“It takes more than that to kill a bull moose”: Theodore Roosevelt’s Milwaukee campaign stop in 1912 was nearly his last
John Gurda gives a play-by-play look at the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt on October 14, 1912, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gurda explains why the Roosevelt campaign included a stop in Milwaukee, and he provides background on Roosevelt’s would be assassin, John Flammang Schrank. Gurda details the shooting, Roosevelt’s response, and his insistence on giving his scheduled speech. He concludes his essay by noting Schrank’s fate, confinement to an asylum for the rest of his life, and the boost to Roosevelt’s reputation for surviving the shooting.
A photograph of Gurda, an illustration of the attempted assassination, and a photograph of Roosevelt’s eyeglass case supplement the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2012-10-27