# Canonical recap data for Inauguration of William McKinley (1897)
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slug: mckinley-inauguration
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1897/mckinley-inauguration"
title: Inauguration of William McKinley
subtitle: McKinley's election and inauguration marked America's turn toward imperialism and expansionist foreign policy, reshaping the nation's global position at the dawn of the 20th century.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1897-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1897
decade: 1890
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: |-
  Inauguration of William McKinley may refer to:First inauguration of William McKinley, 1897
  Second inauguration of William McKinley, 1901
summaryLong: |-
  Inauguration of William McKinley may refer to:First inauguration of William McKinley, 1897
  Second inauguration of William McKinley, 1901
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Harrison_inauguration.jpg/1280px-Harrison_inauguration.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Inauguration of William Henry Harrison"
importance: 71
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_William_McKinley"
  title: Inauguration of William McKinley
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: |-
  Inauguration of William McKinley may refer to:First inauguration of William McKinley, 1897
  Second inauguration of William McKinley, 1901
wikidataQid: Q6013807
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20250831030149/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_William_McKinley"
  capturedAt: 2025-08-31
  label: Inauguration of William McKinley
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_William_McKinley"
