Day: November 2, 2012

Front facade of Houghton Library

You’ve Got Mail: “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose”

The process of campaigning for the position of U.S. president can be an arduous one. For Theodore Roosevelt, the 1912 presidential campaign very nearly turned deadly. TR had already served two presidential terms, from 1901-1908. Despite claiming he would never again seek that office, TR was not terribly eager to retire from public life. His…