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In a book published in 1918, Hudson Struck, a missionary who had reached the summit in 1913, argued that the name of the mountain should be changed to "Denali," which he claimed was the traditional Indian name of the mountain.<ref>Struck, Hudson, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9c55AAAAMAAJ&dq= The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley): A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America].'' (1918)</ref> Beginning in 1975, the State of Alaska repeatedly requested that the federal government change the name of the mountain to Denali. In 2015, President [[Barack Obama]] announced that the mountain would be renamed.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/us/mount-mckinley-will-be-renamed-denali.html "Mount McKinley Will Again Be Called Denali,"] ''New York Times'', 30 August 2015</ref>
In a book published in 1918, Hudson Struck, a missionary who had reached the summit in 1913, argued that the name of the mountain should be changed to "Denali," which he claimed was the traditional Indian name of the mountain.<ref>Struck, Hudson, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9c55AAAAMAAJ&dq= The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley): A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America].'' (1918)</ref> Beginning in 1975, the State of Alaska repeatedly requested that the federal government change the name of the mountain to Denali. In 2015, President [[Barack Obama]] announced that the mountain would be renamed.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/us/mount-mckinley-will-be-renamed-denali.html "Mount McKinley Will Again Be Called Denali,"] ''New York Times'', 30 August 2015</ref>
"Denali" is the Secret Service code word for [[Sarah Palin]].<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/09/palin-code-name-denali.html Palin Code Name: 'Denali'], ''Washington Post'', September 10, 2008.</ref>
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