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Time trip.(United States presidential campaign history)(Ex-Presidents William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower)(Brief Article)

From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication  |  Date: 9/10/2004

Some people say that history repeats itself. If that's true. then George W. Bush and John Kerry had better start reading up on old campaigns! Here's a look at what they could learn:

There's no place like home. William McKinley didn't get out much. In fact, he conducted his entire presidential campaign from his front porch! Thousands of people traveled to his home in Canton, Ohio, to hear him speak during the 1896 campaign. There was only one downside--eager visitors tore apart ...

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