Season 3, Episode 25-William McKinley’s Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 25: William McKinley’s Tomb

A newly re-elected President basking in the triumph of his Administration’s foreign gambits, William McKinley was cut down in the prime of his life. Learn about the assassination of the 25th President, his medical care, burial, and commemorations, as well as his Tomb in Canton!

Be sure to listen to William McKinley’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “William McKinley and Niles” on his birthplace!

Also, be sure to listen to William McKinley’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “William McKinley and Canton” on his homes!

William McKinley National Memorial from the McKinley Presidential Museum.

William McKinley Tomb from National Park Service.

William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum official site.

“Visit the McKinley National Memorial” from Ohio Magazine.

From My August 2015 Visit!

My July 2021 Visit!

My July 2022 Visit!

My December 2022 Visit!

My July 2023 Visit!

Where McKinley Was Shot

Where McKinley Died

Historic Images of McKinley Tomb

The McKinley Tomb from above; with water feature, the monument resembles a cross and sword

McKinley Monument in Buffalo

Statues of William McKinley

At the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in Niles
In Rapid City

William McKinley Tomb: 800 McKinley Monument Drive NW, Canton, Ohio.

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Recommended Reading for William McKinley

Robert W. Merry, William McKinley: Architect of the American Century.
Scott Miller, The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century.
Stephen Yanoff, Gone Before Glory: The Life and Tragic Death of William McKinley.
Eric Rauchway, Murdering McKinley: The Making of Theodore Roosevelt’s America.
Kevin Phillips, William McKinley.

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