Elected after the closing of the American frontier to the west, McKinley found new ways to expand in the Pacific and Caribbean following the Spanish American War.

Why McKinley makes an alarming Trump presidential role model William McKinley was at best a mediocre president, but he had attributes that appeal to Trump.

William McKinley defeated fiery orator Williams Jennings Bryan in 1896 by campaigning from his front porch in Canton, Ohio. The main issue was whether U.S. currency would be backed by gold or silver.

McKinley believed in protective tariffs, territorial expansion, a get-tough China trade policy.

Staff at the William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum celebrated Juneteenth with a craft project that featured a Juneteenth flag.

At the time, William McKinley was making waves from the White House, and the 25th president continues to be referenced in many of Trump's speeches, media interviews and even his inaugural address.

William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know?

When President Donald Trump pulled William McKinley from the outer reaches of American history and hailed his presidency as a model for today’s U.S. leadership, he harked back to the far-distant ...

Slouching toward Mount McKinley: Trump and the end of the American century William McKinley seems obscure now — but the Trump team wants to bring back his Gilded Age imperialism ...

Donald Trump mentioned two presidents in his Second Inaugural Address: William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. “President McKinley made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent ...