The Reaper and the Bull Moose: Theodore Roosevelt Duels Death
The American Miracle Podcast - Episode 10
Donald Trump isn’t the only president to attempt a return trip to the White House four years after leaving the presidency. Theodore Roosevelt attempted his own comeback in 1912 and, like Trump, he was hit by a would-be assassin's bullet in the midst of his campaign. For TR, the shooting was nearly fatal—with only his glasses case and the folded pages of his planned speech stopping the bullet from reaching his heart. Bleeding profusely, he insisted on delivering his address at one of the more bizarre political rallies in our history. The remarkable story, revealing TR's haunting, lifelong connection to death, is told in THE REAPER AND THE BULL MOOSE, the latest episode in our American Miracle podcast series.