William McKinley #6: Path to War (1897-1898); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley, Uprising in Cuba, U.S. perspectives, negotiations with Spain, the de Lome letter, sinking of the USS Maine, views of the conflict from Congress, pressure to eclare war, talks break down, and war is declared with Spain

Key people: William Calhoun, Valeriano Weyler, Stewart Woodford, Queen Maria Christina, Fitzhugh Lee, Don Enrique Deupuy de Lome, Charles Sigsbee, Theodore Roosevelt, Redfield Proctor, and Henry Teller

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William McKinley #5: A Quick Start to the Presidency (1896-1897); Topics covered include: Relationship with Mark Hanna, Cabinet selection, inauguration as President of the United States, life ni the White House, Special Session of Congress, Dingley Tariff, abandons bimetallism in favor of hard currency, and moves to annex Hawaii

Key people: Mark Hanna, Homer Davenport, John Sherman, Asa Bushnell, Joseph Foraker, William Day, Lyman Gage, Russell Alger, John Long, James Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Nancy McKinley, Ida McKinley, Ulysses Grant, Charles Dawes, Garret Hobart, Jennie Hobart, George Cortelyou, and Nelson Dingley

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William McKinley #4: Governor and Beyond (1891-1896); Topics covered include: Elected Governor of Ohio; rituals with wife Ida; reform agenda; 1892 Republica National Convention; wins reelection as Governor; celebrates 25th wedding anniversary; 1896 election including strategy, approach, front porch campaign, and his election to the presidency

Key people: James Campbell, Mark Hanna, Joseph Foraker, Ida McKinley, James Blaine, John Sherman, Grover Cleveland, Tom Platt, Matthew Quay, Joseph Manley, Nelson Aldrich, Charles Dawes, Garret Hobart, and William Jennings Bryan

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William McKinley #3: The McKinley Tariff (1881-1889); Topics covered include: Congressman, joins Ways & Means Committee, loses seat and wins it right back, focus = protection/high tariff, ttends National Republican Conventions, aligns with Mark Hanna, election of Benjamin Harrison, serious illness for Ida McKinley, becomes Chair of Ways & Means, passes the McKinley Tariff, and loses congressional seat

Key people: Jonathan Wallace, John Sherman, James Blaine, Grover Cleveland, James Garfield, Mark Hanna, Joseph Foraker, Benjamin Harrison, Ida McKinley, and Thomas Reed

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William McKinley #2: Law, Politics, and Ida (1865-1880); Topics covered include: Discharge from Union Army, moves to Canton (OH), becomes lawyer, joins Republican Party, meets and marries Ida Sexton, birth of daughters Katie and Ada, the deaths of both daughters, Ida's health, wins seat in Congress, aligns to protection/high tariffs, and his likeability

Key people: Charles Glidden, Anne McKinley, George Belden, Ida (Sexton) McKinley, Katie McKinley, Ada McKinley, L.D. Woodsworth, and Rutherford Hayes

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William McKinley #1: Teenage Warrior (1843-1865); Topics covered include: Parents, education, volunteers for Civil War (Ohio 23rd), various battles, promotions (ultimately Major), and views on McKinley and his service

Key people: David McKinley, William McKinley, Sr., Nancy (Allison) McKinley, Anne McKinley, Abraham Lincoln, William Osborne, William Rosecrans, Stanley Matthews, Rutherford Hayes, John Floyd, George McClellan, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses Grant, John Morgan, William Brown, and Phil Sheridan

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Benjamin Harrison #10: Busy Lame Duck, and Retirement (1893-1901); Topics covered include: Last months of presidency, nominates Supreme Court justice, rebellion in Hawaii, annexation treaty with Hawaii, inauguration of Grover Cleveland, Cleveland discards the annexation treaty with Hawaii, returns home to Indianapolis, quiet transition, lectures at Stanford, re-enters political arena with speeches, election of 1896, marries Mary Dimmick, estranged from children, has daughter (Elizabeth), legal cases (including arbitration between Venezuela and Great Britain), and dies at the age of 67

Key people: Lucius Lamar, Howell Jackson, Queen Liliuokalani, Leland Stanford, Levi Morton, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, William Jennings Bryan, Carolina Harrison, Mary Dimmick, Russell Harrison, and Mamie Harrison

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Benjamin Harrison #9: Foreign Affairs, and Losses (1890-1893); Topics covered include: Presidency, travel, reciprocity trade deals, civil war in Chile, modernization of the U.S. Navy, Caroline Harrison becomes ill, election of 1892, receives the Republican nomination, quiet campaign, Caroline Harrison dies, and loses the election

Key people: James Blaine, William McKinley, Winfield Schley, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Caroline Harrison, Louis Michener, John Sherman, Whitelaw Reid, and James Weaver

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Benjamin Harrison #8: Anti-Trust, Protection, and Bimetallism (1889-1890); Topics covered include: Presidency, Sherman Anti-trust Act, McKinley Tariff, Sherman Silver Purchase Act, Lodge Bill, midterm elections, and the establishment of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Key people: John Sherman, William McKinley, James Blaine, William McKinley, Henry Cabot Lodge, Joe Cannon, and William Evarts

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Benjamin Harrison #7: Settling into the White House (1889); Topics covered include: Inauguration as President of the United States, Inaugural Address, office seekers, conflict with party leaders, family in the White House, presidential travel, military pensions, modernization of the U.S. Navy, Pan-American Conference, and the establishment of six new states

Key people: Levi Morton, Matthew Quay, George Mott, Carrie Harrison, John Scott, Mamie Harrison, Russell Harrison, Lizzy Lord, Mary Dimmick, Rutherford Hayes, Grover Cleveland, James Tanner, John Noble, Benjamin Tracy, James Blaine, and James Garfield

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