Presidential Chronicles

Episode #242: William McKinley #7: War (1898)


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William McKinley #7: War (1898); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley, Declaration of War with Spain, change in Cabinet, status of U.S. Navy and Army, victory over Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay (The Philipines), bloackade of Spanish Fleet at Santiago Harbor (Cuba), the Rough Riders, U.S. army lands on Cuba, Battle for San Juan Heights, complete annexation of Hawaii, victory in Cuba, capture Puerto Rico, capture Guam, and agreement on protocol to bring fighting to an end


Key people: John Sherman, William Day, Nelson Miles, William Sampson, Winfield Schley, George Dewey, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Reed, and Jules Cambon


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Presidential ChroniclesBy David Fisher