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Host Bob Edwards talks with Kevin Phillips about his new biography of President William McKinley. Phillips explains why he believes McKinley deserves more credit for his presidential accomplishments.
WASHINGTON, D. C. - When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office changing the name of the highest peak in North America from Denali to Mount McKinley, he ...
President McKinley: Architect of the American Century, by Robert W. Merry (Simon & Schuster, 624 pp., $35). H ow is history made—by great figures, mastering the currents of the era, or in a more ...
McKinley, 123 years after his assassination, often ranks as an above average but not spectacular president in presidential rankings. For Trump, McKinley ranks high because of his love of tariffs.
A trove of rare papers and reports by a physician present at the autopsy of assassinated president William McKinley is for sale—and may shed light on his death.
Terms: 1897-1901 Political Party: Republican First Lady: Ida Saxton McKinley Vice President: Garret A. Hobart, Theodore Roosevelt. Overview Born: January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio... McKinley, an ...
President Trump is pledging to restore the name of President McKinley, his model on tariff policy, to North America’s tallest mountain. It’s a move he promised in 2015 — one that will please Ohioans ...
Their efforts faced opposition, particularly from Ohio lawmakers who viewed the name Mount McKinley as a tribute to their state’s native son and 25th U.S. president.
TO understand Mr. McKinley as President you must understand him as a man. This seems easy, since he has lived so simply and so openly. But, on the contrary, it is hard, because, more than most ...
President McKinley's Duty. Share full article (From The Herald.) July 20, 1899; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 20, 1899, Page 2 Buy Reprints.
An undated photo of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. He was inaugurated in 1897, and again in 1901 just prior to being assassinated on Sept. 6, 1901.