William McKinley 1897-1901

William McKinley

March 4, 1897 to September 19, 1901

Year	Date	Document Title
1897	March 4, 1897	McKinley’s First Inaugural Address
	March 22, 1897	U.S. v. Trans-Missouri Freight Ass’n
	May 17, 1897	McKinley’s Message to Congress about American Citizens in Cuba
	December 1897	The De Lôme Letter {excerpt}
	December 6, 1897	McKinley’s First Annual Message to Congress
1898	February 28, 1898	Holden v Hardy
	March 7, 1898	Smyth v. Ames
	March 28, 1898	McKinley’s Message to Congress about the Maine
	March 28, 1898	United States v. Wong Kim Ark
	April 11, 1898	McKinley’s Message to Congress about Conditions in Cuba
	April 12, 1898	McKinley’s Letter to the Senate about American Causalities
	April 20, 1898	Joint Resolution Recognizing of the Independence of Cuba
	April 22, 1898	McKinley’s Proclamation Blockading Northern Cuban Shores
	April 23, 1898	Spain Declares War on U.S.
	April 23, 1898	McKinley’s Proclamation Calling Forth 125,000 Volunteers
	April 25, 1898	Declaration of War with Spain
	April 26, 1898	McKinley’s Proclamation Concerning War with Spain
	May 9, 1898	McKinley’s Letter to Advising Congress that Commodore Dewey to Engage the Spanish Fleet in the Philippines
	May 19, 1898	McKinley’s Letter to the Secretary of War
	May 25, 1898	McKinley’s Proclamation Call for 75,000 More Troops
	June 1, 1898	McKinley’s Message to Congress about Dewey’s Success in Manila
	June 27, 1898	McKinley’s Message to Congress about Battle of Santiago, Cuba
	July 6, 1898	McKinley’s Address to the People for Thanksgiving & Prayer
	July 7, 1898	Joint Resolution Annexing the Hawaiian Islands
	July 13, 1898	McKinley’s Message to the Secretary of War at the Cession of War
	August 12, 1898	McKinley’s Proclamation Announcing Agreement
	October 28, 1898	McKinley’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
	December 5, 1898	McKinley’s Second Annual Message to Congress
	December 10, 1898	Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain
	December 21, 1898	McKinley’s Message to the Secretary of War on the Occupation of the Philippines
1899	January 20, 1899	McKinley’s Message to the Secretary of State on Occupation of the Philippines
	February 10, 1899	McKinley’s Letter to Congress about the Treaty with Spain
	September 6, 1899	Hay’s First Open Door Note to Andrew D. White
	October 18, 1899	Platform of the American Anti-lmperialist League
	December 4, 1899	Addyston Pipe & Steel Co. v. U.S.
	December 5, 1899	McKinley’s Third Annual Message to Congress
1900	March 14, 1900	The Gold Standard Act
	March 20, 1900	Hay’s Letter of Instruction
	June 2-8, 1900	Socialist Labor Party Platform
	June 19, 1900	Republican Party Platform
	July 3, 1900	Hay’s Circular Letter
	July 4, 1900	Democratic Party Platform
	August 8, 1900	Bryan’s “Imperialism”
	September, 1900	Debs’ “Outlook for Socialism in the United States”
	December, 1900	Bryan’s “The Election of 1900”
	December 3, 1900	McKinley’s Fourth Annual Message to Congress
	December 3, 1900	Stearns v. Minnesota
1901	March 4, 1901	McKinley’s Second Inaugural Address
	March 4, 1901	Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address
	May 27, 1901	Downes v. Bidwell
	September 5, 1901	McKinley’s Last Public Speech to the People of Buffalo, New York

Last updated March 26, 2007