Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 43 McKinley, William 1843 1901 United States President (1897-1901) State of the Union Addresses Reading ease score: 39.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by James Linden. HTML version by Al Haines "State of the Union Addresses" by William McKinley is a collection of historical speeches delivered by the 25th President of the United States during the late 19th century. The addresses reflect McKinley's thoughts and policies on crucial national and foreign issues during his presidency, capturing a transformative era in American history, especially in relation to economic reform, military engagements, and foreign relations with Cuba and Spain. The opening of the first address, delivered on December 6, 1897, presents McKinley's greetings to the Congress while emphasizing national unity and the importance of shared governance. He discusses key issues such as tariff laws and currency reforms, stressing the need for a solid financial foundation. McKinley articulately outlines the U.S. government's role and responsibility in addressing foreign conflicts, particularly the ongoing situation between Spain and Cuba, illustrating the humanitarian concerns and geopolitical dynamics at play. This introductory portion sets the stage for a serious examination of pressing national challenges and embodies McKinley’s aspirations for peace, economic stability, and the nation’s role on the international stage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Presidents -- United States -- Messages United States -- Politics and government -- Sources J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 457398 457313 2024-10-03T03:36:51.437213 2023-10-03T04:13:57.168879 text/html text/html 457391 457306 2024-10-03T03:36:51.698198 2023-10-03T04:13:57.341854 text/html text/html 235075 2024-10-03T03:36:59.294160 application/epub+zip 241699 2024-10-03T03:36:54.811187 application/epub+zip 228209 2024-10-03T03:36:53.624184 application/epub+zip 424019 2024-10-03T03:37:02.825142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407654 2024-10-03T03:36:58.569209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370670 2022-09-03T05:28:05.563212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435240 435206 2024-10-03T03:36:51.061179 2023-10-03T04:13:56.911844 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 435617 2014-12-02T19:27:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153374 2014-12-02T19:38:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18998 2024-10-03T03:37:02.953102 application/rdf+xml 13781 2024-10-03T03:36:54.156150 image/jpeg 3373 2024-10-03T03:36:53.888150 image/jpeg 233306 2024-10-03T03:36:51.735199 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia