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For a long time, William McKinley was considered a mediocre
President, a chief executive who was controlled by his political cronies and who was
pressured into war with Spain by the press. Recent historians have been kinder to McKinley,
seeing him instead as a decisive President who put America on the road to world power. More »

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed; peace is preferable to war in almost every contingency.

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The Miller Center is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and
report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of
the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on
William McKinley.

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