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Theodore Roosevelt Lost His Wife and Mother on the Same Day

by Mike Purdy | Feb 13, 2013 | Mothers, Theodore Roosevelt, Wives and Mistresses

When Theodore Roosevelt was just 25 years old, a traumatic double tragedy struck his life, one from which he never fully recovered. It was February 14, 1884 – St. Valentine’s Day – and the fourth anniversary of Theodore’s engagement...

The Old Lion is Dead

by Mike Purdy | Jan 6, 2013 | Deaths, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren Harding

Theodore Roosevelt’s death came quickly and suddenly in the early morning hours of January 6, 1919 at his beloved Sagamore Hill estate on Long Island. He was just 60 years old, but his health had never been the same after his almost fatal trip to South...

9 Vice-Presidents Became President on the Death or Resignation of the President

by Mike Purdy | Dec 12, 2012 | Andrew Johnson, Calvin Coolidge, Chester Arthur, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, John Tyler, Lyndon B. Johnson, Millard Fillmore, Theodore Roosevelt, Vice-Presidents

Nine times in the history of the republic, a vice-president has ascended to the office of president due to the death or resignation of the president. Here’s a list of these men:John TylerMillard FillmoreAndrew JohnsonChester ArthurTheodore RooseveltCalvin...

Colonel Roosevelt

by Mike Purdy | Aug 9, 2011 | Theodore Roosevelt

I just finished reading Colonel Roosevelt, the third and final volume of Edmund Morris’ masterful story of Theodore Roosevelt’s life. Trilogy: Beginning with The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, which takes readers up to Roosevelt’s...