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Inauguration of William McKinley and First Inaugural Address

William McKinley was sworn in as the 25th President and delivered his first inaugural address, laying out support for protective tariffs and a sound (gold) currency.

The inauguration began McKinley's presidency and publicly set the administration's economic priorities—notably protectionism and sound money—that shaped major 1897 policy actions such as the Dingley Tariff.

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