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 (DIR) Post #B7ixJ469JMm3W7joh6 by gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
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       Theodore Roosevelt Survived an Assassination Attempt Because a Speech Tucked Inside His Pocket Slowed the Bullet. He Insisted on Delivering His Remarks Anyway“I am very much uninterested in whether I am shot or not,” he told an audience in Milwaukee. Newly discovered documents shed light on how the 26th president wanted the incident to shape his legacyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/theodore-roosevelt-survived-an-assassination-attempt-because-a-speech-tucked-inside-his-pocket-slowed-the-bullet-he-insisted-on-delivering-his-remarks-anyway-180988911/#history #USHistory
       
 (DIR) Post #B7izLE0xc6Jql9T7ZY by bedifferent@mastodon.social
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       @gutenberg_org We watched the series and he was really interesting.  Saw the bloodied speech as he gave a speech.  He changed the name of the executive mansion to the White House circa 1901 which is also neat.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7j7n1CVeCdMlBdOjY by bazcook@mas.to
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       @gutenberg_org - meanwhile, the current US President has an 'assassination attempt' every time his ratings dip (so we're due for another one) allowing him to stick a fake bandage on a fake wound when he addresses a crowd.