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McKinley Assassination

McKinley Assassination

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Summary

 When anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley at Buffalo's Pan-American Exposition in 1901, he didn't just kill a president—he accidentally launched the Progressive Era and America's modern security state. Alex Calder traces how one act rewrote presidential protection and transformed American governance.

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  • McKinley Assassination - Uncover a nation's darkest moment with Alex Calder

    McKinley Assassination - Uncover a nation's darkest moment with Alex Calder
    May 4 2026
    Join host Alex Calder as he unravels the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley at the Buffalo World's Fair. Discover how this pivotal moment thrust Theodore Roosevelt into power and shaped the modern presidency, Secret Service, and today's security state.

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    1 min
  • McKinley Assassination - The Accidental President Who Changed Everything

    McKinley Assassination - The Accidental President Who Changed Everything
    May 4 2026
    Host Alex Calder explores how an assassin's bullet in 1901 unexpectedly catapulted Theodore Roosevelt from the vice presidency into the White House. At 42, TR transformed American governance through trust-busting, labor mediation, and executive power expansion, launching the Progressive Era.

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    30 mins
  • McKinley Assassination - The Template for the Security State

    McKinley Assassination - The Template for the Security State
    May 4 2026
    Alex Calder examines how the 1901 McKinley assassination created the modern American security state. After Leon Czolgosz killed the president, the U.S. established Secret Service protection, passed anarchist exclusion laws, and launched ideological crackdowns that still shape America's response to political violence today.

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    32 mins
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