Abe Lincoln was the first president murdered by an assassin and John Kennedy was murdered during the television generation--so not surprisingly, they are extremely famous presidents. However, poor old James Garfield and William McKinley weren't so lucky(?) and are pretty much forgotten by most Americans today. It's a shame, especially in the case of Garfield, as he was by most reports a decent and reasonably honest president. This episode of "American Experience" is a two-hour long tribute to the man, his death and the extremely disturbed man who killed him.
The episode is pretty typical--with narration, photographs and paintings, recreations using actors as well as experts who give their take on all this. And, it's typical because it's fascinating, very well made and extremely interesting. Well worth seeing and very the least bit dull.