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McKinley Shot (1901)

Published: Sept. 7, 2021, 1:08 p.m.

It\u2019s September 7th. This day in 1901, President William McKinley is in Buffalo, NY when he is shot twice in the chest. He would succumb to the injury a few weeks later.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss McKinley\u2019s assassination and how it came at a moment when the nature of the presidency and American politics were shifting radically.

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