FILE - This drawing shows Major William McKinley, the presidential nominee for the Republican Party, making an elaborate front-porch campaign speech at his home in Canton, Ohio in 1896.

William McKinley hasn’t had a starring role on the American political stage like this in 124 years. There he was, lauded in President Trump’s inauguration speech on Monday, for making “our ...

FILE – This drawing shows Major William McKinley, the presidential nominee for the Republican Party, making an elaborate front-porch campaign speech at his home in Canton, Ohio in 1896. (AP Photo/File ...

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — If you’ve been intrigued by President Donald Trump’s praise of his long-ago White House predecessor William McKinley and yearn to know more, it’s time you head to Ohio.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — If you’ve been intrigued by President Donald Trump’s praise of his long-ago White House predecessor William McKinley and yearn to know more, it’s time you head to Ohio.