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.

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

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

Theodore Roosevelt. After William McKinley's assassination, Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Washington in 1901 as the youngest president of the United States.

Editor’s note: On this Memorial Day, we present an excerpt from a speech of President Theodore Roosevelt, ... after the assassination of William McKinley in September 1901.

Ad Policy. President William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. (Bettmann / Getty) For at least two decades now, social critics and commentators have been proclaiming that America is ...

Two years later, Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President William McKinley. In this role, T.R. vehemently pushed for war with Spain over the issue of Cuban independence.

Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, unexpectedly became president after the death of William McKinley. The History of Wilcox House. The Wilcox House, ...

One hundred and twelve years ago, Theodore Roosevelt was campaigning to return to the presidency when a gunman opened fire. He gave his speech anyway with a bullet in his chest.

William McKinley, the 25th president, ... little-noted but highly consequential time in office was sandwiched between Grover Cleveland and the swashbuckling Theodore Roosevelt.