Roosevelt's youth differed sharply from that of the log cabin presidents. He was born in New York City in 1858 into a wealthy family, but he too struggled against ill health and in his triumph became an advocate of the strenuous life.
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Leaving the presidency in 1909, Roosevelt went on an African safari, then jumped back into politics. In 1912 he ran for president on the Progressive Party ticket. To reporters he once remarked that he felt as fit as a "bull moose," the nickname of his new party.
While campaigning in Milwaukee, he was shot in the chest by a fanatic. Roosevelt soon recovered, but his words at that time remained applicable at the time of his death in 1919: "No man has had a happier life than I have led; a happier life in every way."
from "White House History" website -- TR served as President from 1901 - 1909 -- initially from succeeding when Wm McKinley was assassinated following their election in Nov. 1900 as President - Vice President (Republican Party) but from his own election in 1904.
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