[rktman]

Shouldn’t this be in “Breaking News”?

[Publius]

"Death had to take him in his sleep. Otherwise there would have been a fight."
--Alice Roosevelt, TR's daughter

[BipolarBob]

Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep on January 6, 1919, at his Long Island estate, Sagamore Hill, after suffering a coronary embolism. He was 60 years old. He was buried at the Youngs Memorial Cemetery in New York.

[GreenLanternCorps]

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

The POTUS who was shot while giving a speech and continued to give the speech. Today Democraps would complain of his “toxic masculinity”.

[waterhill]

So young.....

[al baby]

RBG gave a very moving eulogy

[Taxman]

We just might ought to damn him with faint praise - he was the first prominent “Progressive,” you know.

And, we are still dealing with “Progressives.”

How is that particular battle going for us?

[cephalopod]

One of my favorite Teddy quotes among many.

“The credit belongs to those people who are actually in the arena...who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions to a worthy cause; who, at best, know the triumph of high achievement; and who,at worst, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” — Theodore Roosevelt

[wideminded]

Mark Twain on Theodore Roosevelt:

"I think the President is clearly insane in several ways, and insanest upon war and its supreme glories. I think he longs for a big war wherein he can spectacularly perform as chief general and chief admiral, and go down to history as the only monarch of modern times that has served both offices at the same time."

[SamAdams76]

This is so weird. I just started reading "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr this afternoon without realizing this was exactly the 100th anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt's death.

For those who have not read the book, Chapter One begins just after Teddy's funeral (and then Chapter Two goes back to 1896). This book was recommended by LS (who is about to come out with a book about Reagan) so will ping him here.

[SMGFan]

And Calvin Coolidge January 5, 1933 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge

[real saxophonist]

I think Tom Beringer really nailed it in 'Rough Riders'.

And of course his son, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died at age 56 in Normandy. Maybe a heart condition ran in the family.

'We'll start the war from right here!' My Dad landed on Utah Beach.

[Responsibility2nd]

Bully! My high school was Theodore Roosevelt high school. I’ve always been a Rough Rider (mascot). I always remember that I should speak softly and carry a big stick.

[ImpBill]

I remember it as if it were yesterday.

RIP Ted!