Returning to the table. Norton smith, and karl anthony. Tonight, we will start our program with some film. This is the first time that a president and first lady have ever been captured on film in the United States. This rare footage is of president mckinley and mrs. Mckinley arriving on stage at the pan American Exposition in buffalo new york on september 5th, 1901. The data significant because the very next day, the president would be killed by an assassins bullet. Lets look at the footage. What was it about this exhibition that attracted the president want to go in the first place . It was the worlds fair that cannot have been better time. It was a celebration and some waves of americas new place in the world. And the mckinley presidency was surprising in many ways. Mckinley had been identified throughout his political career through protectionism. He would be the president who took the country on to the world stage next to hawaii in 1898. Fought the spanish american war. From a rep
Audience we tell the story of americas 45 worst ladies. And now ida mckinley 45 first ladies, and now ida mckinley. This is about 45 minutes. Susan the story of isa mckinley , there 30 years together bring happiness early on, but Tragedy Strikes and changes the relationship into a life of illness and devotion which shapes the presidency at the turn of the new century. Joining us tonight to tell us this story are two guests retorting to the table president ial historian Richard Norton smith and the National First Ladies Library historian Carl Sferrazza anthony, and this rare footage is of them arriving on stage in buffalo, new york, september 5, 1901, and that date is significant, because the next day, he would be felt by an assassins bullet. What was it about this that attract the president to want to go, especially . Mr. Smith it could not have been at a better time, because it was americas new place in the world and the mckinley presidency, very surprising in many ways. He had been i
Susan the story of ira mckinley, there 30 years together bring happiness early on, but Tragedy Strikes and changes the relationship into a life of illness and devotion which shapes the presidency at the turn of the new century. Joining us tonight to tell us this story are two guests returning to the table president ial historian Richard Norton smith and the National First Ladies Library historian Carl Sferrazza anthony, and this rare footage is of them arriving on stage in buffalo, new york, september 5, 1901, and that date is significant, because the next day, he would be felt by an assassins bullet. What was it about this that attracts the president to want to go, especially . Mr. Smith it could not have been at a better time, because it was americas new place in the world, and the mckinley presidency, very surprising in many ways. He had been identified with protectionism, and he would be the president to took the country on the world stage, and hawaii in 1888, turning it into an in