That does not diminish the importance of the Bull Moose Party in 1912. Roosevelt was able to elevate his New Nationalism into a full platform of progressive measures, including “the protection ...

If you harbor doubts that Theodore Roosevelt was larger than life, consider the events of Oct. 14, 1912, as recounted in Colonel Roosevelt, the third and final volume in Edmund Morris' monumental ...

In this 1912 Harper’s Weekly illustration, Theodore Roosevelt is seen campaigning as a Bull Moose Party candidate for president. Stock Montage/Getty Images.

The moose became the symbol of the Progressive Party because of its long connection with Roosevelt. After he received the vice-presidential nomination in 1900, Roosevelt wrote a letter to Mark Hanna, ...

The moose became the symbol of the Progressive Party because of its long connection with Roosevelt. After he received the vice-presidential nomination in 1900, Roosevelt wrote a letter to Mark Hanna, ...

What happens when a former president decides he wants his old job back, regardless of what stands in his way? As Donald Trump launches his third run for the White House, it is useful to look back ...

Lesson Plan: Historic Presidential Elections - 1912 - William Howard Taft vs Woodrow Wilson vs Theodore Roosevelt. ... who ran under the banner of the Progressive/"Bull Moose" Party.

Upon the assassination of William McKinley, 42-year-old Theodore Roosevelt (aka “The Bull Moose”) became our nation’s youngest president in 1901, serving in the office until 1909. He was ...

“But it takes more than that to kill a bull moose.” The quip added to his legend and gave a mascot to his upstart Progressive Party. I’ve read the transcript of the speech, and the former president ...