Stories at different scales
The selected entries move from the child watching Lincoln’s funeral procession to the speaker continuing after being shot. The birthplace and the surviving shirt anchor those stories in places and objects.
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FIND THEODORE ROOSEVELT 01 — 02
01Explore The Man in the Arena
02Explore The speech after the shooting 
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PEOPLE WORTH GETTING TO KNOW
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president of the United States
The selections here connect Roosevelt’s public words with particular episodes: the Man in the Arena passage, his speech after being shot in 1912, and a photograph associated with Lincoln’s funeral procession.
Each has its own source and context, so the details can be explored independently.
A CLOSER LOOK
The story behind it.
Speeches, a New York home, and objects that make history tangible.
The arena
The selected passage from Citizenship in a Republic locates credit in the person doing the work, exposed to error and failure as well as achievement.
Sources for this closer look
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Speech excerpt
The Man in the Arena
Theodore Roosevelt · Citizenship in a Republic · 1910
The passage about participation, effort, and the risk of failure.
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The speech after the shooting
Milwaukee · October 14, 1912
Roosevelt continued to his campaign address after being shot.
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Place
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
The New York museum linked to the shirt and other objects.
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A young Roosevelt watches Lincoln’s funeral
A childhood scene connects Roosevelt to Lincoln’s funeral procession.
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Introductions are grounded in the sources below. Collection notes and reading prompts provide an editorial starting point; personal opinions are identified in the collection’s content.
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