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Annotated Secondary Bibliography

History Day Annotated Secondary Sources

1. Butler, Allen. "The Assassination of President William McKinley - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com." Yahoo! Voices . Yahoo, n.d. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. <http://voices.yahoo.com/the-assassination-president-william-mckinley15115.html?cat=37>. This website had a good biography of McKinley. It provided me with good background information on the 25th President of the United States. I used the information for the purpose of creating a biography of my own on McKinley. It was a reliable source as the same information was in various other sources and was consistent. 2. Grossnickle, Bruce . Email interview. 3 Feb. 1901. This interview conducted with a current Explosives Detection Canine Handler with the Secret Service. He was able to give me insight into my topic as he works for the agency. He also provided me with several good quotes that I used in my project.

3. Harnden , Toby . "Barack Obama faces 30 death threats a day, stretching US Secret Service - Telegraph." Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph - Telegraph. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/5967942/BarackObama-faces-30-death-threats-a-day-stretching-US-Secret-Service.html>. This article by Londons The Telegraph, details the immense amount of work taken on by the US Secret Service. It tells of the large number of threats are received daily and how all of them must be followed up on to ensure safety. This article brings a lot of statistics to my project. It is a well-known and reliable source, so the information is credible. 4. Miller, Scott. Interview by C-Span Broadcasting. . Personal interview. 22 June 2011. This is a televised interview with Scott Miller, author of a book on the Assassination. He tells of the events of the assassination and goes over the minute details that he uncovered through his research. 5. "PHOTOS: Obama Inaugural Ride & More Presidential Limos." Daily Nature and Science News and Headlines | National Geographic News . National Geographic, n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013. <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/photogalleries/prezlimo/phot o2.html>. This album shows pictures of presidential transportation over the years. It is clear that over time moves on more secure and developed vehicles were needed.
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6. Presidential Transports. 2013. The History Channel website. Dec 9 2012, http://www.history.com/shows/americas-book-of-secrets/episodes/season-1. This article from the History Chanel has detailed statistics and information about the Beast, the current presidential limousine. It shows how many security precautions are taken in a single vehicle. The Secret Service has an immense measure of security precautions. 7. The Assassination of President McKinley . Dir. . .. Perf. Infamous Assassinations. British Broadcasting Company, 1999. Film. This documentary on the Assassination of William McKinley provided me with information, as well as pictures. It is a very detailed look at the lives of William McKinley, Leon Czolgosz and the assassination. 8. "The Assassination of William McKinley." The Buffalo History Works: 2005. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. <http://www.buffalohistoryworks.com/panamex/assassination/assassin.htm>.

This was an extremely detailed website about everything relating to the assassination and the Pan-American Exposition. It included many pictures, and newspaper articles from the time. 9. The Assassination of William McKinley. Dir. . Assassinations, 1995. Film. .. Perf. .. Worlds

This short documentary on the assassination provided a good overview of the event. It detailed how everything happened and why it did. 10. "Top Songs of 1901 Music VF, US & UK hits charts." Music VF, US & UK hits charts Top Songs, Albums and Artists. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. <http://musicvf.com/1901.year>. This top song chart showed the most popular music in 1901. It allowed me to find some of-time music. It was not easy to find the audio files, but with thorough searching, I found a few. This audio will hopefully add enhancive features to my website.

11. "William McKinley ." History.com . History Channel, n.d. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. <http://www.history.com/topics/william-mckinley>. This article published by the History Chanel is a thorough biography on President McKinley. It details his entire live and highlights his major accomplishments during his presidency. 12. "William McKinley | The White House." The White House. The White House, n.d. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/williammckinley/>. This biography on William McKinley, published by the White House, was a comprehensive look at our nations 25th president. It shows what he did in office, it showed his personal life, and told of his benefits to society.

13. "William McKinley History.com Photo Galleries." History.com . History Chanel, n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012. <http://www.history.com/photos/william-mckinley>. This photo album, published by the History Chanel, show William McKinleys life in pictures. It allowed me to include some on my website so that viewer will be able use to connect with the written text.

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