Leaders1 min 10 sec
Leaders · 1900s
Theodore Roosevelt Gave a Speech After Being Shot
In 1912, former president Theodore Roosevelt was campaigning in Milwaukee when a gunman shot him. A folded speech and eyeglasses case helped slow the bullet. Roosevelt checked himself, walked onstage, and spoke anyway. #WhoCaresHistory #TheodoreRoosevelt #TeddyRoosevelt #USHistory #PoliticalHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoryShorts #TrueHistory #LeadersHavingABadDay #HistoryThatSoundsMadeUp
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The strange part—without losing the facts.
In 1912, former president Theodore Roosevelt was campaigning in Milwaukee when a gunman shot him. A folded speech and eyeglasses case helped slow the bullet. Roosevelt checked himself, walked onstage, and spoke anyway. #WhoCaresHistory #TheodoreRoosevelt #TeddyRoosevelt #USHistory #PoliticalHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoryShorts #TrueHistory #LeadersHavingABadDay #HistoryThatSoundsMadeUp
In 1912, former president Theodore Roosevelt was campaigning in Milwaukee when a gunman shot him. A folded speech and eyeglasses case helped slow the bullet. Roosevelt checked himself, walked onstage, and spoke anyway. #WhoCaresHistory #TheodoreRoosevelt #TeddyRoosevelt #USHistory #PoliticalHistory #WeirdHistory #HistoryShorts #TrueHistory #LeadersHavingABadDay #HistoryThatSoundsMadeUp
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