McKinley’s Assassination and Roosevelt’s Rise | Salt Lake City News

On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo by anarchist Leon Czolgosz, marking the third U.S. presidential murder in just 36 years. Though McKinley initially seemed to recover, he died a week later on September 14, prompting Vice President Theodore Roosevelt to assume the presidency that same day. Czolgosz was swiftly captured, tried, and executed by electric chair in October. The tragedy directly led Congress to formally assign the Secret Service the responsibility of protecting the president — a role they hadn’t previously held as their primary duty. A lesser-known footnote: McKinley had briefly visited Ogden, Utah, earlier that year, but his wife’s illness cut short the trip. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/394d2c3974b66498