Revolutionary War era security was basically nonexistent, and William McKinley's assassination in 1901 proved just how dangerous that gap really was. This clip covers one of the most consequential moments in American presidential history, a moment most people gloss over in school but one that permanently reshaped how the United States protects its commander in chief. On September 6, 1901, President McKinley was shaking hands at a public meet and greet in Buffalo, New York, when Leon Czolgosz, a
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Revolutionary War era security was basically nonexistent, and William McKinley's assassination in 1901 proved just how dangerous that gap really was. This clip covers one of the most consequential moments in American presidential history, a moment most people gloss over in school but one that permanently reshaped how the United States protects its commander in chief. On September 6, 1901, President McKinley was shaking hands at a public meet and greet in Buffalo, New York, when Leon Czolgosz, a
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