On October 14, 1912, former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt by John Schrank, a former saloonkeeper, while Roosevelt was campaigning for the presidency in Milwaukee,
Automobile in which Roosevelt stood when shot
Theodore Roosevelt after being shot Oct 14, 1912
Theodore Roosevelt's eyeglasses case, penetrated by the bullet in the lower right
Elbert E. Martin, Theodore Roosevelt's stenographer, holding the speech with a bullet hole through the pages
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Attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt
…Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Date October 14, 1912 Target Theodore Roosevelt Attack type Attempted assassination by shooting Weapon .38-caliber Colt Police Positive Special revolver Deaths None Injured Theodore Roosevelt Perpetrator John Schrank Motive Mental illness Charges Attempted murder Sentence Institutionalization…
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