To Kill a Bull Moose

On October 14, 1912, an assassination attempt was made on the life of Theodore Roosevelt as he was about to begin delivering a speech. Roosevelt was shot in the chest. Instead of going off for immediate medical attention, he stayed and delivered a modified version of the speech that he came to deliver.

"Now, friends, I am not speaking for myself at all, I give you my word, I do not care a rap about being shot; not a rap.

I have had a good many experiences in my time and this is one of them. What I care for is my country."