tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33347656.post3528321166300225614..comments2023-10-30T07:04:54.413-04:00Comments on Order from Chaos: #25 - William McKinley, 1897-1901Brave Astronauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893671129001583065noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33347656.post-68166269593331519322008-07-01T21:15:00.000-04:002008-07-01T21:15:00.000-04:00There is evidently also part of the story that whi...There is evidently also part of the story that while Mrs. McKinley suffered from seizures, he would cover her face with a handkerchief so people would not have to see it. I don't know which way that goes, but there it is.<BR/><BR/>McKinley is another of those "what if" presidents. I think had he not been killed (and as a result TR never become president) this would have been a much, much different country.Brave Astronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893671129001583065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33347656.post-10253355224969930822008-06-29T18:23:00.000-04:002008-06-29T18:23:00.000-04:00One thing I remember reading about McKinley was th...One thing I remember reading about McKinley was that even people who didn't much care for his politics claimed he was one of the best, most devoted husbands they'd ever met. His wife was extremely neurotic and had frequent episodes, often during important functions. McKinley would apparently cover these up and do everything he could to help her.<BR/><BR/>And if he really did say that about his assassin, what a great guy.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33347656.post-70437629114322632762008-06-26T18:44:00.000-04:002008-06-26T18:44:00.000-04:00While Forest Lawn has its share of political lumin...While <A HREF="http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ER5.html#R9T0WR7P4" REL="nofollow">Forest Lawn</A> has its share of political luminaries, the only president buried there is this <A HREF="http://braveastronaut.blogspot.com/2008/04/13-millard-fillmore-1850-1853.html" REL="nofollow">one</A>.<BR/><BR/>McKinley is definitely in Ohio, under the <A HREF="http://www.presidentsgraves.com/william%20mckinley%20twenty-fifth%20president.htm" REL="nofollow">really big monument</A> with his name on it.Brave Astronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893671129001583065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33347656.post-82102860128497717522008-06-26T17:10:00.000-04:002008-06-26T17:10:00.000-04:00I believe McKinley's buried at Forest Lawn Cemetar...I believe McKinley's buried at Forest Lawn Cemetary in Buffalo, NY, too. I know ONE of the Presidents is. I've had the pleasure of visiting the place, which is actually rather wonderful.<BR/>BTW, did you know that one of Abraham Lincoln's decendants (also named Abe Lincoln,) is a blogger?<BR/>http://mybirdsblog.blogspot.com/<BR/>He takes some LOVELY photos of birds!<BR/>(Sorry for the recent absence--I was hard at work on a community project.)Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.com