William McKinley

Biography of Vice President Garret A. Hobart (1897-1899)

By admin - Posted on March 14th, 2007

Biography of Vice President Garret A. Hobart (1897-1899)

Presidency of William McKinley

For the first time in my recollection, and the last for that matter, the Vice President was recognized as somebody, as a part of the Administration, as a part of the body over which he presided.

â€”Veteran newspaper correspondent » read more »

Biography of President William McKinley (1897 - 1901)

By admin - Posted on March 12th, 2007

William McKinley (1897 - 1901)

At the 1896 Republican Convention, in time of depression, the wealthy Cleveland businessman Marcus Alonzo Hanna ensured the nomination of his friend William McKinley as "the advance agent of prosperity." The Democrats, advocating the "free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold"--which would have mildly inflated the currency--nominated William Jennings Bryan. » read more »

Second Inaugural Address of William McKinley - 1901

By admin - Posted on March 12th, 2007

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1901

My Fellow-Citizens: » read more »

First Inaugural Address of William McKinley - 1897

By admin - Posted on March 12th, 2007

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1897

Fellow-Citizens:

In obedience to the will of the people, and in their presence, by the authority vested in me by this oath, I assume the arduous and responsible duties of President of the United States, relying upon the support of my countrymen and invoking the guidance of Almighty God. Our faith teaches that there is no safer reliance than upon the God of our fathers, who has so singularly favored the American people in every national trial, and who will not forsake us so long as we obey His commandments and walk humbly in His footsteps. » read more »