President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. Vintage photos show how they affected Americans.

William McKinley was a largely forgotten American president until Donald Trump returned to the White House as his biggest fan, due to McKinley’s own love affair with tariffs.

William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know? William McKinley campaigning in 1896, when he was governor of Ohio.Credit ...

William McKinley was a largely forgotten American president from more than a century ago until Donald Trump returned to the White House as his biggest fan because of McKinley’s love affair with ...

The McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised import duties to nearly 50% on average, up from around 38% previously. As the House Ways ...

About two-thirds of the way through the speech, though, he devoted two full paragraphs to talking about his admiration for the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. Trump took ...

In all of this, Trump is explicitly channeling William McKinley, another president who wielded tariffs with unabashed enthusiasm. Whether he’s mentioning McKinley by name — or restoring his ...

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller swears-in William McKinley as president as President Grover Cleveland watches on March 4, 1897. (Library of Congress via AP) When most presidents cite illustrious ...