The Temple of Music is primarily remembered today as the site of the assassination of President William McKinley . On September 5 , 1901 , McKinley delivered a speech on tariffs and foreign trade at the exposition . The following day , designated as " President 's Day " at the exposition , McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz while greeting the public at the Temple of Music . McKinley died one week later in Buffalo
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Assassination of William McKinley
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