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.

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

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

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

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.

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, ...

When President William McKinley seeks a new running mate, Theodore Roosevelt reluctantly agrees and they win the election of 1900. Then in mid-September, 1901, TR receives word that President ...