Hayes Administration - Hayes Becomes President
The Rutherford B. Hayes Administration
Hayes's presidency signaled the end of a key and controversial era in American history—Reconstruction. Because he entered under a cloud due to the disputed election of 1876 and because of his pledge not to run for a second term if elected, many considered Hayes's administration an interim presidency only. Yet during his four years in office, Hayes addressed the issues of his time such as the end of Reconstruction, civil service reform, currency reform, and foreign policy questions such as Chinese immigration restrictions.
Hayes Becomes President
The Campaign of 1876
Rutherford B. Hayes won the Ohio governorship for the Republican Party in a year when the Republicans nationally fared poorly at the polls. Although they had overseen policy...
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