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During his term, the United States was involved in the Spanish-American War.
He was the first president to run a "front porch" campaign-- a campaign limited in travel.
After the Spanish-American War, the United States received the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico from Spain. Cuba became free but was not a United States territory.
He was the third president to be assassinated. As he was dying, he asked his attendants to be careful of the way they told his wife.
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William McKinley
(January 29, 1843 - September 14, 1901)
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Life Facts
Personal:
First Lady: Ida McKinley, Wife
Wife's Maiden Name: Ida Saxton
Number of Children: 2
Education Level: College
School Attended: Allegheny College, Albany Law School
Religion: Methodist
Profession: Military, Lawyer
Military Service: Brevet Major
Public Service:
Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1897 - 9/14/1901
Presidency Number: 25
Number of Terms: 2
Why Presidency Ended: Assassination
Party: Republican
His Vice President(s): Garret Hobart, Theodore Roosevelt
House of Representatives: Ohio (1877-1883), Ohio (1885-1891)
Governor of a State: Ohio (1892-1896)
Footnotes
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
William McKinley Birthplace
Gravesite: Mckinley National Memorial and Museum
Museum: Mckinley National Memorial and Museum
Library: McKinley Memorial Library
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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LIVE from McKinley National Memorial and Museum - Canton, OH. Guests include: Richard McElroy, Author, William McKinley and Our America: A Pictorial History; Jennifer Souers, Curator, McKinley Museum; and Sam Vasbinder, Author, McKinleys Tomb Watch | Order Videotape Speeches by President McKinley:
1901 Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, NY Listen
1896 Campaign Speech from his front porch Listen posted with permission from the G. Robert Vincent Voice Library, Michigan State University Libraries
Programming on William McKinley includes:
8pm ET Re-air of LIVE programming from McKinley National Memorial and Museum - Canton, OH Watch
10:40pm ET McKinley Birthplace Memorial In Niles, Ohio Interview With Memorial Director Patrick Finan Watch
10:45pm ET The Papers of William Mckinley Interview with Library of Congress Specialist John Sellers Watch
11:10pm ET McKinleys Fund Raising Practices -- Excerpt From Bill Bradley Speech at The National Press Club Watch
11:15pm ET William McKinley and The Battle of Antietam -- Interview with Military Historian Carol Reardon Watch
11:30pm ET 1995 Washington Journal Segment on William McKinley Watch
12:00am ET McKinley Interpretation by Actor Mike Wilson Watch
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