President of the United States from 1897 to 1901
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The last Civil War veteran to reach the White House, shot by an anarchist at a public reception eight months into his second term. His death made Theodore Roosevelt president and carved the template for modern executive protection.
McKinley enlisted during the Civil War and left as a brevet major, then settled in Canton, Ohio, to practice law and marry Ida Saxton. Elected to Congress in 1876, he became the Republican authority on protective tariffs, though his 1890 tariff bill proved so controversial it cost him his seat in a Democratic wave. He won the Ohio governorship in 1891 and 1893, then captured the presidency in 1896 during a deep depression, running a front porch campaign that promised the gold standard and high tariffs would restore prosperity. His administration annexed Hawaii, fought and won the Spanish-Ameri…
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Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, happiness, and peace to all our neighbors, and like blessings to all the peoples and powers of earth.
Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.
Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity's sake.
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