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Typed copy of a telegram from an unknown individual requesting the condition and prospects of President McKinley, who had been shot the previous day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-07
Buffalo Courier from September 7, 1901, the day President McKinley was shot while at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. There are articles about the assassination attempt, McKinley’s status, and the arrest of Leon F. Czolgosz.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-07
Theodore Roosevelt stands, one arm aloft, holding his speech with a bullet hole through it in one hand, while holding a bloody handkerchief to his breast in the other.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-10-16
Newspaper article reviewing the events of the attempted assassination of President McKinley, the arrest of Leon F. Czolgosz, and the public’s reaction.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-09
Nicholas Murray Butler has heard the “awful news” of the assassination attempt against President McKinley. Butler will meet Vice President Roosevelt in New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-06
Vice President Roosevelt asks James Russell Parsons to look over a legal case. In a handwritten note, he adds that President William McKinley, who was recently shot, is “doing finely.”
1901-09-07
Typescript of a speech carried by Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee on October 14, 1912. The speech was folded in his jacket pocket at the time of the attempted assassination. Bullet holes indicate how the speech helped to break the force of the bullet. The speech is now bound and presented as a book. The speech attacks Woodrow Wilson for nativism and xenophobia while defending immigration and the racial, religious, and cultural diversity of the United States population.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1912-10-12
President Roosevelt denies that there was any danger in the “crazy man incident.” He encloses a letter from Albert Shaw and asks if Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody and Mr. Leishman should be consulted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-04
President Roosevelt rebukes Richmond Pearson Hobson and Alabama Representative James Thomas Heflin for their comments that amount to inciting assassination of the president. Roosevelt says Hobson and Heflin should realize such language, which is “equivalent to incitement to assassination,” is “deeply discreditable to the man using it.” A handwritten addition says, “File. Do not send.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-12
Vice President Roosevelt thanks E. Mont Reily for the two letters and clippings. He is relieved that President McKinley is out of danger.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt will return Senator Proctor’s overcoat that Mr. Cannon sent to Oyster Bay, New York, by mistake. President McKinley is almost out of danger and Roosevelt will leave Buffalo, New York, “with a light heart.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt received Frank H. Platt’s letter and cannot return to Oyster Bay, New York, until the following Sunday because of the attempted assassination of President McKinley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Arthur W. Kickman for his letter. Later today he will be leaving Buffalo, New York. There is no doubt that President McKinley will recover from the attempted assassination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt is grateful for the letter from Curtis Guild. His situation is difficult, but he has acted naturally. Roosevelt is thankful that President McKinley will most certainly recover from the attempted assassination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Horace B. Fry for the letter. President McKinley will likely recover from the assassination attempt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Harrington Fitsgerald for the letter and clippings. He is grateful that President McKinley’s recovery is now almost assured.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt enjoyed visiting Le Grande B. Cannon. He is relieved that President McKinley is recovering.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Everything has been upset by the attempted assassination of President McKinley, but McKinley is now out of danger. Vice President Roosevelt was well received in Vermont and Minnesota. He believes that starting the clubs would be premature but can’t see how to stop them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt thanks Robert E. Carey for his letter and kindness. He is happy to say that it appears that President McKinley will recover from the assassination attempt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10
Vice President Roosevelt thanks A. R. Whitney and his wife for the telegram. He believes President McKinley is progressing well and will be out of danger by the time Whitney receives the letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-09