William McKinley

Second Inaugural Address

My Fellow-Citizens: WHEN we assembled here on the 4th of March, 1897, there was great anxiety with…

Declaration of war to Spain

To the Congress of the United States: . . . The present revolution is but the successor of other similar…

Ultimatum to Spain

The President’s desire is for peace. He cannot look upon the suffering and starvation in Cuba save with horror….

First Inaugural Address

Fellow-Citizens: IN obedience to the will of the people, and in their presence, by the authority vested…