Theodore Roosevelt was William McKinley's vice president until tragedy struck and Roosevelt landed in McKinley's seat.

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Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President

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Cowboy. Soldier. Statesman. Conservationist. Adventurer. Reformer. Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president in American history—and arguably one of the most fascinating. Deeply ambitious and endlessly resilient—he once delivered an 84-minute speech bleeding from a gunshot wound to the chest—Roosevelt helped propel the nation into the 20th century with his progressive domestic reforms and his expansive, “big stick” foreign policy.

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