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President McKinley Profile
1995-12-10T09:25:55-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOWZkXC8wNjg5NzQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==In the first of an eight part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of William McKinley, the 25th president who served from 1897 to 1901, was profiled. Historians and scholars discussed the public and private lives of President McKinley. Viewers also participated in the discussion by telephone. During his term, the U.S. declared war on Spain after the battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana harbor. President McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz. He died eight days later. The museum’s McKinley room, with its various period furnishings, personal effects and wax figures, was also shown. Mr. Knepper is the author of Ohio and Her People and Mr. McElroy is the author of William McKinley and Our America: A Pictorial History.
In the first of an eight part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of William McKinley, the 25th president who served from 1897 to 1901, …
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In the first of an eight part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of William McKinley, the 25th president who served from 1897 to 1901, was profiled. Historians and scholars discussed the public and private lives of President McKinley. Viewers also participated in the discussion by telephone. During his term, the U.S. declared war on Spain after the battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana harbor. President McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz. He died eight days later. The museum’s McKinley room, with its various period furnishings, personal effects and wax figures, was also shown. Mr. Knepper is the author of Ohio and Her People and Mr. McElroy is the author of William McKinley and Our America: A Pictorial History. close
In the first of an eight part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of William McKinley, the 25th president who served from 1897 to 1901, … read more
In the first of an eight part series on the Ohio presidents, the life of William McKinley, the 25th president who served from 1897 to 1901, was profiled. Historians and scholars discussed the public and private lives of President McKinley. Viewers also participated in the discussion by telephone. During his term, the U.S. declared war on Spain after the battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana harbor. President McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz. He died eight days later. The museum’s McKinley room, with its various period furnishings, personal effects and wax figures, was also shown. Mr. Knepper is the author of Ohio and Her People and Mr. McElroy is the author of William McKinley and Our America: A Pictorial History. close
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