# William McKinley — Recollections of Full Years character guide

> William McKinley in Recollections of Full Years by Helen Herron Taft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** McKinley, Mr. McKinley, President McKinley

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-to-the-philippines

## Who they are

U.S. President who initiated American rule in the Philippines.

## In the story

### [II: Cincinnati and Washington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/recollections_of_full_years_se/chapters/ii-cincinnati-and-washington)

Summoned Taft to Washington and proposed he head the Philippine Commission; believed the work would take only six to nine months.

### [III: To the Philippines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/recollections_of_full_years_se/chapters/iii-to-the-philippines)

President who appointed the Commission; remembered for his personal kindness and interest in the welfare of his administration members.

### [VI: A Strange Environment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/recollections_of_full_years_se/chapters/vi-a-strange-environment)

Re-elected in 1900; the cable confirming his victory arrived in Manila.

### [Days of the Empire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/recollections_of_full_years_se/chapters/vii-days-of-the-empire)

His reelection in 1900 solidifies American presence in the Philippines; communicates intention to install civil Governor.

### [X: Governor Taft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/recollections_of_full_years_se/chapters/x-governor-taft)

President whose assassination deeply affects the American community in the Philippines.

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