Election

Theodore was into politics and always thought of how he could get farther in the area, but couldn't get choosen for a presidental candidate. Later Theodore Roosevelt was elected as vice-president with Mckinley as the President. But in September of 1901 less than one year after being elected President Mckinley was assainated. Roosevelt was climbing a mountain when he heard the news that he was now the president. This made him the youngest president at the age of 42.

When Theodore's Term ended he decided to run again in 1904. He choose Charles Warren Fairbanks as Vice President. Theodore won againist the democratic opponent Alton B. Parker. His inagural celebration was the largest and most diverse. He had cowboys, Indians , coal miners, and students. Many were glad to have Theodore in office because the country was coming into it's own and Theodore not only kept up with the century but pushed it faster.

Roosevelt left the office of president and went on to Africa for ten months. After coming back he tried not to create a greater split in the Republican party,but decided that William Taft wasn't a good enough candidate. He choose to run again as the Bull Moose party(also known as the Progressive party). the four-candidate campaign was intense, especially for Roosevelt. On October 14, 1912, just one month shy of Election Day, Roosevelt was shot in the chest in an assassination attempt during a speech to a crowd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He narrowly escaped death, as the bullet hit a metal spectacle case in his breast pocket and was deflected away from his heart and lungs. This election broke the Republican party and the Democratic party candidate ,Woodrow Wilson, to win. After running a third time Roosevelt hung on to the Progressive party for a while before going back to the Republican Party and not running again.