How Teddy Roosevelt Gave a 90-minute Speech After Being Shot

History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 19 October 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Theodore Roosevelt was hell bent on becoming president in 1912. He ran as a third-party candidate for the Progressive Party, a splinter group of Republicans dissatisfied with William Howard Taft. He was so committed to winning that he gave a 90-minute speech…immediately after being shot in the chest by a would-be assassin. How did he do it without passing out? What did his audience think as he bled out before their eyes? TO HELP OUT THE SHOW Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher

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0:00.0	The History of North America podcast is a sweeping historical saga of the United States,
0:09.4	Canada, and Mexico from their deep origins to our present epoch.
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0:20.8	wonderful, and tragic stories of North America's inhabitants, heroes, villains, leaders,
0:27.2	environment, and geography.
0:29.5	I invite you to come along for the ride!
0:59.5	Welcome to the History Unplugged Podcast, the unscripted show that celebrates unsung heroes,
1:14.6	Mythbust's historical lies, and rediscover the forgotten stories that changed our world.
1:21.3	I'm your host, Scott Rank.
1:29.5	The day's topic is, when Theodore Roosevelt gave a 90-minute speech after being shot,
1:36.5	continuing a series of podcast episodes about incredible stories about Theodore Roosevelt,
1:41.8	who probably has the craziest stories about his life from any of the 44 presidents.
1:47.4	You can pull out a lot of facts from his life, for example.
1:50.8	He was the first person to fly on a plane.
1:53.4	He took a four-minute flight in a plane, go by their right brothers in 1910.
1:58.2	This is in planes' work in traptions that were heavy made of wood, and could just
2:02.6	assume crashing to the ground in fire, then actually complete a successful flight.
2:07.8	He became blind in one eye.
2:09.7	He would frequently practice boxing in the basement of the White House and got punched by an artillery
2:14.1	officer.
2:15.1	And after this, he decided to switch to Jiu-Jitsu and become a black belt.
2:19.9	But a very noticeable story of his life is when he was campaigning for the presidency,
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