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Tag Archives: William McKinley
William McKinley: The Carnation Story
Few Presidents were as genuinely considerate as William McKinley. Poor Boy Makes Good William McKinley (1843-1901) was one of seven children born to an Ohio iron-worker and his wife. They were poor, devout Methodists, but firmly focused on their children’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Ida McKinley, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley's health, Leon Czolgosz, McKinley assassin Czolgosz, McKinley's carnations, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, US history, White House history, William McKinley
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Theodore Roosevelt: September, 1901
The month had started quietly enough for Theodore Roosevelt and his family. A Family Vacation Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith, and their six children were on a rare and well-needed family vacation in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ainsley Wilcox, American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Bamie Roosevelt, Corinne Roosevelt, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Edith Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady Ida McKinley, George Cortelyou, history, Ida McKinley, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William McKinley, Presidential history, the assassination of William McKinley, The Roosevelt children, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Sr., Theodore Roosevelt's sisters, US history, VP Theodore Roosevelt, White House history, William McKinley
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William McKinley: The Sneezing Fit
President William McKinley was a genial and popular man. He had a long list of personal friends. William McK: Mister Nice Guy William McKinley (1843-1901) was a nice fellow – and a good fellow. At 18, he enlisted in the … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Chicago newspaperman H.H. Kohlsaat, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Ida Mickinley, h.h. Kohlsaat, Herman H. Kohlsaat, history, Ida McKinley epileptic, Ida McKinley's epilepsy, Ida Saxton McKinley, McKinldy's attitudes on the War with Spain, Newspaper publisher H.H. Kohlsaat, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The personal tragedies of William McKinley, The Spanish-American War, US history, White House history, William McKinley
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FLOTUS McKinley: White House Invalid
Many historians claim William McKinley would have been a far greater president had he not been so distracted by his invalid wife. Ida McKinley: Candidate’s Wife Shortly before the 1896 election, William and Ida McKinley celebrated their Silver Anniversary. More … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Diplomatic protocol, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady duties, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady McKinley donates slippers, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley's crocheted slippers, McKinley alters protocol, McKinley's assassination, McKinley's Silver Anniversary party, Mrs. McKinley, President William McKinley, Presidential history, US history, White House history, William McKinley, William McKinley's wife
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William McKinley and Czolgosz the Assassin
William McKinley was one of the best liked Presidents. Why would anyone want to kill him? William McKinley, the Popular By all accounts, William McKinley was a warm, friendly and agreeable fellow. Born in 1843 in a small Ohio town, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Leon Czolgosz, McKinley assassin Czolgosz, McKinley's popularity, political anarchists, President William McKinley, presidential assassins, presidential assinations, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, the assassination of McKinley, the Pan American Exhibition in 1901, US history, White House history, William McKinley, William McKinley's assassination
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Ida McKinley: Congressional Invalid
Ida McKinley had suffered through one of the worst years anyone could imagine. The trauma would be permanent. The McKinleys Move to Washington Losing both their small children, and having his young wife’s health permanently impaired by phlebitis and “unnameable” … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Canton Ohio history, Congressman William McKinley, diagnosing Ida McKinley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley's epilepsy, Ida McKinley's health, Ida Saxton McKinley, McKinley's family life, Presidential history, US history, William McKinley, William McKinley's family life
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The Invalid FLOTUS: Ida McKinley
Ida Saxton: Pampered Child Ida Saxton (1847-1907) was the eldest of three children born to James and Catherine Saxton of Canton, Ohio. Saxton was the town banker, lived in a fine house, and enjoyed a reputation as one of the … Continue reading
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Robert T. Lincoln: Witness to Assassinations
When Robert Lincoln was nearly sixty, he vowed never again to meet a President of the United States. He was a prominent man with an iconic name. Meeting and greeting Presidents was a given. But he let it be known … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Charles Julius Guiteau, Chief Justics William Howard Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ford's Theater, Garfield's assassin Guiteau, history, James Garfield, John Wilkes Booth, Leon Czolgosz, Mary Lincoln, McKinley's assassin Czolgosz, President James Garfield, President Warren Harding, President William McKinley, Robert Lincoln, Robert T. Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Secrfetary of War Robert T. Lincoln, the assassination of Garfield, The assassination of Lincoln, the assassination of McKinley, the assassination of William McKinley, The Lincoln Memorial, the Peterson House, US history, Warren Harding, William McKinley
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