This President's first Secretary of State was an increasingly senile man se
This President's first Secretary of State was an increasingly senile man served by the deaf Alvey Adee. Boss Thomas Platt pressured this man to accept a running mate in one election. A subordinate once cracked this man had the "backbone of a chocolate éclair." He was mocked by an ambassador in the "De Lome Letter," and his wife was an epileptic named Ida. This (*) Ohio politician was the namesake of a high tariff repealed by the Wilson-Gorman Tariff. Under the guidance of Mark Hanna, he won the presidency using a front porch campaign. This President led the U.S. into war shortly after an explosion on board the USS Maine. For 10 points, name this President during the Spanish-American War, who was killed by an anarchist in 1901.
This President's first Secretary of State was an increasingly senile man served by the deaf Alvey Adee.
William McKinley