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actually he became president in 1901-1909 by the assaination of McKinley.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoTheodore Roosevelt was the Vice President of William McKinley. When McKinley was assassinated and died on 14 September 1901, Roosevelt was swon in as President.
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Why did roosevelt serve over 12 years as president?
He was only ever elected President once. He was elected Vice President and became President when William McKinley was assassinated. After finishing out McKinley's term, he was elected. He then chose not to run again, essentially hand-picking William Howard Taft to be the Republican presidential candidate. Taft was elected but Roosevelt did not like the way he was running the country and decided to run for President again in 1912, but lost.
What was Theodore Roosevelt before he was president?
Before TR got elected he lived in New York.
How did Theodore Roosevelt come to be president?
President William McKinley was shot by an anarchist and died of his wounds. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was elevated to the office of President upon McKinley's death. TR was easily re-elected in 1904.
How did Theodore Roosevelt become President?
Theodore Roosevelt became nationally prominent for his exploits in the Spanish American War and was elected Vice President in the 1900 election. When William McKinley was shot and later died in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President. TR was elected of his own accord in 1904 but chose not to run in 1908. TR ran as a third-party candidate (the party was known as the Progressive Party and later the Bull Moose Party) in 1912 but lost.
What president has initials TR?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was Theodore Roosevelt's first political elected office?
TR's first elected office was to the New York State Assembly.
In 1900 Theodore Roosevelt was elected vice president Who was elected president?
William McKinley was elected President in 1900.
How can John F. Kennedy be youngest president if he was 43 and therorde roosevelt was 42?
John F. Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected at the age 43. He was the 35th president of The United States of America. He had 8 siblings. He was the second oldest child of Joseph P. Kennedy, his father. Actually Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president; he was 42 years and 322 days old. (Inauguration age) However, John F. Kennedy was the youngest elected president, Theodore Roosevelt took presidency when McKinley was assassinated.
How old was TR when he became president?
He was 42 years old when he became president.
Who was elected president in 2008?
President Barack Obama was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012.
How the president and the congress of the US elected?
THE president is elected by the electrol college. Congress is elected by the people
How is the vice president elected?
He is elected in conjunction with the person running as president .
