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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site1901 illustration of Theodore Roosevelt as he takes the oath of office in the library of the Ansley Wilcox home.
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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
September 5, 1901
 

The McKinleys rescheduled their visit for September. They arrived in Buffalo on the evening of September 4th. On the 5th the President spoke to a large crowd at the Pan-American Exposition about the need for mutual cooperation among the countries of the Western hemisphere.

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Theodore Roosevelt c. 1900.
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Find out why Theodore Roosevelt became president in Buffalo in 1901.
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The Wilcox family dining room.
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President James Garfield  

Did You Know?
President James Garfield was the second American president to be assassinated. He had been shot in 1881, only 16 years after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and 20 years before President William McKinley's death.
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