This man once gave a speech that began with the words "I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot;" he then refused all medical attention until he was finished with his ninety minute speech.
This man once gave a speech that began with the words "I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot;" he then refused all medical attention until he was finished with his ninety minute speech. This man was given a Nobel Peace Prize for hosting the Treaty of Portsmouth, the agreement that ended the Russo-Japanese War. He resigned from his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to join the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War. This person went on to lead that cavalry regiment, better known as the Rough Riders, as they took San Juan Hill. For 10 points, name this President of the United States, who spoke softly and carried a big stick.
This man once gave a speech that began with the words "I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot;" he then refused all medical attention until he was finished with his ninety minute speech.
Theodore Roosevelt [or Teddy Roosevelt; prompt on Roosevelt]