TR Overview

By Bookclub

  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    brownstone townhouse at 28 East 20th Street, New York City
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    Mornings on Horseback timeperiod

    The book actually begins with TR's parents history and lineage (before TRs birth)
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    Governor of New York

    11-8-1898 elected governor
    11-6-1900 elected VP with McKinley
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    Roosevelt's Presidency

    9-6-1901 McKinley shot and TR as VP becomes President
    11-8-1904 elected President in his own right
    11-3-1908 defeated by Taft
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    Second run at the Presidency

    2-21-1912 announces his candidacy for Republican party
    6-22-1912 defeated by Taft at the convention in Chicago
    8-7-1912 runs on the National Progressive Party
    11-5-1912 loses to Taft, but is "2nd place"

  • Roosevelt dies in his sleep (age 60)

    @ Sagamore Hill