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Theodore Roosevelt became the U.S. President following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901.

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Is it true that Theodore Roosevelt became the U.S. President following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901?

Yes. Multiple authoritative reference works and official records confirm that Theodore Roosevelt succeeded William McKinley as U.S. President following McKinley's assassination in September 1901.

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Wikipedia: Theodore Roosevelt
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Wikipedia: Theodore Roosevelt. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

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Foreign Relations of the United States: FRUS Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917–1972, Volume VII, Public Diplomacy, 1964–1968: 2. Notes of Meeting of United States Information Agency Director’s Staff
Confirms Roosevelt assumed the presidency following McKinley's assassination in 1901.
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Foreign Relations of the United States: FRUS Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917–1972, Volume VII, Public Diplomacy, 1964–1968: 2. Notes of Meeting of United States Information Agency Director’s Staff. (n.d.). Foreign Relations of the United States. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1917-72PubDipv07/d2

GovInfo: STATUTE 94
Notes Roosevelt took the oath of office following McKinley's assassination in 1901.
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GovInfo: STATUTE 94. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/STATUTE-94

LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 13.07: Progressivism in the White House
Mentions that when an assassin killed McKinley in 1901, Roosevelt became president.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 13.07%3A Progressivism in the White House. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Book%3A_US_History_II_(Lumen)/13%3A_Leading_the_Way-_The_Progressive_Movement_1890-1920/13.07%3A_Progressivism_in_the_White_House

OpenStax: OpenStax U.S. History: 21.4 Progressivism in the White House
States that after an assassin killed McKinley in 1901, Roosevelt became president.
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OpenStax: OpenStax U.S. History: 21.4 Progressivism in the White House. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/e9ce9d19-925c-490a-a177-72d6ab034409@

Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Outline of U.S. History/Discontent and Reform
Notes that after McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Roosevelt assumed the presidency.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Outline of U.S. History/Discontent and Reform. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Outline_of_U.S._History/Discontent_and_Reform

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