Remembering History: When President McKinley was shot at the Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, NY in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest person ever to become President. He was only 42. As President, he continued to be a very visible and traveled leader shown here on a New England tour in 1902.

When President McKinley was shot at the Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, NY in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest person ever to become President. He was only 42. As President, he continued to be a very visible and traveled leader shown here on a New England tour in 1902.

When President McKinley was shot at the Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, NY in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest person ever to become President. He was only 42. As President, he continued to be a very visible and traveled leader shown here on a New England tour in 1902.