Roosevelt's Assassination Attempt
Was the attack on Roosevelt a miscalculation or sheer luck?
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58 mins
Explore the extraordinary assassination attempt on Theodore Roosevelt that failed to silence him, even after he was shot. Uncover the resilience, courage, and sheer determination that turned a near-tragedy into one of history’s most astonishing moments.
Ep 1:
The Shot Heard in Milwaukee
A bullet tears into Theodore Roosevelt's chest outside a Milwaukee hotel, yet he refuses treatment and prepares to face ten thousand waiting supporters instead.
Ep 2:
It Takes More Than That
Bleeding through his shirt, Roosevelt defies doctors, campaign aides, and common sense to walk onstage and deliver a defiant, blood-soaked, eighty-four-minute speech.
Ep 3:
The Manuscript, the Madman, and Mercy
Extraordinary luck saved Roosevelt's life that night, while across town a delusional gunman's twisted mission reveals the disturbed mind behind the trigger.
Ep 4:
The Bullet, the Ballot, and the Asylum
Roosevelt heals and returns to a doomed campaign, as the man who shot him vanishes into an asylum for the rest of his life.
Ep 5:
The Legend of the Bull Moose
Roosevelt's final years bring adventure and decline, but it's the Milwaukee speech that becomes an enduring symbol of courage against death itself.
Discussions (2)
Dean
Level 5 · 5 mo agoTR taking a bullet and cutting a promo for 84 minutes is the type of aura my team is missing lol
Rodney
Level 7 · 4 mo agoI did some digging on the 1912 election and the math checks out. Taft really only won two states.
