He originally ran for Vice President on the ticket with William McKinley. When McKinley was assassinated, Roosevelt became president and served out McKinley's term. Roosevelt ran for president in 1904 since he was in an good position to do so and win. He did not seek to be re-elected though he was certainly eligible in 1908. When William Howard Taft started undoing some of TR's policies, TR ran for president again in 1912.
republican support was divided between 2 candidates.
The same reason anyone else did - he got the majority of electoral votes.
cuz he wanted to
Theodore Roosevelt was a President of the Republican Party.
Theodore Roosevelt was defeated as a candidate for President when he formed the Progressive's Bull Moose Party in 1912.
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Theodore Roosevelt was president not Theodore Roosevelt Sr. , though his father played a big role in his life his father was never president
Theodore Roosevelt's real name was...Theodore Roosevelt.
Who did Theodore Roosevelt run against for governor?
President Theodore Roosevelt aided in the building of the Panama Canal. Construction began in 1904 and was completed ten years later.
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No, Eleanor Roosevelt marred Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt niece.
Franklin D. Roosevelt a.k.a Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt. R.I.P President Roosevelt.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (the 32nd president) was a fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt (Jr.) (the 26th president). Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt III, the son of President Theodore Roosevelt (Jr.), would be a fifth cousin once removed to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.