William McKinley Jr., a Civil War veteran, had become President in 1897. On September 5, 1901, President and Mrs. McKinley were at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, where he had delivered a speech on tariffs and foreign trade.<\/p>\n
The next afternoon, the President greeted people at the Temple of Music. Leon Czolgosz was in line with a pistol concealed by a handkerchief. Leon fired twice. The second bullet went through the President\u2019s abdomen and lodged in the muscles of his back.<\/p>\n
President McKinley was reported as being concerned about how they told his wife what happened. He also wanted Czolgosz protected from the angry crowd which was severely beating Czolgosz.<\/p>\n
Eight days later, the President died from gangrene. His last words were, \u201cIt is God\u2019s way; His will be done, not ours.\u201d Vice President Theodore Roosevelt then became President. There was a 1903 photo of the Theodore Roosevelt family in the Austin memorabilia.\u2014wikipedia.org. <\/p>\n William McKinley Jr., a Civil War veteran, had become President in 1897. On September 5, 1901, President and Mrs. McKinley were at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, where he had delivered a speech on tariffs and foreign trade. … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/halfwaybrook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1903-TR.jpg\" "\\"1903-TR\\"")
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