Cleveland's two nonconsecutive terms are an inconvenience for historians, but they also tell us a lot about the Democratic Party of the Gilded Age.
Grover Cleveland’s Nonconsecutive Terms
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1896 – WILLIAM MCKINLEY VS WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
Right at the end of Benjamin Harrison’s term, the US entered yet another economic depression. The Panic of 1893 sent American life into a tailspin, deepening the monetary debate. Free Silver threatened to tear apart both parties. Could gold supporters hold out?
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