Entrance open during construction/paving on Buckland and Hayes avenues: Paving and milling will take place in the next few days on Hayes and Buckland avenues, but our entrance remains OPEN. - "CBS Sunday Morning" features election of 1876, interviews Hayes Presidential staff
“CBS Sunday Morning” aired a segment filmed here at Spiegel Grove regarding the election of 1876, when Rutherford B. Hayes became president. The segment was filmed on Sept. 19, 2020, and aired on Oct. 25, 2020.
CBS correspondent Mo Rocca interviewed Historian Dustin McLochlin and Executive Director Christie Weininger.
You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWdqTR2YkAU.
The segment gives a great overview of the election and the climate at that time. It shows that our nation has been through very divided and partisan times in the past. It also mentions the alleged Compromise of 1877, but time did not allow for detail. For the story on this topic, please visit https://www.rbhayes.org/news/2017/01/19/general/the-misconception-about-hayes-reconstruction-and-jim-crow/.