William McKinley

:The name "Mckinley" redirects here. For other uses, see McKinley, including Mount McKinley.

Firsts

McKinley was the first president to use the telephone for campaign purposes

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McKinley was the first president to ride in an automobile (the ambulance that took him to the hospital after he was shot).

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Cabinet

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Supreme Court appointments

McKinley appointed the following Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States:

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• Joseph McKenna: 1898

Significant events during presidency

• Dingley Tariff (1897)
• Maximum Freight Case (1897)
• Spanish-American War (1898)
• Gold Standard Act (1900)