Video: Roosevelt Was a True Badass for Delivering a Speech After Being Shot

With the upcoming presidential election, and the much anticipated televised debates kicking off tonight, let’s take a look at a former president who is best described in one word: Badass.

We already knew that Theodore Roosevelt was a cool guy who enjoyed hunting and collected some fine looking firearms. But this is by far the most impressing story we’ve heard about Ted Roosevelt. In October of 1912, President Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest on his way to a speech. Miraculously, Roosevelt was saved by his heavy overcoat, his eyeglass case, and his 50-page speech.

Somehow, the objects were able to slow the bullet and prevent it from puncturing his heart. Profusely resisting being taken to the hospital, Roosevelt delivered his speech with a bullet hole in his chest.

Now I know what you’re all thinking: If either of the two candidates have a 50-page speech planned for tonight, we’re going to need some aspirin on hand.

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow

Keenan Crow is an outdoor writer who graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in journalism and creative writing. He has been writing for OutdoorHub for nearly five years, but anybody he is close with will tell you he has been telling hunting stories for far longer. He uses his experiences outdoors to write about things he loves - bow hunting, fishing, upland hunting, shed hunting, turkey hunting, waterfowl hunting, dog training, shotguns, ATVs and the outdoor lifestyle he lives in his home state of Michigan. Outside of hunting/fishing, he also loves to cook - especially with wild game - play golf and go on hikes with his yellow lab, Stella.