He implemented tarrifs, fought for the gold standard, and made America great again after an economic depression. Nowhere in my schooling was I ever taught about McKinley.
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It is possible that McKinley really was shot by a "lone nut." Theodore Roosevelt was considered a wild card and "a traitor to his class," as a wealthy man who was a social reformer. It is hard to believe the ruling elites wanted McKinley gone, only to be replaced with Roosevelt. But who knows?