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Teddy Roosevelt Takes an Assassin’s Bullet—Then Finishes His Speech!

Jim Fugate Season 7 Episode 11

On October 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest at close range while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But instead of collapsing, he told the crowd not to harm the shooter, checked for blood, and delivered a 90-minute speech—while still bleeding

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Online References for this episode: 

1.      Attempted Assassination of Theodore Roosevelt - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Theodore_Roosevelt 

 

2.      Bullet Speech - Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Events/The-Bullet-Speech.aspx 

 

3.      The Pocket Items That Saved the Life of Theodore Roosevelt - Library of Congress

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/07/the-pocket-items-that-saved-the-life-of-theodore-roosevelt/ 

 

4.      John Schrank - Theodore Roosevelt Center

https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Law-and-Justice/John-Flammang-Schrank.aspx 

 

5.      Theodore Roosevelt - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt 

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