it had not been for that haze (Hayes), they could have steered clear of the iceberg

The Strong Government / The Weak Government. American cartoon, 1880, comparing the Reconstruction policies of President
CARTOON: RECONSTRUCTION. The " Strong" Government 1869-1877. The " Weak" Government 1877-1881. Cartoon showing the Solid South carrying Ulysses S

A National Game That Is Played Out. American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1876
ELECTION CARTOON, 1876. A National Game That Is Played Out. American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1876, depicting the ballot box as a political football in the Hayes-Tilden election

The New Policy Train: After the withdrawal of Federal troops from the South
R. B. HAYES: CARPETBAGGERS. The New Policy Train: After the withdrawal of Federal troops from the South, President Hayes conducts a carpetbagger to a train heading north

Compromise - Indeed! American cartoon by Thomas Nast, January 1877, on the presidential election between Rutherford B
ELECTION CARTOON, 1877. Compromise - Indeed! American cartoon by Thomas Nast, January 1877, on the presidential election between Rutherford B

An 1877 cartoon by Thomas Nast of a battered Republican elephant licking its wounds after the Pyrrhic victory of
ELECTION CARTOON, 1877. An 1877 cartoon by Thomas Nast of a battered Republican elephant licking its wounds after the Pyrrhic victory of the party in the election between Rutherford B

Proclamation of Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) as a preside
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893). 19th President of the United States. Proclamation of President Hayes in the eastern portico of the Capitol. Washington, United States

Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893). Engraving. Colored
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893). 19th President of the United States. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored

Rutherford Hayes - 19th President of the United States
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) - A Republican Candidate for the Presidency. He became the 19th President of the United States (in office 18771881)

LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Nee Lucy Ware Webb. First Lady to Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph
LUCY HAYES (1831-1889). Ne Lucy Ware Webb. First Lady to Rutherford B. Hayes. Photograph, c1875

ELECTION CARTOON, 1876. A National Game That Is Played Out. American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1876, depicting the ballot box as a political football in the Hayes-Tilden election

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). President Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) and Mrs Hayes with Senator Leland Stanford (right) in the garden of the Senators home at Menlo Park, California

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). 19th President of the United States. Wood engraving, American, 1893

ELECTORAL COMMISSION, 1877. Florida Case. Representative David Dudley Field appearing before the Electoral Commission created to resolve twenty disputed electoral votes, including four from Florida

THOMAS NAST (1840-1902). American cartoonist. Why We Laugh. Cartoon by Thomas Nast of himself, celebrating the Republican nominees for the presidential election of 1876 - Rutherford B

CARTOON: HAYES, 1878. Our Policy Towards the Solid South. Cartoon showing James Blaine and William Maxwell Evarts trying to force a shirt labeled Bloody onto President Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford Hayes
The 19th President of the United States of America, Rutherford Birchard Hayes. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Halt! President Rutherford B. Hayes bars influence peddlers from entering U. S. Civil Service. American cartoon by C
CARTOON: CIVIL SERVICE. Halt! President Rutherford B. Hayes bars influence peddlers from entering U.S. Civil Service. American cartoon by C.S. Reinhart, 1877

(1822-1893). Contemporary color engraving
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). Contemporary color engraving

The house at Delaware, Ohio, where the future president Rutherford B. Hayes was born on 4 October 1822
R. B. HAYES: BIRTHPLACE. The house at Delaware, Ohio, where the future president Rutherford B. Hayes was born on 4 October 1822: colored engraving, 1876

American railroad builder and politician. Photographed (hat in hand) with President and Mrs. Rutherford B
LELAND STANFORD (1824-1893). American railroad builder and politician. Photographed (hat in hand) with President and Mrs. Rutherford B

Office-seekers in the lobby of the White House (from which the word lobbyist derives)
R.B. HAYES: LOBBYISTS. Office-seekers in the lobby of the White House (from which the word lobbyist derives) awaiting an interview with newly-inaugurated President Rutherford B

(1822-1893): photograph, n. d
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893): photograph, n.d

A Truce - not a Compromise, but a Chance for High-Toned Gentlemen to Retire Gracefully from their very Civil
ELECTION CARTOON, 1877. A Truce - not a Compromise, but a Chance for High-Toned Gentlemen to Retire Gracefully from their very Civil Declarations of War. Cartoon, February 1877, on the Rutherford B

A Deferred Engagement. Contemporary American cartoon showing Columbia (the United States)
ELECTION CARTOON, 1876. A Deferred Engagement. Contemporary American cartoon showing Columbia (the United States) waiting for the outcome of the Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J

(1822-1893). Nineteenth president of the United States. Oil on canvas, 1884, by Daniel Huntington
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). Nineteenth president of the United States. Oil on canvas, 1884, by Daniel Huntington

Thanks, Mr Tilden. I have promised to dance this set with Mr Hayes. An 1877 American cartoon on the contested
ELECTION CARTOON, 1877. Thanks, Mr Tilden. I have promised to dance this set with Mr Hayes. An 1877 American cartoon on the contested Rutherford B. Hayes vs

Grand National Republican Banner. Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler as the 1876 Republican candidates for
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1876. Grand National Republican Banner. Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler as the 1876 Republican candidates for President

A cartoon from a northern American newspaper of 1877 commenting on the end of Reconstruction after President Rutherford
RECONSTRUCTION CARTOON. A cartoon from a northern American newspaper of 1877 commenting on the end of Reconstruction after President Rutherford B. Hayes withdrawal of federal troops from the South

The Florida Case. Presiding Senator Thomas Ferry announcing the Commissions decision, February 1877
ELECTORAL COMMISSION, 1877. The Florida Case. Presiding Senator Thomas Ferry announcing the Commissions decision, February 1877, to award twenty disputed electoral votes

President Rutherford B. Hayes and his Cabinet. Lithograph, 1877, by Currier & Ives
HAYES WITH HIS CABINET. President Rutherford B. Hayes and his Cabinet. Lithograph, 1877, by Currier & Ives

Celebrations on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. following the presidential inauguration of Rutherford B
HAYES INAUGURATION, 1877. Celebrations on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. following the presidential inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes, 5 March 1877

(1822-1893). 19th President of the United States. President Hayes at the Rhode Island clam bake at Rocky Point
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). 19th President of the United States. President Hayes at the Rhode Island clam bake at Rocky Point, near Providence, 28 June 1877

Hayes Inauguration, 1877
HAYES INAUGURATION, 1877. Torchlight procession on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 5 March 1877, the evening of the day after the inauguration of Rutherford B

Rutherford B. Hayes
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). 19th President of the United States. Birthplace of Hayes in Delaware, Ohio. Engraving from an American newspaper, 1876

Hayes with his Cabinet
HAYES WITH HIS CABINET. President Rutherford B. Hayes and his Cabinet. Photograph, 1877

Virginia State Fair, 1877
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR, 1877. President Rutherford B. Hayes and several members of his cabinet visit the Virginia State Agricultural Fair at Richmond, Virginia, in 1877

Electoral Commission, 1877
ELECTORAL COMMISSION, 1877. The Florida Case. Presiding Senator Thomas Ferry announcing the Commissions decision, February 1877, to award twenty disputed electoral votes

PRES. CAMPAIGN, 1876 Civil War Veterans carrying the torch for Rutherford B. Hayes in Brooklyn, New York, during the presidential campaign of 1876

ELECTION CARTOON, 1876. The Electoral Vote. Contemporary American cartoon by Thomas Nast showing a perplexed Uncle Sam reading the Constitution upside down in an attempt to resolve the election

ELECTORAL COMMISSION, 1877. Florida Case. Rep. David Dudley Field appearing before the Electoral Commission created to resolve twenty disputed electoral votes, including four from Florida

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893). 19th President of the United States. Presidential candidate Hayes kissing a baby while campaigning in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1876. Contemporary wood engraving

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1876. Grand National Republican Banner. Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler as the 1876 Republican candidates for President

ELECTION CARTOON, 1877. Thanks, Mr Tilden. I have promised to dance this set with Mr Hayes. An 1877 American cartoon on the contested Rutherford B. Hayes vs

R. B. HAYES: CAMPAIGN, 1876. Presidential candidate Rutherford B. Hayes kissing a baby while campaigning in
R.B. HAYES: CAMPAIGN, 1876. Presidential candidate Rutherford B. Hayes kissing a baby while campaigning in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1876: contemporary colored engraving

REPUBLICAN BARBECUE, 1876. Roasting oxen at a barbecue held by the Republican Party in Brooklyn, New York, during the presidential election of 1876. Wood engraving, 1876

VETERAN MARCH, 1876. American Civil War veterans carrying the torch for Rutherford B. Hayes in Brooklyn, New York. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

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"Birchard: The Legacy of Rutherford B. Hayes and the Compromise Presidency" Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States, left an indelible mark on American history through his presidency marked by compromise and reconciliation. Born in 1822, Hayes rose to prominence during a tumultuous era when the nation was grappling with Reconstruction policies. The Proclamation of Rutherford B. Hayes as president ushered in a new chapter for America, one that aimed to heal the wounds inflicted by years of civil war. As depicted in colored engravings from that time, Hayes stood tall as a symbol of strong government amidst a divided nation. In contrast to his predecessor Ulysses S. Grant's approach, Hayes pursued a policy that sought unity rather than division. This decision was met with both praise and criticism, as illustrated in political cartoons like "A National Game That Is Played Out" where the ballot box became a political football during the disputed election against Samuel Tilden. Hayes' commitment to compromise is further exemplified by Thomas Nast's cartoon titled "Compromise - Indeed. " which highlights the prolonged contestation over twenty electoral votes between him and Tilden following their presidential race. Throughout his presidency, Lucy Webb Ware stood beside her husband as First Lady – Lucy Hayes brought grace and dignity to their tenure at the White House. Her photograph captures her elegance and strength alongside her husband's leadership. One significant event during this period was captured in another cartoon titled "The New Policy Train, " depicting President Hayes escorting a carpetbagger northward after withdrawing federal troops from the South – signifying an end to Reconstruction efforts. Rutherford Birchard Hayes will forever be remembered for his dedication towards healing divisions within America while navigating complex political landscapes. His legacy serves as a reminder that sometimes compromise can pave the way for progress even amidst challenging times.