# William McKinley — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> William McKinley in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0028-xxvi-twilight-1901

## Who they are

25th U.S. President, met in later years.

## In the story

### [Silence (1894–1898)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxiii-silence-1894-1898)

President McKinley's appointment of John Sherman as Secretary of State is criticized as a jobbery that betrays an old friend and the State Department.

### [XXIV: Indian Summer (1898–1899)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxiv-indian-summer-1898-1899)

President who appoints Hay to office and manages a 'pooling of interests' approach to government; Adams views him as a skilled manager.

### [Teufelsdröckh (1901)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxvii-teufelsdr-ckh-1901)

His death is reported to Adams during his travels.

### [The Height of Knowledge (1902)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxviii-the-height-of-knowledge-1902)

McKinley is referenced as part of the 'McKinleyism' system of combinations and trusts, alongside Hay.

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