Theodore Roosevelt: Facts about the 26th US President

 

Facts about Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th US President

• Theodore Roosevelt was also popularly known as ‘Teddy’.
• Theodore Roosevelt wrote and published his first book called The Naval War of 1812 covering the naval battles and technology used during the War of 1812 when he was just 23 years old.
• Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest person to hold the office of the President of the United States at 42 years of age.
• Theodore Roosevelt witnessed the funeral of the American President Abraham Lincoln from his grandfather’s mansion in Union Square, New York City.
• During the younger years of his life, Theodore Roosevelt was homeschooled mainly by his tutors and parents.
• Theodore Roosevelt was a graduate of Harvard College; he also attended Columbia Law School but did not complete his course.
• Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
• Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt on his life by saloonkeeper John Flammang Schrank.
• Even after being shot at point-blank range, Theodore Roosevelt went on to give a 90-minute long speech and famously began this speech with, “Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."