Theodore Roosevelt In American History

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On September 5, 1901, President McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz; McKinley would go on to die eight days later and 42-year-old Theodore Roosevelt would become the youngest president in American history serving from 1901 to 1909. Republican Theodore Roosevelt history consists of being a governor, a writer, lawyer, an author, and a soldier. His service peaked during the Spanish-American War when Roosevelt resigned as assistant secretary of the Navy to volunteer for service as commander of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry-the Rough