In the closing moments of a cabinet meeting several days ago, Donald Trump praised William McKinley, calling him a "great president." Though, McKinley was assassinated during his presidency in 1901.

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William McKinley delivers his inaugural address as outgoing President Grover Cleveland looks on, March 1897 (Library of Congress/via Reuters) ...

William McKinley hasn’t had a starring role on the American political stage like this in 124 years. There he was, lauded in President Trump’s inauguration speech on Monday, for making “our ...

377869 73: William McKinley, twenty-fifth President of the United States serving from 1897 to 1901. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers) ...

An undated photo of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. He was inaugurated in 1897, and again in 1901 just prior to being assassinated on Sept. 6, 1901.

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller swears-in William McKinley as president as President Grover Cleveland watches on March 4, 1897. (Library of Congress via AP) When most presidents cite illustrious ...

McKinley never set foot in Alaska and never saw the peak named for him by prospector William Dickey, a designation that was made official by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917.