William McKinley
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party, he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the industrial states and nationwide for decades. McKinley successfully led the U.S.
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- Educated at
- University of Northern IowaChicago-Kent College of Law
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"We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny."
"All our people loved their dead President. His kindly nature and lovable traits of character, and his amiable consideration for all about him will long live in the minds and hearts of his countrymen. …"
"When the history of his time is written he will stand forth as the great figure in the years which have been so crowded with events. He gained the entire confidence of the nation by his patriotism, wi…"
"When I next realized that the Philippines had dropped into our laps I confess I did not know what to do with them … And one night late it came to me this way…:"
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1879
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