McKinley's Inaugurations,
1897 and 1901
Collier's
Vol. 26, no. 24.
New York: March 16, 1901
Prints & Photographs
Division (90.8)
Inaugural Ball booklet with Pension
Building at night, March 4, 1897
Printed booklet
Manuscript Division (89.6)
Inaugural program
March 4, 1901
Rare Book & Special
Collections Division (90.7)
Inaugural pass for the
McKinley-Roosevelt Inauguration
Printed card
Manuscript Division (91.4)
Inaugural Ball programs
March 4, 1897
Rare Book & Special
Collections Division (91.5a, b)
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William McKinley (1843-1901), twenty-fifth president of the United
States, was the third to be assassinated while in office. He was
shot while at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York,
and died on September 14, 1901. McKinley's two terms in office saw
the rise of the agrarian Populist Party and the fierce battle between
free silver and the gold standard, the latter favored by McKinley.
He advocated high tariffs to protect American industry and was caught
up with the American expansionist impulse associated with the Spanish-American
War. Seen here is Collier's coverage of President McKinley's
1901 inaugural speech accompanied by a Winchester rifle advertisement
featuring Teddy Roosevelt.
William McKinley's two inaugurations took place on the east portico
of the Capitol, followed by lavish balls held in the sumptuous hall
of the Pension Building, now the National Building Museum. The design
and contents of McKinley's 1897 and 1901 inaugural ball booklets
are similar to those used throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. They include names of various ball committee members,
musical selections for the evening, and spaces for listing dancing
partners.
Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952)
Interior of the Pension Building for
the McKinley-Roosevelt Inaugural Ball,
March 4, 1901
Copyprint
Prints & Photographs
Division (92.4)
Admission ticket for an employee
of the Library of Congress to the inaugural
platform, after the procession from the
Senate Chambers, March 4, 1897
Printed card
Rare Book & Special
Collections Division (89.5)
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