McKinley was silent concerning Roosevelt's hesitation, said an area historian, the late Richard L. McElroy, in his book, “William McKinley and Our America,” published in 1996.

Today’s GOP could do worse than to study the career of Theodore Roosevelt’s less flashy predecessor, William McKinley.

President William McKinley selected Theodore Roosevelt as his running mate; “Teddy” would succeed him when he was assassinated. By Andrew Glass 11/06/2018 12:08 AM EST.

Trump referenced only two presidents in that inaugural address: William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. There is something ominous in these choices: ...

This proclamation was issued by Theodore Roosevelt just weeks after President William McKinley died, on Sept. 14, 1901, of wounds inflicted by an assassin a week earlier.

On this day in 1858, Theodore Roosevelt — the nation’s 26th president — was born in New York City. ... In 1901, when President William McKinley was assassinated, Roosevelt became, ...

Description. Stanton Hudson gave a tour of the site where Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States following the death of President William McKinley.

On Sept. 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo and shortly after Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office for president.

On this day in 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt, ... William McKinley. It was the first measure ever enacted by Congress directly aimed at prohibiting trusts and inhibiting monopoly power. ...

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site Here, after the assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as President of the United States on September 14 ...

Once just a heartbeat away from the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt assumed the Oval Office followingthe assassinationof William McKinley in 1901. His time as presidentcame only after decadesof ...