have United States citizenship. Leech believed the nation experienced a transition at McKinley's death: The new President was in office. The republic still lived. Yet, for a space, Americans turned from the challenge and the strangeness of the future. Entranced and regretful, they remembered McKinley's firm, unquestioning faith, his kindly, frock-coated dignity; his accessibility and dedication to the people: the federal simplicity that would not be seen again in Washington ... [After McKinley's death,] old men came to the [White House] on errands of state and politics, but their primacy was disputed by the young men crowding forward. The nation felt another leadership, nervous, aggressive, and strong. Under command of a bold young captain, America set sail on the stormy voyage of the twentieth century. Notes See also Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Assassination of James A. Garfield Assassination of John F. Kennedy List of United States presidential assassination attempts and plots External links Assassination of President William McKinley, 1901: A bibliography by The Buffalo History Museum McKinley Assassination Witnesses: A List of Names: compiled by the Buffalo History Museum. "Tragic September, Part I: Assassination": season 2 episode 3 of The Buffalo History Museum Podcast. McKinleyDeath.com: A comprehensive collection of primary source materials on the McKinley assassination "The Last Days of a President" Library of Congress. Includes motion picture clips of McKinley's funeral train, McKinley at the Exposition, and the crowd outside the Temple of Music after the shooting. "Lights out in the City of Light"; Anarchy and Assassination at the Pan-American Exposition Crime Library: McKinley assassination References Sources Books Other sources 1901 murders in the United States 1901 in New York (state) 1901 in the United States 20th century in Buffalo, New York Deaths by person in New York (state) Assassination September 1901 events Political violence in the United States Pan-American Exposition