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 ...

Theodore Roosevelt leaves Republican Party, June 22, 1912. ... Roosevelt told reporters he felt as strong as a “bull moose” — a catchier name than “progressive. ...

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 ...

Bull Moose convention nominates Theodore Roosevelt, Aug. 7, 1912 Theodore Roosevelt, campaigning for the presidency, said he felt as strong as a "bull moose." | AP Photo By Andrew Glass ...

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, ...

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 1912 election, the Theodore Roosevelt birthplace in Manhattan has mounted an exhibit focused on his Bull Moose campaign. Enclosed are speeches, campaign ...

Robert Siegel talks with Sidney Milkis, author of Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy, about the U.S. presidential election of 1912 — when ...

But after several policy disagreements, Roosevelt ran against Taft as a third party candidate from the Progressive or Bull Moose Party. Panelists talked about Theodore Roosevelt's failed run for ...

In the 1912 election, Bull Moose candidate Roosevelt won 27.4 percent of the popular vote compared to Republican Taft’s 23.2 percent. Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the election with 41.8 percent ...