The 1912 Progressive National Convention was held in August 1912. Angered at the renomination of President William Howard Taft over their candidate at the 1912 Republican National Convention, supporte
Progressive convention, 1912
Roosevelt delivering a speech at the convention
Former President Theodore Roosevelt from New York
Governor Hiram Johnson of California
Theodore Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Previously serving for six months as vice president under William McKinley, Roosevelt became president af
1912 Progressive National Convention
…at the renomination of President William Howard Taft over their candidate at the 1912 Republican National Convention, supporters of former President Theodore Roosevelt convened in Chicago and endorsed the formation of a national progressive party. When formally launched later that summer, the new Progressive Party…
Roosevelt in 1904
Roosevelt as a Badlands hunter in 1885
The Asiatic Squadron destroying the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898
Colonel Roosevelt in 1898