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June 18th, 1904
The White House, Washington, D.C.
1024 Hours
"Mr. President, we just lost Subic Bay."
"Mr. President, we have reports of German warships..."
"Mr. President, Manila Bay is blocked off..."
"Mr. President, the Army is not ready for..."
McKinley was bombarded with words as the war room was flooded with reports from the Philippines. The general consensus was that they were screwed.
McKinley's face turned red and he began to sweat profusely.
"Mr. President, are you okay?"
"I have a terrific pain."
At this, McKinley collapsed, banging his head on the table.
President McKinley was later found to have suffered a heart attack from the stress of the war, but the cause of death was blunt trauma to his brain caused by hitting the table so hard.
The next day, vice president Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States.