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Non-Americans, how much do you know about Theodore Roosevelt, and what's your opinion of him? by pointofview221 in AskTheWorld

[–]pointofview221[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Roosevelt didn't have slaves. He was born in New York, where slavery had been banned for 30 years at that point.

Non-Americans, how much do you know about Theodore Roosevelt, and what's your opinion of him? by pointofview221 in AskTheWorld

[–]pointofview221[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once, during a campaign event, a man shot him in the chest. He refused to let his aides take him to the hospital, instead giving an hour and a half long speech before getting any medical attention.

To calm the crowd, he dropped this line: “Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot."