There are so many astounding feats that the 26th President of the United States is often cited for. Some of those include The Square Deal, the building of the Panama Canal, trust busting, railroad rate regulation, and the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in mediating between the two parties during the Russo-Japanese War. However, he also holds the record as the youngest ever to become president, at the age of 42.
Of course, he wasn't elected president. The youngest elected president record is still held by JFK, who was elected at 43. The story behind Roosevelt's presidency was also quite fascinating, as many of his party members didn't want him to become president. So, they had arranged for him to become vice president instead. What they didn't expect was the assassination of William McKinley, which ironically propelled Teddy Roosevelt to the presidency.
Not only this, but Roosevelt also holds the record as the youngest person to become a former president, at 50 years old. Despite his promise not to run for a third term, he did try again in 1912. That was also when somebody attempted to assassinate him, but his eyeglass case and speech papers had prevented the shot from being fatal.
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