A stack of folded-up speech notes — and intervention from a medical team in Chicago — helped save President Theodore Roosevelt’s life, but not his effort to win a third term, 114 years ago.

On this day, Oct. 14, in 1912, while campaigning in Milwaukee, former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot by saloonkeeper John Schrank. With the bullet still in his chest, Roosevelt delivered his ...

The 26th president was wounded in the attack but the thick manuscript in his breast pocket helped save his life ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Oct. 14, 1912 former president Theodore Roosevelt was shot in Milwaukee while on the campaign trail. He still made a big speech ...

When former President Donald Trump headed to Milwaukee after an attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania, conservatives sought to tie him to a former president who was shot in the city. In 1912, ...

When former President Donald Trump headed to Milwaukee after an attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania, conservatives sought to tie him to a former president who was shot in the city. In 1912, ...

Statement: After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and kept fighting.” When former President Donald Trump arrived in Milwaukee for the ...