5/25/2023 0 Comments Teddy roosevelt![]() by Claire Barrett Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., poses with his jeep in France. The fighter obliged the request and hit Roosevelt, who, in turn, took it as an opportunity to punch back, knocking the boxer to the floor. Teddy Roosevelt Jr.: The Officer Who Stormed Normandy with Nothing but a Cane and a Pistol At 56, President Theodore Roosevelt's son was the oldest soldier deployed during Operation Overlord and the highest-ranking American to storm the beaches. "Show it to me! Show it to me! Hit me on the chin as you hit him!" yelled Roosevelt, according to Good Stories About Roosevelt. ![]() Even during his 1904 re-election campaign, Roosevelt invited a local boxer to his office seemingly for the sole purpose of daring him to fight. He lined the floor with training mats and challenged anyone who was willing to put up their fists, according to Mental Floss. Once Teddy Roosevelt became president in 1901, he created his own fight club in the White House basement. And, when Roosevelt became New York governor in 1899, he would regularly challenge visitors to matches. "The establishment of a boxing club in a tough neighborhood always tended to do away with knifing and gun-fighting," said Roosevelt, according to Nancy Whitelaw's book, Theodore Roosevelt Takes Charge. ![]() As New York City police commissioner, he established boxing clubs for underprivileged youth. After graduation, Teddy Roosevelt worked boxing into nearly every stage of his professional life. ![]()
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