U.S. President Facts That Will Make You See Them Differently

Theodore Roosevelt was shot by an assassin right before giving a campaign speech — and decided to deliver the entire 90-minute speech anyway. With a bullet lodged in his chest, he announced, “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose,” and powered through like an action hero.

Doctors later said the folded speech in his pocket slowed the bullet, saving his life. The whole incident feels like something straight out of a movie: the bravado, the pain, the stubborn determination. Roosevelt wasn’t just tough — he was terrifyingly unstoppable.